Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene lauded after telling David Cameron to 'kiss my a**' over Ukraine aid push

WASHINGTON, DC: Right-wing Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene lashed out at British Foreign Secretary David Cameron, dismissing his call for US Congress to pass aid to Ukraine with a terse, "he can kiss my a**."

Greene's retort came after Cameron urged Congress to support Ukraine and avoid the pitfalls of history, citing the catastrophic appeasement of Adolf Hitler in the lead-up to World War II.

The Democratic-controlled Senate has already greenlit a bill to provide additional aid to Ukraine. However, the legislation now faces a formidable challenge in the House of Representatives.

Cameron's urgent plea for aid

In an op-ed published in The Hill on February 14th, Lord Cameron pulled no punches, declaring, "As Congress debates and votes on this funding package for Ukraine, I am going to drop all diplomatic niceties. I urge Congress to pass it."

Cameron, a former UK prime minister, invoked the lessons of history, cautioning against repeating past mistakes of yielding to tyrants and their aggressive territorial ambitions.

“I believe our joint history shows the folly of giving in to tyrants in Europe who believe in redrawing boundaries by force,” he continued. “I do not want us to show the weakness displayed against Hitler in the 1930s. He came back for more, costing us far more lives to stop his aggression."

“I do not want us to show the weakness displayed against Putin in 2008, when he invaded Georgia, or the uncertainty of the response in 2014, when he took Crimea and much of the Donbas — before coming back to cost us far more with his aggression in 2022,” the former UK prime minister argued. “I want us to show the strength displayed since 2022, as the West has helped Ukrainians liberate half the territory seized by Putin, all without the loss of any NATO service personnel.”

Greene's response

When questioned by James Matthews of Sky News regarding Cameron's appeal, Greene dismissed his remarks, accusing him of likening her to Hitler.

“David Cameron says that you should vote through funding for Ukraine. What do you say to that?” Matthews asked. “I think he tried to compare us to Hitler also,” she responded, conflating the historical reference made by Cameron with the Nazi leader.

Greene, who has previously faced backlash for drawing parallels between pandemic protocols and the Holocaust, rebuffed Cameron's call for aid to Ukraine, asserting her indifference to his comments.

“If that's the kind of language he wants to use, I really have nothing to say to him," she said of Cameron Wednesday.

“He likened you can do to an appeaser for Hitler, in not voting through funding for Ukraine, are you an appeaser for Putin?” Matthews asked.

“I think that I really don't care what David Cameron has to say. I think that's rude name-calling, and I don't appreciate that type of language. And David Cameron needs to worry about his own country, and frankly, he can kiss my a**,” she replied.

Social media reactions

Greene's defiant stance garnered support on social media, with many applauding her unapologetic rejection of Cameron's plea.

"MTG is not owned by the Deep State," one posted on X.

"She is correct," another wrote.

"She speaks for most of Britain," someone else added.

"A politician who tells the truth! Pity she is American, maybe one day we will get one of those here in UK," a comment read.

"I like her even more now," another gushed.

House Republicans oppose Biden's Call

Amidst the contentious debate over the aid package, President Joe Biden has urged House Republicans to swiftly approve the $95.3 billion aid bill encompassing support for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. "Supporting this bill is standing up to Putin," Biden said. "We can't walk away now. That's what Putin is betting on."

However, the bill faces formidable opposition within the House, particularly from hardline Republicans aligned with former President Donald Trump, who has criticized US support for Ukraine. Speaker Mike Johnson cast further doubt on the bill's fate, suggesting it could languish for weeks or even months before reaching Biden's desk, if at all.

The potential gridlock over the aid package has heightened concerns about the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and its broader implications for global security. Advocates of the aid bill argue that abandoning Ukraine could embolden Putin and pose significant risks to international stability. Critics, on the other hand, question America's role in foreign affairs.