Newly emerged photo shows Ben Carson with key employee of sanctioned Russian oligarch
A photo emerges showing the HUD secretary with Alexey Komov, the main link between U.S. Christian fundamentalists and sanctioned Russians.
CASEY MICHEL
JAN 31, 2019, 8:29 AM
In the latest example of Russian officials rubbing elbows with members of the American right, a newly emerged photo shows Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson standing alongside a key employee of sanctioned Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeev.
The photo dates to June 2014, and appears to be from Carson’s appearance as a keynote speaker at the 2014 gala for the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), one of the most notorious anti-LGBTQ organizations extant.
Alexey Komov — shown in the photo to the right of Carson — has worked for years to ingratiate himself with the American far right, from partnering with American homeschool organizations to working with Christian fundamentalist groups to even liaising closely with Christian movie reviewers.
Carson, who ran in the 2016 GOP presidential primary, was working in the private sector at the time, and there’s no indication he broke any laws. Neither Carson’s office nor Komov responded to ThinkProgress’ requests for comment.
https://thinkprogress.org/why-was-ben-carson-hanging-out-with-the-employee-of-this-sanctioned-russian-oligarch-konstantin-malofeev-alexey-komov-bdb4cd383eaa/
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It’s unclear if Carson includes meetings with sanctioned Russians and their employees in his vision of a “New World Order.'”
Other Russians have cozied up to Republicans at the same time the Kremlin was meddling in America’s political processes. Russian foreign agent Maria Butina managed to infiltrate the National Rifle Association (NRA) and meet with numerous members of 2016 GOP presidential candidates like former governors Scott Walker (R-WI) and Bobby Jindal (R-LA), as well as directly question President Donald Trump during his campaign.
“There’s nothing surprising about seeing a picture of [Carson and Komov] together,” said scholar Chris Stroop, an expert on links between between Russia and the American religious right who received a doctorate from Stanford in Russian history. “Carson is precisely the type of radical right-wing Christian with which Komov is frequently able to cultivate comfortable relationships.”
FUCK YOU Ben Carson and everyone of your self righteous "christian values", including Jindal, Walker................we now have a fucking russian enabling HUD administrator...............traitor...................nothing more nothing less.
His right wing ass needs to be brought before a committee.................and ask about this cultivation bull shit
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A 2014 photo shows HUD Secretary Ben Carson (center) at a gala with Alexey Komov (right), the point-man for Russian efforts to cultivate ties with American fundamentalist Christians. CREDIT: TWITTER
A 2014 photo shows HUD Secretary Ben Carson (center) at a gala with Alexey Komov (right), the point-man for Russian efforts to cultivate ties with American fundamentalist Christians. CREDIT: TWITTER
