“While Ukrainians bled and died … Congressman Budd excused their killer.”
Pat McCrory
U.S. Senate Candidate. TV Ad. Claim dated 9 Mar 2022.
FactCheck.org rated thisCherry Picks
What FactCheck.org found
Budd said Putin has “strategic reasons” for wanting to “protect" Russia's borders, but called the invasion of Ukraine "evil" and said he supports Ukraine. He also called Putin “erratic,” a “thug” and “intelligent.”
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Pat McCrory (U.S. Senate Candidate) made this claim around 9 March 2022. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 15 March 2022, 6 days later. Its rating was “Cherry Picks”.
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