To paraphrase Will Bailey (
@JoshMalina
) on the
@thewestwingTV
;
‘I think it’s a stunning act of patriotism. And a fairly ordinary act of conscience.’
ROMNEY: "Were I to ignore the evidence that has been presented & disregard what I believe my oath & the constitution demands of me for the sake of a partisan end, it would, I fear, expose my character to history's rebuke & the censor of my own conscience."
Several people got on to a scaffolding outside Senate, took it to second floor, which looked like the area where McConnell’s office is located, and started banging on windows
Former President Trump remarks after Fulton County Jail booking: "If you challenge an election, you should be able to challenge an election. I thought the election was a rigged election, a stolen election and I should have every right to do that."
It's time for all conservatives and Republicans to come home regardless of who they supported in the presidential primary, rally behind Donald Trump, and get him across the finish line this November.
My appearance with
@charliekirk11
today.
This is pure propaganda from
@ByronYork
Smith is not rushing to prosecute the case, he is simply pushing back on Trump’s blatant effort to delay the case until after the election.
Of course, Smith's rush to SCOTUS simply underscores the fundamentally political nature of the prosecution. It *has* to be done before the election! And that is what he cannot say in so many words. Just look at his filing.
When we watched on live TV the 2nd plane hit the 2nd tower on 9/11, we didn’t need a court trial, we knew we were at war.
Same concept applies to the
#Jan6thInsurrection
that we watched in real time. No evidence has come to light since then to contradict what we saw.
Thomas Massie's "flagrant display of firepower was intended to trigger, and flaunt.
It was, in other words, the gun zealot’s equivalent of a d*ck pic." Today in
@SykesCharlie
's Morning Shots
Enormous respect for this young woman. She rarely appears in public because her testimony about
#Jan6th
makes her a target for the MAGA crowd, but she came out today to speak from her heart.
Cassidy Hutchinson: “We're at a level of political violence we have not seen in modern times. We need to retract from that. We need to restore some normalcy...We start by doing everything we possibly can to make sure that Donald Trump never gets near the Oval Office again.”
A government ruled by religion is the exact opposite of the limited government espoused by the Republican Party I was a part of. This is a hill I will die on.
Trump’s former (and future?) national security adviser Mike Flynn: “If we are going to have one nation under God which we must, we have to have one religion. One nation under God and one religion under God”
“While Hamas carried out these attacks, Joe Biden has blood on his hands.”
– Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) blames Biden for Hamas’ terrorist attacks on Israel, again parroting an unsubstantiated GOP claim that Iran used the money from the $6B prisoner exchange to help fund the attacks
Everyone is getting lost in the weeds of who they think Harlan is. It’s irrelevant.
A USSC justice failed to report lavish and expensive gifts. That’s the point that matters.
To add to Jonah's comment. I know Harlan also. I've participated in several debates at Old Parkland. The idea that he's a Nazi sympathizer is utterly ludicrous. He abhors tyranny, from fascism to communism to everywhere in between.
Bottom line: the COVID-19 vaccine does not prevent infection or transmission.
So why does the Biden admin force our men and women in uniform to take it?
Before moving forward on NDAA, the Senate should vote on ending the insane COVID-19 military vaccine mandate.
The choice is clear. The
@GOP
backs the blue and is tough on crime.
@TheDemocrats
coddle criminals and favor fundraising dollars over supporting the police.
If you are a right of center person who wont vote for Trump today, say it out loud right now. Say it in public on social media.
Burn your boats and you wont be able to give in to the temptation to walk it back.
#PrinciplesFirst
@DianePalumbo2
@kylegriffin1
Congress had 2 months to review the election results and Trump lost every lawsuit he filed. He lost, he knew he lost, and he tried to overturn the results.
15 years ago I joined the GOP in part because they honored my military service, while Democrats insinuated if not outright called us murderers.
Anyone still supporting Trump should be ashamed of themselves.
IF IMMUNITY IS NOT GRANTED TO A PRESIDENT, EVERY PRESIDENT THAT LEAVES OFFICE WILL BE IMMEDIATELY INDICTED BY THE OPPOSING PARTY. WITHOUT COMPLETE IMMUNITY, A PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PROPERLY FUNCTION!
