Republican lawmakers have called on the incoming administration to set goals. “Axis of invaders”

As the 119th Congress prepares to open its session on January 3, one Republican House member has appealed to the incoming Trump administration to promote U.S. interests. and targeting foreign offenders

In a letter obtained by Fox News Digital, South Carolina Republican Rep. Joe Wilson called out Secretary of State nominees. Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and National Security Advisor nominee Rep. Michael Walz (R-Fla.) “set priorities using enforcement mechanisms. US law applies To expose and dismantle Georgia’s boycott avoidance plan Scam service center and other illegal Georgian Dream organizations.”

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The letter comes after the United States Impose sanctions on Georgia’s former prime minister. And Russia became the billionaire, Bidzina Ivanishvili, the country’s de facto ruler.

According to a letter from a member of Congress These operations helped the Ivanishvili regime profit from atrocities such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “Which is backed by China, North Korea and Iran colluding.”

On December 27, Ivanishvili was sanctioned by the US Treasury Department for “undermining Georgia’s democratic and Euro-Atlantic future in the interests of the Russian Federation.”

Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) speaks during a press conference on the Ukraine Victory Resolution on Capitol Hill in Washington, United States, April 25, 2023. (Reuters/Julia Nikinson)

Congressman Wilson who is the chairman of the Helsinki Commission It called the boycott against Ivanishvili a “democracy.” He called it “an important step forward” and called on the incoming administration to extend sanctions against Ivanishvili’s family members and close relatives:

“This is an important opportunity to advance our shared goals of protecting democracy and countering evil influences around the world. The Axes of Aggressors will be deprived of a significant force multiplier if Georgia returns to rule by the Georgian people,” – the letter read.

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Wilson’s letter is a continuation in a series of public outcries among Georgia watchers in the United States and Europe. After the Georgian Dream’s highly contested victory in the parliamentary elections in October. and the government’s subsequent decision to halt accession to the EU. Which leads to massive protests every day throughout the country.

Local and international election observer Including the mission of the International Republican Institute (IRI), it was concluded that the election was “Fundamentally flawed”

Bidzina Ivanishvili, founder of the Georgian Dream party Speaking after the exit poll results were announced in the parliamentary elections. At the Georgian Dream Party headquarters in Tbilisi, Georgia on October 26, 2024. (Reuters/Irakli Gedenidze)

“Looking at what the IRI mission observed and what has happened since the election, Only new elections can restore Georgians’ confidence in the legitimacy of their government,” said IRI President Dan Twining.

Despite calls for new elections both at home and abroad. But a single-party parliament has proceeded to anoint presidential candidates. former football player and hardline Western critic Mikhail Kavelachvili on December 29 at his inauguration ceremony. which obviously lost important people and foreign guests

Georgian Dream officials downplay prospect of US sanctions over and over again A few minutes after the announcement of the Ministry of Finance Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze claims that “In fact Nothing has changed.”

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Kobakhidze and other party leaders They expressed an optimistic attitude about There will be “positive change” after President Trump takes office on January 20. However, this scenario is unlikely, according to Laura Linderman, senior fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council.

“As Trump’s national security team likely takes a tougher stance on countries aligned with China and Iran, Georgian Dream’s clear calculation that they would be treated better under the Trump administration was a mistake,” Linderman told Fox News Digital.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump looks on at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center on December 22, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)

Linderman also said Republicans in Congress are united in supporting Georgia’s democratic future and “Trump is unlikely to use his political capital to challenge the bipartisan consensus on Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic path.”

In the past few years Ivanishvilis’ Georgian Dream government has become increasingly detached from the West. And in line with the authoritarian regime, Georgia – until recently – a strategic partner of the United States, has officially signed such cooperation with China, prioritizing Chinese companies over American investments, adopting the “foreign agents” law. National” Russian style was used. and suspending EU accession negotiations. This year only Prime Minister Kobakhidze has visited Iran many times. in tehran He attended both events: the funeral of the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi; and the inauguration of the new president, Masoud Pesechkian, who took the oath of office and sang. “Death to America, Israel.”

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James Carafano, senior adviser to Heritage Foundations and a leading foreign policy expert, told Fox News Digital that regimes that rely on support from Moscow and Beijing will find that “Playing time is over,” he said, adding that they couldn’t hope for more. “Favorite or indifferent hand” from the Trump administration?

“If there are U.S. interests at stake, and there are some in Georgia. Governments that want to rely on Moscow are likely not only to receive the cold shoulder from Trump. But they may also be attacked with shoulder pads,” Garafano said.