An assistant city attorney in Milwaukee is out of a job after she defended the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Russian state TV, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
Jennifer DeMaster recently appeared on Russia Today (RT) TV, a state-run news channel which has long peddled misinformation to American audiences. She claimed Russian President Vladimir Putin had a right to recognize the breakaway regions of Donetsk and Luhansk before sending in his "peacekeeping" forces. DeMaster further argued that the military operation — which has killed hundreds if not thousands of civilians and displaced one million Ukrainians — does not violate international law and poses no threat to the U.S.
DeMaster was fired Monday, with city officials saying she was not the right fit for the job. The termination was long overdue, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which has been calling for her removal for some time.
In addition to a history of defending the Kremlin, DeMaster has been accused of longstanding anti-Muslim bigotry. She previously worked for the Clarion Project, which has been accused of spreading anti-Muslim propaganda. She also authored a book called "Babylon Unveiled," which has been criticized for promoting a bigoted view of Islam.
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