We first covered Lauren Witzke back in 2020, when she was the Republican nominee in Delaware’s U.S. Senate election.
During her campaign, Witzke claimed to be an ex-heroin addict who used to work for the Mexican drug cartel before getting clean and devoting her life to Christ. Aftering losing the election to incumbent Democrat Chris Coons by over 20 points, she faded into obscurity. Until now.
This week, Witzke went on CrossTalk to sing Putin’s praises as he defied international law by launching a deadly full-scale attack on Ukraine.
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“Russia is a Christian nationalist nation,” she said. “I actually support Putin’s right to protect his people and always put his people first, but also protect their Christian values.”
The 34-year-old continued, “I identify more with Putin’s Christian values than I do with Joe Biden. Christian nationalist regimes are also a threat to the global regime, like the luciferian regime, it wants to mash everything together. But Putin takes care of his people. He looks out for his people.”
Lauren Witzke, the Delaware GOP's candidate for Senate in 2020, has nothing but praise for Putin and "his Christian nationalist nation": "I identify more with Putin's Christian values than I do with Joe Biden." pic.twitter.com/oQ2nhlVGCR
— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) February 24, 2022
To be clear: Putin didn’t invade Ukraine to protect Russia’s “Christian values.” The vast majority of Ukrainians identify as Christian. A 2018 survey conducted by the Razumkov Centre found that 71.7% of the population declared themselves followers of Christ. This is not a religious war.
Witzke’s remarks are vile and offensive, but they’re not the least bit surprising when you consider she also believes cannibalist pedophiles are secretly controlling the world order and that Donald Trump was sent by God to expose them.
Related: JD Vance suddenly gives AF about Ukraine after saying he doesn’t care if Putin attacks trans people
In the past, Witzke has also called trans people “demonic”, “sexual predators”, and “mentally ill”, all the while saying the GOP shouldn’t allow any LGBTQ people into the party. She called one gay male conservative a “Satan’s favorite sodomite” and another a “subversive pervert.” And she tried to start a movement encouraging Christians to “reclaim the rainbow” by turning June into “Christianity month”.
Since gushing over Putin, Witzke has received harsh criticism on Twitter. Here’s what people are saying…
Oh FFS!! https://t.co/ea2FYanVJj
— Adam Kinzinger (@AdamKinzinger) February 24, 2022
Lauren Witzke says Putin takes care of his people.???
Is she aware of the level of poverty in Russia? 73% of the pop don't have passports. No freedom of speech. No free and fair elections. And so on …? https://t.co/mv5h507en3— Eva P ? (@Eva_eva_P) February 25, 2022
Lauren Witzke, a Republican candidate who has been arrested for heroin and methamphetamine in the past, says she identifies more with Putin's Christian values than Biden's. https://t.co/ZGe8gsga6E
— Victoria Young ?? (@toriyoung22) February 25, 2022
Lauren Witzke is smoking the good stuff. 48% of Russians have been polled to be atheists. It is a secular state with a secular constitution which still uses the Soviet anthem. And Putin is the authoritarian head of the Russian mafia.
— John Claudio (@johngclaudio) February 25, 2022
Lauren Witzke, big fan of genocide https://t.co/n1EXzuvrVU
— Brienne of Snark???? (@BrienneOfSnark_) February 24, 2022
I wonder how many Delaware Republicans who voted for Lauren Witzke eventually found out who she is lol
— ??Lily the Jared Polis Fan?? #StandWithUkraine (@Lily_PolisStan) February 20, 2022
This is really all you need to know about Lauren Witzke & her opinions about anything #PutinsPuppet pic.twitter.com/LSh5jydo0x
— Tara Dublin (@taradublinrocks) February 25, 2022
Lauren Witzke is a vile attention thinking baboon. She prefers Putin over Biden because of Putin's Christian values? WHAT? like mass murder and Poison?
— Deb Schadlick (@catemegbob) February 25, 2022
Graham Gremore is the Features Editor and a Staff Writer at Queerty. Follow him on Twitter @grahamgremore.
Cam
Republicans love Putin because Russia is a mostly white country that legalized hatred and bigoted attacks on LGBTQ people. It’s the Republican dream.
By the way, so THAT’s what happened to Jenny MacCarthy when she didn’t get vaccinated.
whereshouldistart
Roflllll. I KNEW she reminded ne of someone!
Peter
Two excellent observations, Cam.
Like trump, Putin hates all opinions other than his own; “he alone can fix it.” He’s a monster — an egomaniacal troglodyte, as unChristlike as the devil. It’s all about money, power and control. And lies — always the lies. So of course trump and the current crop of Rs admire him; they see so much of themselves in him, especially his racist views and hatred of any form of sexuality other than hetero.. And let’s not forget trump loves him because the filthy Russian banks/oligarchs are his only source of loans. Sadly, so many Ukrainians and Russians will die in Putin’s insane attempt to reconstuct a long-dead empire. Too bad he can’t be murdered, like Caesar; the Russian people need to “take back their country,” only for real.
Polaro
In her defense, stone cold killer Putin’s Russian values are the Republican Christian values.
Mr. Stadnick
Evil
Fname Optional Lname
Putin is about as “Christian” as Donald Trump. They are both smart enough to know that just mentioning the religion will flood in support and ultimately – cash money. People in cults usually don’t know they’re dealing with accomplished con-artists. Pathetic..
whereshouldistart
Omfg we just found the pillow crackhead’s missing siamese twin!!!