Donald Trump Truth Social 09:23 AM EST 04/19/24
The number of people in MN up in arms over the
@mnguncaucus
lawsuit vs the MN State Fair makes me think a lot of people have no idea how many people they interact with every day are carrying concealed.
Just one day before, 90 and 100 year old WWII Veterans had to find seats outside the roped off circle, but today a drag performer used it as a stage.
#WTF
The past month I’ve spent a week in the ER for a serious lung infection, been laid off at work, and had to put down our 14 yr old cat. Sounds like a 70’s country song.
But I have family that loves me, friends that support me, and I live in the greatest country in the world.
I paid $10 to attend the first annual
@Principles_1st
summit. No one asked for money, no one passed a hat, and during the entire day, no one even told me how I could donate money if I wanted to.
@redsteeze
fears what he can’t understand- humble patriots.
#PrinciplesFirst
How many times do we have to tell you that no one draws money off of Principles First, Steve? I’m a volunteer, just like every Principles First’er. We don’t “do this for a living.” That’s the whole point.
You’re the President,
You’re not a king.
We live in a Republic.
All legislative powers, which include the power of the purse, are vested in Congress.
Quit subverting the Constitution.
You are sworn to faithfully execute the laws, not to pervert them and rob the treasury.
@DavidAFrench
I agree, but the phrase ‘he never should have been there’ is problematic. Had he been there with only his aid bag and not the rifle, this would be very different.
January 6th was an attempted insurrection.
The fact that it was not successful does not excuse the actions, just as the South losing the Civil War doesn’t excuse the actions of the Confederacy.
There was no insurrection. That is a left/media talking point. It was a riot, yes. It was not an insurrection. Those who believe this don't actually care about the truth though.
@pqben42
As a soldier in Iraq, I knew that it would have been better to take my own life than be captured by the enemy. How is a person dying from a terminal disease any different?
You know who doesn’t have to change their talking points based on who they work for? People who put their
@Principles_1st
and speak the truth no matter the cost.
WATCH: Former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel says she doesn’t support freeing those charged and convicted with crimes related to January 6th — something Donald Trump has promised to do if re-elected.
@kwelkernbc
: “Why not speak out earlier?”
@RonnaMcDaniel
: “When you’re the RNC…
💯
The sooner the GOP becomes a regional rump party, the sooner we can replace it with something that is right of center conservative with our
#principlesfirst
.
Now that MAGA has toppled the Republican Party, it's time to go Scorched Earth and just burn the whole thing down. Drop the name and rebrand as MAGA. I'm serious. What you call yourself matters. It sets a tone. Make 'em all bend their knee to MAGA.
Hey Minnesota media- you spent the week rightly criticizing
@SteveDraz
for his statement that he ‘doesn’t know any hungry kids’. Now it’s time to go after
@LtGovFlanagan
with equal zeal for wearing a shirt that implies violence to a bill signing.
@GovTimWalz
@amandacarpenter
I spent 22 years in the Guard and could not in good principle deploy on a mission funded by an anonymous private donation.
It’s the National Guard, not the National Mercenaries.
Jack Posobiec at CPAC: “Welcome to the end of democracy. We are here to overthrow it completely. We didn’t get all the way there on Jan. 6, but we will endeavor to get rid of it.”
Trump’s Republican Party openly wants to end democracy. We must stop them.
I’m a proud gun owner and I carry every day.
Even I know that permitless carry is just plain nuts. We wouldn’t put a teenager behind the wheel of a car without training; we shouldn’t do the same with firearms.
Senators set to begin debate tomorrow on the permitless carry bill, which the House has already passed. This would allow most adults in SC (18+) to carry handguns without training or a permit. Bill also includes tougher felon-in-possession penalties, which the governor wants.
Hey
@MinnesotaDFL
once again current gun laws in Minnesota were ignored and a violent felon was allowed to take a life.
If you want to fix gun crimes, fix this.
#mnleg
Court records show the teen charged in 44-year-old Michael Brasel's death had previously been convicted of robbing a student at gunpoint at Harding High School.
Even if you take a Trump-Biden rematch as an exact rematch, Trump has lost a portion of right of center voters over
#Jan6
and
#TheBigLie
From what group could he possibly gain ground from 2020?
