“I’d say bless [Putin's] heart, but he doesn’t have one,” SenKatieBritt tweeted after learning she was among 500 Americans recently banned from Russia. Also on the list: RepDaleStrong, former President BarackObama and several late night hosts.
Published:U.S. Sen. Katie Britt put a twist on a common Southern phrase after learning she was among 500 Americans banned from Russia on Friday.
“It was just announced that Putin has banned me from Russia. I’d say bless his heart, but he doesn’t have one,” Britt tweeted in response to the move by Russia’s foreign ministry.are U.S. Rep. Dale Strong, R-Huntsville, President Obama and late night hosts Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers.
Russia said it took the action because the U.S. did not grant visas to media traveling with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to the United Nations, adding that it also again denied Washington’s request for the American embassy in Moscow to visit theBritt and Strong are not the only Alabamians banned from setting foot on Russian soil.
Last year, Russia banned seven members of Alabama’s congressional delegation from the country: Reps. Robert Aderholt, R-Haleyville’ ex-Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville; Rep. Jerry Carl, R-Mobile; Rep. Barry Moore, R-Enterprise; Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Hoover; and Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Birmingham. Also on Friday, the U.S. and other members of the G7 and Australia imposed new sanctions on Russia “for its illegal war in Ukraine” targeting more than 200 entities, individuals, vessels, and aircraft, the State DepartmentIf you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.
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