Good lord, your screws are coming loose.
The author provided examples. There are others, just go look.
You have provided no real counterexamples. I don't know of any, so I need help finding them.
Therefore, at this time there is evidence of a difference. The burden of proof is shifted to you.
If you don't want to do your own reading, start with this from a Republican think tank guy:
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/07/18/how-the-gop-became-the-party-of-putin-215387/
Then here's a few more to consider:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/07/briefing/republican-party-putin-wing.html
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/06/us-conservatives-pushing-russian-spin-ukraine-war
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMB06PdsIFk
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/04/the-house-gop-has-a-pro-russian-war-crimes-caucus.html