Herman75
Pillow guy lost his crack pipe in her snatch.
Kangol2
Aren’t Christians supposed to be “pro-life”? Remind me again where Christ advocates invading sovereign countries, slaughtering and killing innocent people, and then lying about of it? That’s right, He doesn’t! Not even the Old Testament pushes for this kind of murderous rapaciousness. It’s the antithesis of Christianity! People like Witzke are more full of it than vomit bags!
And speaking of which, where is the Russian Orthodox Church? Where are its leaders? Are they condemning Putin? Don’t they care about the Ukrainian Orthodox people who’re being blown to smitherens (as well as the Ukrainian Catholics, Jewish people, etc.)?
quantum
“When the Soviet Union collapsed, Ukraine had several different Orthodox churches, only one of which was in close relationship to Moscow. In 2018, two of those Ukrainian churches and some of the Moscow-leaning Orthodox parishes joined in a union and created a newly unified Orthodox Church of Ukraine, a fully independent national ecclesial body under no control from Moscow, with its head in the ancient seat of Orthodoxy in Kyiv.
Putin and the Moscow Russian Orthodox church authorities protested. They’ve been claiming the 1,000 years of Kyiv Christianity as its own — basically appropriating Ukraine’s church history — to the point of erecting a gigantic (and controversial) statue of St. Vladimir outside of the Kremlin.” –Diana Butler-Bass, a historian of Christianity.
He’s claiming and weaponizing christianity for his own aims in a manner similiar to the way right-wing politicians have done so in the States.
glennmcbride
When I read your first paragraph, I thought you were talking about George Bush.
Prax07
So Republicans are now the adoring fans of another tyrant. Not surprised. If Hitler were reborn today they’d raise him up as their new god-appointed saviour. Anyone that’s a US citizen and openly supporting Putin should have their citizenship revoked and forcibly deported to Russia.
jt1990
I’m shocked this lady ran as a Republican! From the crazy look in her eyes I was convinced she had to be a left wing looney toon!
If any of you decide to give women a try, watch the ones with the crazy eyes! They are awfully clingy and controlling…just ask former Democratic President Bill Clinton. Rumor has it old Bill became an unwilling transgender after Hillary recently caught him stealing glances at some middle school cheerleaders. Cheating in your head is still cheating!
Herman75
Her creepy eyes are way to close together, yet Trump would still love to grab HER p*ssy, right?.
Cam
@jt1990
This screename was already exposed as another one of the troll screenames, along with SamB, BarryM, etc…
You are just…..so bad at this.
white-queer-african
I wonder where are all the right-wing nuts, or should that read “nut” to defend this whore? SamB, BarryM….we all know the rest!
barryaksarben
YEs, where is she or should I use the pronoun they just to piss him or her or them off.
sbsfo
Ah, I’d been wondering if SamB == BarryM.
Jim
Republicans love Putin because he’s an authoritarian ruler.
Something they are hoping for in the US.
kish
34 years old, you say…
WSnyder
In a word: C*nt
gljriverview
When are we going to realize that people like the blonde are not simply speaking a different view or opinion but are aiding our enemies? When are we going to begin using the words “treasonous” and “traitors.”
xnetminder
EXACTLY!!! Those terms should have been used to describe all of the orange traitor, his enablers, the Jan 6 murderous insurectionists all during trump’s 4 years in years stolen Oval Office and now as they all praise putin.
MickeyMoose
Where the hell did all these nasty air-headed blonde bimbos with identical hairstyles come from? Who set this standard? I never heard of this bitch…and Queerty’s validating her by printing her name in its headline, thus feeding her ego, is untoward. She’s a freaking nobody, so stop stoking her celebrity goals.
trojanboy
Isnt it amazing how shit can actually talk sometimes.
barryaksarben
Would someone please tell the GQP that MURDER is not a Christian value, yet from trump on down (and I do mean down) they seem to forget that the entire bible ISNT homophobic hate and that MURDER is considered a SIN. Talking to you Eric Prince you pos who is quite fine murdering innocent women and children as long as you get paid and they are poc. His whole family which includes the other fake christian Betsy DeVos who was trying to deny public schooling for handicapped children which is pure evil crap. They LOVE murder and violence. And did she not know that Ukrainians are christians who did nothing to provoke this war from this insane Putin. They love Putin who is a notorious KILLER. wow and she admires him
My2CentsWorth
Hey barryaksarben!
What in the hell do you mean by “.. yet from trump on down…”. It is impossible to be lower than Trump. Other bad folks are on par with him but its impossible to be down from him. He is strictly bottom.
DCFarmboy
Like Trump, Russian “Christians” rarely go to church. Ukraine has the highest church attendance rates of the former Soviet Republics (except for Lithuania). And they are people who really practice their faith by being kind and loving.
tomch52
When this recovering drug addict refers t o Putin protecting “his” people that means the oligarchs only!
ZAk1968
I literally grew up as second class citizen in a “christian nationalist nation”. It was called Apartheid South Africa.
Karlis
I suspect she’s still a heroin addict. Or at least someone in whom the effects of the previous addiction (i.e., brain rot) are still very much present and accounted for.
Brian
Putin assassinates people. Too many Christians have no genuine connection to their religion. Putin and this idiot are two examples.
barryaksarben
I remember when a candidate’s past use of pot would disqualify them from running. This heroin whore obviously has brain damage. MURDER is a SIN. THOU SHALT NOT KILL. Putin has murdered so many people no one with a brain cell soul could possibly think he was a christian