Moscow Mike
The nickname for Republican speaker of the house in the US Congress, Mike Johnson. He was granted this title on social media platforms and critics for blocking desperately needed military aid to Ukraine from his inception as speaker in October 2023 to April 2024, when he scheduled a vote. He is known to be beholden to fringe MAGA members of the GOP, who are sympathetic to Russia and were even accused of peddling Kremlin talking points verbatim by moderate GOP members, due to former President Donald Trump's election campaign.
This nickname originates from Moscow Mitch, when in 2018, the Department of the Treasury established sanctions against Russian oligarch, Oleg Deripaska, who is known to be an influential and powerful ally to the Kremlin, along with other Russian oligarchs. Democrats moved to enforce the sanctions against Deripaska but were defeated by the Mitch McConnell led GOP majority.
This nickname originates from Moscow Mitch, when in 2018, the Department of the Treasury established sanctions against Russian oligarch, Oleg Deripaska, who is known to be an influential and powerful ally to the Kremlin, along with other Russian oligarchs. Democrats moved to enforce the sanctions against Deripaska but were defeated by the Mitch McConnell led GOP majority.
Moscow Mike by irongron April 16, 2024
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