Ukrainian Foreign Legion and Azov Brigade refute links to suspected Trump Florida shooter

[SupportSanity]

Source: euronews.com

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Meanwhile, a video appeared on social media linking Routh to the Azov Brigade, claiming he participated in a 2022 event to support the unit's Mariupol brigade.

The Azov Brigade said the event was a peaceful demonstration open to all and that Routh was never part of the unit.

"We would like to officially state that Ryan Wesley Routh has no connection to Azov and has never had any connection to Azov," the unit said in a statement on X.

"We believe that the spread of the narrative about the possible connection between Azov and Ryan Wesley Routh is playing along with Russian propaganda and discredits the 12th Special Forces Brigade Azov of the National Guard of Ukraine and the Security and Defense Forces of Ukraine in general," it added.

Read more: https://www.euronews.com/2024/09/16/suspected-trump-florida-shooter-wasnt-a-member-of-ukrainian-international-volunteer-unit-i

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Think CNN jumped the gun. They stated it as a fact without verifying.

[Diraven]

2. They've been doing that a lot on this story

Yesterday they claimed that:
- several shots were actually fired directly at Trump
- Iran was behind the assassination plot

[PSPS]

3. Everyone knows the real story here. It alarms me that major news outlets are playing along with the charade.

[Igel]

5. Even if true, it's not very meaningful.

The Azov Brigade held out against Russian forces bravely and needed assistance and support.

If a socialist and a fascist each wanted to support it, they were in no position to say, "No, we'd rather die than be ideologically tainted by accepting your help." That kind of thing is a boutique luxury only available to those who really don't need the help.

When being rescued from a burning building, you don't ask who the person voted for--"Sorry, you voted for Trump, get your hands off of me, what would my friends say if I lived because a Trump supporter rescued me?"

[IronLionZion]

4. Maybe in his own mind

his social media has all sorts of outlandish and inconsistent claims, kind of like someone else we know Such people shouldn't have guns let alone be president.