Oh, say it ain’t so. Yes, folks, Donald Trump is back in the news again. This time, it involves House Speaker wannabe Tom Emmer as well as former Trump attorney Jenna Ellis.
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The Republican Congressional 3-Ring Circus is back in town on Capitol Hill — and is still in search of a Ring Master who will masquerade as the Republican leader/Speaker of the House. After kicking former speaker Kevin McCarthy to the curb, then running GOP stalwart Steve Scalise and MAGA poster boy Jim Jordan out of contention for the job, Republicans just can’t help but continue proving to the American public that they are every bit the dysfunctional and “Incapable-Of-Governing” misfits they appear to be.
On Monday, 9 more Republicans stepped out of the woodworks of Congress and threw their hats into the ring with hopes of ending the 3-week-old GOP stalemate and becoming the next House Speaker. On Tuesday, Republicans met behind closed doors and collectively decided that House Majority Whip Tom Emmer of Minnesota was the candidate they wanted to nominate and support on the House floor for speaker.
FINALLY, there was some Republican unity. And then, Donald Trump intervened.
After saying on Monday that he intended to stay out of the House political battle and how much he liked Emmer, Trump backpedaled and inserted himself into the chaos by Tuesday afternoon. He then spent a good hour on social media dragging Emmer through the mud.
“Voting for a Globalist RINO like Tom Emmer would be a tragic mistake!” Trump posted on his Truth Social network at the top of the afternoon.
“I have many wonderful friends wanting to be Speaker of the House … RINO Tom Emmer, who I do not know well, is not one of them,” Trump continued. “He never respected the Power of a Trump endorsement or the breadth and scope of MAGA … I believe he has now learned his lesson because he is saying that he is Pro-Trump all the way, but who can ever be sure?”
Trump then claimed that Emmer had “actually spent more time defending [Democratic congresswoman] Ilhan Omar than he did me,” a charge that’s now considered a kiss of death, since Republicans and Democrats are both racing to distance themselves from anyone who supports Palestinian liberation in the wake of the Hamas’ attack on Israel.
By mid-afternoon, Rep. Tom Emmer withdrew his name and was out of the speaker’s race. Donald Trump had won again. The Republican-led House of Representatives was back to Square One for the umpteenth time.
Yesterday, Trump said he’s “always gotten on well” with Emmer. Today, trashes him as he gets traction (and as some folks are trying hard to stop Emmer’s rise) pic.twitter.com/MXuPkCstMv
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) October 24, 2023
“It’s a pretty sad commentary on governance right now,” said GOP Rep. Steve Womack of Arkansas, adding: “The American public cannot be looking at this and having any reasonable confidence that this conference can be governed. It’s sad. I’m sad. I’m heartbroken.”
Like a mob boss, Trump put a political “hit” out on Emmer and torpedoed his chance to become the new House Speaker — all because Emmer didn’t bow down and kiss Trump’s ring enough. So, it only took MAGA-World a few hours to throw Congress right back into its Big Tent chaos and leave the House leaderless yet again.
However, that wasn’t the last we’d hear of Donald Trump on that day.
Also on Tuesday, former Trump attorney Jenna Ellis accepted a plea deal in Georgia, pleaded guilty to a felony, and agreed to ‘Go Trumpeting’ by turning on Trump, telling all she knows, and providing evidence and testimony against him.
Chalk up another victory for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. Jenna Ellis is now the 4th Trump co-defendant to accept a plea deal and the 3rd Trump attorney to turn on him in less than a week.
During a court appearance on Tuesday, Ellis pleaded guilty to attempting to overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss in Georgia, which is a felony. She then tearfully told the judge that she looks back on that time with “deep remorse” and that she would have never represented Trump after the election if she knew then what she knows now.
The Ellis deal has now created a bit of a dilemma for Donald Trump. He is a master of propaganda and has regularly enjoyed being able to tell his MAGA sycophants anything, knowing they’d believe him. However, he may be forced to change his messaging based on these latest events.
Trump might be able to say that one of his 3 former lawyers is lying about helping him overturn the 2020 election. However, it’s becoming increasingly difficult for him to say all of these once-beloved members of his inner circle is lying — particularly since he’s on record calling them “patriots” and “wonderful” lawyers.
Yes, there’s chaos in the House of Representatives among Republicans, as well as chaos in TrumpWorld among former lawyers and trusted inner-circle members who are now flipping and becoming witnesses for the prosecution.
However, it doesn’t take much to realize that all roads lead back to Donald Trump — and that road is one, big dead end!
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Tom Emmer, Jenna Ellis, and Donald Trump.
I must admit, I’m enjoying the gradual implosion of the Republican Party. That party will never be the same again, even when Trump is no longer in the picture.
And I’m definitely enjoying watching some members of Trump’s inner circle turn on him! They’re doing it to save their own Corrupt and sorry azzez – and license to practice law (what a joke) – but they’re doing it.
All of them and their Fake “leader” are Traitors to our country, and I hope that most American voters Never forget that!