History warns us that things can get much darker if the GOP continues down this path.
A recent CBS poll finds that a majority of Republicans view the attack as either an act of “patriotism” or an act “defending freedom.”
I can’t find a single tweet from McCarthy responding to the deadly threats against Kinzinger or any from Steve Scalise of Louisiana, the second-ranking Republican in the House. But in 2018, a year after he was the target of political violence, the same Scalise denounced threats against Kavanaugh and his family during his Supreme Court confirmation hearings.: “These vile threats against Judge Kavanaugh’s family are unacceptable.
And Elise Stefanik of New York, the third-ranking Republican in the House, was all too quick to go on Fox News toBut when a Republican colleague who criticized Trump is the target, there are no Republican speeches on the House floor denouncing the threats, no Republican television appearances, not even a tweet.Before Jan. 6, 2021, such silence from GOP leaders might have been overlooked. But we live in a new world.
finds that a majority of Republicans view the attack as either an act of “patriotism” or an act “defending freedom.” The results of that poll are as bone-chilling as the threats to Kinzinger and his family.
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