Marjorie Taylor Greene Dismisses 'Propaganda' Criticism on Ukraine Audit

Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene brushed off criticism from Democratic leadership that accused her proposed Ukraine audit of being "Russian propaganda."

Greene, alongside several other Republican House members, introduced a resolution in mid-November to audit the money the Biden administration sent to Ukraine between January 20, 2021, the day President Joe Biden took office, and November 15 of this year.

A hearing for the resolution is scheduled for the House Foreign Affairs Committee Tuesday afternoon.

On Saturday, House Armed Services Chair Adam Smith told the audience at the annual Reagan National Defense Forum that the argument for increased oversight into Ukraine's aid "makes me a little crazy," reported Politico.

Smith, a Democrat from Washington, added during a panel that the "stories" about Ukraine misspending its international aid are "part of Russian propaganda."

"Ukraine is spending the money really well," Smith said at the event. "That's why they're winning."

Greene responded to Smith's criticism Monday evening during a series of tweets previewing the House committee's hearing of her resolution, writing, "So it's Russian propaganda to demand transparency of where the American taxpayer's hard earned dollars are spent?

"Hahaha, who is Adam Smith anyways?" Greene added. "Nobody's buying the Russia Russia, Russia, Russia propaganda crap anymore."

Shortly afterward, Greene tweeted again in reference to Smith's criticism, poking fun at the accusation that she is a "Putin lover."

"Apparently you're a Putin lover and Russian propagandists if you want an audit of where all your money is going in Ukraine," Greene tweeted. "I mean how dare you even think you deserve to know."

Greene, alongside all 12 of her Republican cosponsors for the resolution, has previously voted against bipartisan efforts to send aid to Ukraine. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has also promised that a GOP-led chamber won't "write a blank check to Ukraine."

On Monday, Arizona Representative Paul Gosar, a cosponsor of Greene's resolution, tweeted that "continued support of this war in Ukraine is immoral." Gosar also reposted a video of a destroyed church building in Donetsk, Ukraine, that was posted by a Russian podcast account.

"The deaths continue and Ukraine (in addition to comprising nazi regiments) has become an authoritarian regime not worthy of any support," Gosar wrote. "I support peace talks, not death and destruction."

As of November 23, the U.S. had sent approximately $19.7 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since January 2021, according to a release from the Department of State. Of that total, $19.1 billion was sent since Russia invaded the Eastern European country in February.

Newsweek reached out to the White House for comment.