apologist
Example Sentences
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Now that they see where the popular winds are blowing on Ukraine, the furious backpedaling by some of Mr. Putin’s biggest apologists in this country and others comes across as the height of cynical hypocrisy.
From Washington Post
It was, contrary to what Trump apologists would have you believe, a violent, armed, and organized insurrection.
From Salon
But at least his trusty American apologists laid some groundwork for him.
From Washington Post
I suppose it’s a good sign that former vice president Mike Pence — very, very belatedly — now says “there is no room in this party for apologists for Putin.”
From Washington Post
“There is no room in this party for apologists for Putin,” Pence said.
From Washington Post
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