{"id":1438948,"date":"2022-04-14T18:45:29","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T22:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1438948"},"modified":"2022-04-14T18:45:36","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T22:45:36","slug":"russias-sanction-of-rep-ted-budd-reaffirms-falsehood-of-pat-mccrory-attack-ad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russias-sanction-of-rep-ted-budd-reaffirms-falsehood-of-pat-mccrory-attack-ad\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia&#039;s Sanction of Rep. Ted Budd Reaffirms Falsehood of Pat McCrory Attack Ad"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frussias-sanction-of-rep-ted-budd-reaffirms-falsehood-of-pat-mccrory-attack-ad%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1438948&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ted-budd-r-nc-july2021-ap-photo-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Russia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/russia-sanction-399-congress-8d5a0925-b64c-4feb-b1db-6627bf079829.html\">sanctioned<\/a> 398 members of Congress on Wednesday, including Trump-endorsed Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC), who is running to fill retiring Sen. Richard Burr\u2019s (R) seat in the U.S. Senate.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian Foreign Ministry\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/mid.ru\/ru\/foreign_policy\/news\/1809216\/\">retaliatory personal sanctions<\/a>\u201d contradict claims from Budd\u2019s competition for the Republican nomination, establishment-backed former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R), who released a political attack advertisement on March 8 accusing Budd of being\u00a0\u201cfriendly toward Russia.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>McCrory combined clips from two Budd interviews \u2014\u00a0a February 26, 2022, Fox News interview and a February 28 interview with a CBS affiliate in Raleigh \u2014\u00a0 of him discussing Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. The advertisement spliced several of Budd\u2019s statements together that make him appear supportive of Russian President Vladimir Putin. In the video, McCrory accuses Budd of being \u00a0\u201cfriendly toward Russia\u201d and calling Putin \u201cvery intelligent,\u201d before saying that he would never \u201ccompliment our enemies\u201d:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n[embedded content]\n<p>So-called \u201cfact checkers\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/03\/17\/fact-checkers-give-false-rating-pat-mccrorys-ted-budd-attack-ad\/\">quickly descended<\/a> to address McCrory\u2019s claims, though in a surprising twist, fact-checkers ended up labeling McCrory\u2019s claims as \u201cMostly False.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0PolitiFact\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2022\/mar\/15\/pat-mccrory\/mccrory-misrepresents-budd-comments-russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">said<\/a> McCrory \u201ccherry picked Budd\u2019s comments\u201d and \u201coverlooked the numerous times Budd condemned Putin for his actions in Ukraine\u201d The fact check continues:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>McCrory\u2019s ad implied that Budd was forgiving Putin\u2019s actions or attempting to absolve him from blame. However, a review of the full context of Budd\u2019s interviews shows that he also attempted to explain Putin\u2019s motivations, but didn\u2019t endorse or forgive them. Budd said Putin has \u2018strategic reasons\u2019 for his actions, but he also called Putin \u2018evil,\u2019 \u2018erratic,\u2019 and a \u2018thug.\u2019 He said he supports Ukraine and he advocated stronger action against Putin.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Budd released a statement via Twitter in response to Russia\u2019s sanctions, calling it a \u201cbadge of honor.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just learned that I was sanctioned by the Russian government.<\/p>\n<p>I take it as a badge of honor.<\/p>\n<p>International thugs like Vladimir Putin will never intimidate me or the United States of America.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Congressman Ted Budd (@RepTedBudd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepTedBudd\/status\/1514410131399786499?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI just learned that I was sanctioned by the Russia government. I take it as a badge of honor. International thugs like Vladimir Putin will never intimidate me or the United States of America,\u201d the congressman wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate hopeful also released a statement stating that he \u201cproudly\u201d supports \u201ccrippling economic sanctions\u201d against Russia.<\/p>\n<div class=\"main-newscopy\">\n<div class=\"newsbody clearfix\">\n<div class=\"bodycopy\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cRussia\u2019s unjust and barbaric invasion of Ukraine demands strong action, and that\u2019s why I proudly supported crippling economic sanctions on the Russian government and military arms for Ukraine to help them fight for their freedom,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/budd.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1441\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Budd, a gun store owner serving his third term in the U.S. House,\u00a0has previously hit out against Russia. The congressman\u2019s first bill to pass the House was included in former President Donald Trump\u2019s Russian sanctions package in 2017. He has also sponsored multiple pieces of legislation in the last month to get tough on Russia, including the \u201c<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/house-bill\/6919\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Prohibition on Imports of Russian Oil Act<\/a>,\u201d the \u201c<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/house-bill\/6772\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Expediting Natural Gas Exports to Allies Act<\/a>,\u201d and\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/house-bill\/6947\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">others<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Budd and McCory have been leading the more than a dozen GOP candidates for North Carolina\u2019s U.S. Senate primary set to take place on May 17. McCrory is notably backed\u00a0by outgoing Sen. Burr \u2014one of the seven Senate Republicans who voted in favor of convicting former President Donald Trump on impeachment charges in 2021. In contrast, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/06\/05\/trump-backs-ted-budd-senate-bid-he-will-fight-like-hell-in-north-carolina\/\">endorsed<\/a>\u00a0last year, saying Budd will \u201cfight like hell.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Budd has taken a hefty double-digit lead over McCrory in recent polls, ranging anywhere from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/04\/13\/poll-rep-ted-budd-takes-10-point-lead-in-north-carolina-u-s-senate-primary-race\/\">ten\u00a0points<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/04\/05\/poll-trump-endorsed-rep-ted-budd-takes-huge-lead-north-carolina-senate-primary\/\">16 points<\/a> ahead.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>Katherine Hamilton is a political reporter for Breitbart News. You can follow her on\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/katherineeeeee2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia sanctioned 398 members of Congress on Wednesday, including Trump-endorsed Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC), who is running to fill retiring Sen. Richard Burr\u2019s (R) seat in the U.S. Senate. 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