Current Events
The Week Of Violence, Trump, And The GOP
The week of violence involving Donald Trump and the Republican Party on Capitol Hill is a moment that will forever stain US history.
Current Events
The Washington Post has compiled a brief video depicting just a few of Wednesday’s highlights. In it, WP’s Philip Rucker and Ashley Parker explain the trouble Trump faces for inciting a riot, including invoking the 25th Amendment by his cabinet or another impeachment from Congress.
Take a look at the video below. Then, join us here on Monday as we dissect the events of this week and the aftermath to come.
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Trump as a deadly 2-legged virus – a “weak version” of an authoritarian NeoConfederate, fascist. I think, at its core, “Trumpism” is rooted in white nationalism and supremacy, FEAR, anger, envy, HATE, and ignorance.
In the past I’ve said I believe the majority of Trump voters support him because they identify with him. I believe they share similar character flaws, and intellectual and developmental deficiencies….and psychosocial struggles. In short, they see themselves in him. The only difference is his bank account.
But because of that difference his supporters fool themselves into believing he’s a “strong and competent” leader. When deep down inside they know the truth. And he most definitely knows the truth. He’s a lying, heartless, Dangerous, dark and empty, piece of work.
But more than anything….he’s a Loser.
Trumps supporters are all the racists, nazis and misfits getting together giving each other power because they are losers where they come from. They are nothing without each other.
And apparently NOW, a growing number of Repub lawmakers are finally grasping the long-term damage Trump may have inflicted on their sorry-azz party.
“Republican senators now regret not doing more to contain Trump”
One Republican senator who requested anonymity to discuss his conversations with GOP colleagues acknowledged GOP lawmakers should have served as a stronger check on the president over the past four years.
“We should have done more to push back, both against his rhetoric and some of the things he did legislatively,” said the lawmaker. “The mistake we made is that we always thought he was going to get better. We thought that once he got the nomination, and then once he got a Cabinet he was going to get better, he was going to be more presidential.”
Many Republicans are shell-shocked over the horrific scenes at the Capitol, and seem to be trying to come to grips with their role in the disaster.
McConnell finally ripped the challenges by Trump and his allies of the election results in a floor speech Wednesday, shortly before the Senate was overtaken by thugs. It was also the day the Georgia gambit proved a failure and Democrats won control of the Senate. […] – The Hill, Jan. 7, 2021
I do not feel sorry for any of these Repubs. Speaking out now is too late. They gave Trump power and protected him all this time so they are just as guilty as he is.
Wall Street Journal Editorial: Donald Trump’s Final Days
The best outcome would be for him to resign to spare the U.S. another impeachment fight.
In concise summary, on Wednesday the leader of the executive branch incited a crowd to march on the legislative branch. The express goal was to demand that Congress and Vice President Mike Pence reject electors from enough states to deny Mr. Biden an Electoral College victory. When some in the crowd turned violent and occupied the Capitol, the President caviled and declined for far too long to call them off. When he did speak, he hedged his plea with election complaint.
This was an assault on the constitutional process of transferring power after an election. It was also an assault on the legislature from an executive sworn to uphold the laws of the United States. This goes beyond merely refusing to concede defeat. In our view it crosses a constitutional line that Mr. Trump hasn’t previously crossed. It is impeachable. […] – Jan. 7, 2021
https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trumps-final-days-11610062773
WSJ: Bring the Insurrectionists to Justice
The politicians who egged them on should also be made to pay a heavy price. – Peggy Noonan, Opinion writer at The Wall Street Journal, Jan. 8, 2021
Full Read: https://www.wsj.com/articles/bring-the-insurrectionists-to-justice-11610065179?mod=politics_trending_now_article_pos3
Report: Trump Discussing Self-Pardon With Aides
Yeah, I’ll bet he is. 18 U.S. Code § 2384 – Seditious conspiracy:
[If two or more persons in any State or Territory, or in any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, conspire to overthrow, put down, or to destroy by force the Government of the United States, or to levy war against them, or to oppose by force the authority thereof, or by force to prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any law of the United States, or by force to seize, take, or possess any property of the United States contrary to the authority thereof, they shall each be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.]
Trump explicitly encouraged his fans at yesterday’s rally to “walk down to the Capitol” as Congress was meeting. “We are going to cheer on our brave senators and congressmen and women and we are probably not going to be cheering so much for some of them,” he went on to say, adding, “you will never take back our country with weakness.” He’s also been accused of declining to send the National Guard to intervene after the attack began, which smells like an act in furtherance of the conspiracy to me. – Allahpundit, HotAir editor, Jan. 7, 2021
HotAir Reader:
Trump told these people to go down to the capitol, said he’d walk down there there with them. Then went to the white house, turned on the tv and gleefully watched everything unfold. THEN he condemns the people he sent down there. How do you not feel betrayed you stupid f**kng idiots. […]
I had heard about Trump’s initial glee watching the insurrection play out on tv, in living color. But here’s the kicker- last night I heard news reporting that when the cameras really begin to hone in on the appearances and actions of Trump’s trashy and lunatic supporters (in all their insurrectionist glory) his mood went dark as he expressed that his supporters looked like a bunch of “losers.”
So now, in an effort to save his own azz Trump posted a video last night, condemning the very people he sent to storm the Capitol, which has resulted in the deaths of 5 people thus far, including Officer Brian Sicknick, “a 42-y/o military veteran who worked for the Capitol Police for 12 years” (H/T: ABC News)
And last but not least – resignations have been submitted by a slew of people, including the Capitol Police Chief.
Police chief and two security officials resign over Capitol assault
Steven Sund and House and Senate sergeants-at-arms quit after criticism of bungled policing efforts
The head of the US Capitol police and two other senior security officials are resigning amid mounting criticism of the bungled police response to the assault on Capitol Hill by a violent mob of Donald Trump supporters.
Steven Sund’s resignation will be effective from 16 January, and follows calls by the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, and other senior figures for heads to roll. “There was a failure of leadership at the top,” Pelosi said.
Michael Stenger, the Senate sergeant-at-arms, has also resigned, along with Paul Irving, the official who holds the same position at the House of Representatives. […] – The Guardian, Jan. 7, 2021
I am late getting to this today. This whole story is going to get uglier as more details come out. I cannot wait to see how it ends.