Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) fired back at a report on Wednesday of a Russian lawmaker saying the Arizona Democrat should be abducted and imprisoned for his comments on the tense Russia-Ukraine situation.
Aleksei Zhuravlyov, the chairman of the Russian Rodina party, advocated for abducting the U.S. lawmaker during an interview with a Russian state TV show on Wednesday, according to The Daily Beast.
“We should be looking for that bud, and if he travels anywhere — grab him like [Viktor] Bout and bring him over here,” Zhuravlyov said, apparently referring to the notorious Russian arms dealer, according to The Daily Beast.
“This is how we should be acting … Spend 25 years in prison and then when you get out — ‘IF’ you get out — you can tell us whom you wanted to kill,” the Russian lawmaker later added.
Gallego quote-tweeted the Daily Beast story, writing “F— around and find out” with an emoji of the American flag.
Fuck around and find out. 🇺🇸 https://t.co/buuFM7GBtm
— Ruben Gallego (@RubenGallego) December 15, 2021