SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA – Yesterday, Republican U.S. Senate candidate for Minnesota Jason Lewis once again attacked the media in defense of the President by quickly denouncing the New York Times report of Russia’s involvement in bounties to Taliban-linked militants to kill U.S. troops and dismissed the information from the intelligence community.
On an episode on the “Justice & Drew” radio show, Lewis called this report–concluded by American intelligence officials– “another Russian hoax.
Lewis: [34:45] “…They’ve got to concoct another Russian hoax. His numbers are so bad, they’ve got to make certain that we have a second lockdown and that we mention every other country on the globe except the country that gave us the virus, China…But we’ve been able to focus now on that [coronavirus] and this new Russian hoax, perpetrated by the same people — the New York Times and company.”
In addition to his dismissal, Lewis has previously demeaned the intelligence community by calling them “pointy-head career foreign service officers in bow-ties” when defending President Trump for asking Ukraine to investigate former Vice President, Joe Biden
While Lewis has repeatedly spread misinformation and debunked conspiracy theories about a global pandemic that has killed hundreds of thousands of people, he has blatantly disrespected the men and women tasked with keeping Americans safe. This shows that Lewis’ unyielding views only allow him to look out for his own political self-interests, rather than what is good for Minnesotans and Americans.