Right-wing Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) won a significant new fan — Kremlin state television — for refusing to stand and applaud Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky when he addressed Congress in Washington on Wednesday , DC.
He hailed her for not honoring Zelensky, who led his nation against a bloody and brutal Russian invasion. The show also drew calls from Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) and far-right Fox News host Tucker Carlson for defaming the leader who is considered a war hero by his country.
Carlson had a strange meltdown over the appearance of Zelensky in a hoodie. He complained that the president was dressed “like a strip club manager” when he asked US lawmakers for more aid for his war-torn country.
“As far as we know, no one has ever addressed the US Congress in a hoodie, but they love it a lot more than they love you,” Carlson bizarrely complained to viewers.
Russian television picked up the dig and referred to Zelensky as “Mr. Cargo pants. It also aired a clip in which Carlson teased lawmakers for “cheering like seals” when Zelensky spoke.
There was no immediate comment from Boebert.
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