After she became premier, it was revealed that she made comments on April 29 during a Locals.com livestream about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Smith argued for a peace plan between Russia and Ukraine and advocated for Ukraine’s neutrality. She also made subsequently deleted posts in March that questioned whether breakaway regions in Ukraine should be able to govern independently, and whether NATO played a role in the invasion, citing a conspiracy theory promoted by Tucker Carlson alleging ‘secret U.S. funded biolabs’ in Ukraine.[118]
I’d still lean more towards her being a useful idiot, because as mentioned she necessarily courts all these conspiracy theories to keep the UCP together. But yeah, whether via Russian influence or her own stupidity, she is hugely responsible for this.
Hm
Theeeere it is.
Honestly? I knew I would find something.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danielle_Smith#Controversies
I’d still lean more towards her being a useful idiot, because as mentioned she necessarily courts all these conspiracy theories to keep the UCP together. But yeah, whether via Russian influence or her own stupidity, she is hugely responsible for this.