RUSSIA HOAX 2.0 Is as Big a LIE as the First One – #NationalDivorce #CalExit #TEXIT
Newsweek Propagates False Claims that Putin Fueling Independence Plans in California, Texas
Ron Nehring, a Republican political adviser, has criticized “Russian government-backed” initiatives for California and Texas to secede from the United States and become independent countries.
Newsweek contacted Nehring for comment via a form on his website, and CalExit and the Texas Nationalist Movement, the main secessionist movements in their states—via email.
The push for states such as California and Texas to secede from the U.S. has gained traction in recent years, fueled in part by Russian-backed efforts to destabilize American politics.
As the states with the largest gross domestic product, their secession would cause significant disruption to the U.S. economy. While a state seceding is both highly improbable and unconstitutional, the growing debate could fuel national divisions.
On Thursday, California Secretary of State Shirley Weber approved a campaign to gather signatures petitioning for a vote on whether the state should leave the U.S.
In a Sunday op-ed for Flash Report, a blog covering California political news, Nehring said the Kremlin was likely cheering on the latest push to get a secession referendum included on the Golden State’s 2028 ballot.
Nehring, who served as chair of the California Republican Party from… (Come on Newsweek. Where’s the ‘Without Evidence’ add-on??? – DD)
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