"I think a lot of people in this country are out of touch with reality and will accept anything Donald Trump tells them. You had a jury that said that Donald Trump raped a woman. And that doesn't seem to be moving the needle. There's a lot of things about today's electorate that I have a hard time understanding.”
— Mitt Romney to Manu Raju, on Trump’s win in Iowa.
#MittRomney will be replaced by a guy who sure sounds a lot like Mitt Romney.
#Republican Rep #JohnCurtis, who has occasionally bucked #Trump, won a crowded #GOP#primary on Tues for Romney’s #Utah#Senate seat. He beat Trent Staggs, a #MAGA candidate w/ Trump’s blessing, to secure a win for the mainstream GOP in a devout #Mormon state that has long proved skeptical of Trumpian #politics.
#HouseRepublicans are expected to send over articles of #impeachment against #DHS Sec #Mayorkas on Tues afternoon, kicking off what is likely to be a brief trial in the upper chamber that could conclude as soon as Wed.
Led by 11 impeachment managers appointed by #House Speaker #MikeJohnson, House #Republicans have demanded a full trial, while Senate Democrats, who hold a 51-49 majority, are planning to band together to dismiss or table the trial.
Most #Senate#Republicans, despite previously voicing issues w/the substance of the articles of #impeachment against #Mayorkas, have echoed the lower chamber’s calls for the Senate to adhere to the rules of impeachment & hold a #trial.
At least one Republican — Sen #MittRomney — has said he plans to vote against a full trial. Several others who have been critical of the impeachment have yet to stake out their position, including Sens #SusanCollins & #LisaMurkowski.
But even #Trump’s …support for higher #tariffs, a…rebuke of past #GOP stances on #FreeTrade, aren’t drawing the friendly fire as they did during his 1st term.
The signs all point to a far more Trump-ified Washington until the Nov election, & a super-charged one should he win…. Many snr #Republicans who served as establishment bulwarks against his influence are retiring or ceding power, … e.g. #MitchMcConnell, #MittRomney…. And #MAGA recruits are filtering into #Congress every 2 yrs.
The call, an apparent imitation or digital manipulation of the president's voice, says, "Voting this Tuesday only enables the Republicans in their quest to elect Donald Trump again."...
The classified documents case will make use of a recording which indicates that #Trump had a highly sensitive document which he knew was NOT declassified.
The chain of evidence looks strong and while there is much news media spinning, a court of law is more rigorous environment where focus on fact is primary
What is most disturbing is the profound isolation of Romney from his senatorial colleagues many who agree with him have opted to place their position and attendant reelection prospects above any sense of fidelity to the US Constitution
There is no honor left in the #GOP. The last honorable man in that caucus, that believed his oath, is walking away from the crumbling remains of the #RepublicanParty
The #Trump#Republican Party is not in the business of solutions, unless a positive outcome can be claimed to the exclusion all others.
Come to think of it, the #GOP is not in the business of possitivity, their activities might be better described as being deeply invested in the cultivation of fear and anger, particularly directed at people with darker skin
Fake Joe Biden robocall tells New Hampshire Democrats not to vote on Tuesday ( www.nbcnews.com )
The call, an apparent imitation or digital manipulation of the president's voice, says, "Voting this Tuesday only enables the Republicans in their quest to elect Donald Trump again."...