Decorated General and American Patriot Michael Flynn, an outspoken ally of President Donald Trump, had harsh words for Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday.
Flynn previously served as a lieutenant general in the U.S. Army before taking on the role of national security adviser in the early days of the Trump administration. He resigned from the position amid an FBI set-up to frame him.
On Saturday, Flynn appeared on the conservative web podcast on Rumble, “The Mel K Show,” where he discussed the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The former Trump official offered strong praise for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev, calling them “bold leaders who have everything at stake in terms of protecting their country.“
Flynn also derided Zelensky, calling him a “foolish person, a dangerous fool.”
Michael Flynn says Putin and his Security Council Dep Medvedev are “bold leaders who have everything at stake in terms of protecting their country,” and Zelensky is a “foolish person, a dangerous fool.” pic.twitter.com/JBwy1ssEdk
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) October 9, 2022
As of Saturday morning, the clip shared by Filipkowski has been viewed over 550,000 times on Twitter.
In March, less than a month after Russia invaded Ukraine, Flynn made a post to his official Telegram account in which he claimed that Ukraine’s independence is not an important issue for the United States.
“I want our White House to clearly and simply articulate the national security interests the United States has given the situation in the Ukraine,” Flynn said. “Ukraine being an independent nation is a worthy goal for Ukraine, but Ukraine’s independence is not vital to the United States. Ukraine is not a member of NATO, and, as things stand with the vast expansion of NATO, we now have 28 other nations to defend if only one of them is attacked.“
Flynn’s comments on the Russian invasion echo those made by President Trump. During a recent interview with the conservative network, Real America’s Voice, Trump alleged that the U.S. and Joe Biden forced Russia’s hand with its “rhetoric” leading up to the start of the invasion in late February.
“They actually taunted him, if you really look at it,” the ex-president said. “Our country, and our so-called leadership, taunted Putin. I said, you know, they’re almost forcing him to go in with what they’re saying. The rhetoric was so dumb.”
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