President Trump in New Hampshire: "I took on communist China like no administration in history, bringing in hundreds of billions of dollars, pouring right into our treasury -- when no other president in all of these years had ever gotten ten cents."
I’m told that, in response to my prior tweet,
@EliseStefanik
deleted her 1/6/21 statement — that those who stormed the Capitol “must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.” Here is Elise’s statement again. Feel free to share.
#nomorecrackpots
@DeRushaJ
I served 16 months in Iraq earning my college degree. For decades the GI Bill was the only way to get the government to pay for school.
So to now see it offered to anyone with no personal commitment or sacrifice required leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
One month from today, a small group of principled patriots, including
@AdamKinzinger
will gather at the
@Principles_1st
Summit to discuss how to overcome this abandonment of the Constitution by the GOP. Still time to join us.
“He could have overturned the election.” This is an admission, and a massively un-American statement. It is time for every Republican leader to pick a side… Trump or the Constitution, there is no middle on defending our nation anymore.
A US Soldier I know and trust who was in
#Afghanistan
2 days ago says most of the vehicles and aviation assets left behind were in poor shape, and/or had electronic systems ripped out.
I’ll take his word over propaganda from the Taliban any day.
Our thoughts are with our Democrat colleagues in the Senate on the retirement of their Co-Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (D-Ukraine).
No need to wait till November… Senate Republicans should IMMEDIATELY elect a *Republican* Minority Leader.
If you accept Trump’s logic here, then you have to admit it’s entirely possible that on Jan 21st 2021 then President Joe Biden RECLASSIFIED all of the documents simply by thinking about it, meaning Trump violated the law by not turning them over.
Checkmate in 3D chess.
604 amazing Americans, representing 45 states, all united to defend our republic.
@HeathMayo
had a vision 5 years ago and look where we are now.
#PrinciplesFirst
The gun violence in St. Paul this weekend is unacceptable. I’m committed to increasing public safety funding, getting illegal guns off the streets, and addressing gang activity to curb the cycle of violence.
NEW: The Republican Party has pledged to pay ***$1.6 million*** of Trump’s private legal bills, related to investigations of his biz in NY.
That’s 10 times more than was previously known.
@TeamVeteran
@RepLizCheney
@RepKinzinger
We swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic. The mob on
#Jan6th
was a domestic enemy, and if you support them you are too.
The US military, the DOJ, our intel personnel, our law enforcement, our judges, our Constitution—they can always improve, but they are unquestionably a net force for good. Especially in comparison to enemy regimes like Russia, China, N. Korea & Iran.
I will die on this hill. 🇺🇸
The only thing that moved this country (and the world) past the widespread lockdowns, mandatory masking and other restrictions was the deployment of the Covid vaccines. If you believe the vaccines were bad, you’re more paranoid than Fox Mulder.
This is my shot record after 21 years in the Army (credit to
@ChildrensHD
).
This gives you an idea of how much stuff is injected into service members. Some people get even more depending on how much they deploy (I deployed 3 times). I never asked questions. When I was told to…
TAKE NIKKI HALEY OFF THE BALLOT.
She is INELIGIBLE to run for the office of POTUS or VPOTUS, per the "3-legged stool" test of "natural born citizenship. She was born 1972. Her Indian-born parents moved to USA in 1969. They were NOT naturalized by her birth year.
TAKE NIKKI OFF!!!
Well, I usually follow the Covid updates from
@dhmontgomery
but tomorrow I will be part of the numbers.
Myself and two other members of my family tested positive for Covid-19 and will be self quarantining for 2 weeks.
2020 really sucks.
Less than a week after voting in the
@mngop
primary for
@NikkiHaley
I am getting 4-5 MAGA campaign texts a day.
So I guess I am ‘permanently barred’ but they will still want my money? 🤣
@davethul
@Vikings
It was great to hear dad laughing and cheering again. Thanks so much to the
@vikings
organization! I will always appreciate what you did and remember this moment!
If you were a DeSantis supporter who renounced Trump, you can still hold your head high and put your
#PrinciplesFirst
. Just keep withholding your support or your vote for Trump.
@DeRushaJ
$200 million a year is not a small price.
If there are kids going hungry despite federal funding for low income families, why don’t we fix that program instead of creating a new blanket policy?