\u201cThe statement of Laura Thornton confirms that she gives no significance to Georgia-US relations but pursues her political group\u2019s agenda both in the US and Georgia,\u201d said Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili in a Facebook post, responding to remarks made by Laura Thornton, senior director for global democracy programs at the McCain Institute, on the X Platform.<\/p>\n
According to the Speaker, this reflects a \u201cDeep State\u201d style of activity, and he expressed hope that US President Donald Trump will effectively address it.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe statement of Salome Zourabichvili\u2019s employer, which she made in one of the discussions on the X Platform regarding President Trump\u2019s role in Georgia-US relations, confirms that she gives no significance to Georgia-US relations but pursues her political group\u2019s agenda both in the US and Georgia. This is the \u2018Deep State\u2019 activity style, which we hope will be successfully addressed by President Trump,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The senior director for global democracy programs at the McCain Institute and former head of the NDI Office in Georgia referred to Donald Trump as a \u201crapist and criminal.\u201d<\/p>\n