(Tonight’s edition of ‘headlines you thought you’d never see’…)
"We can't whitewash what happened on January 6 or perpetuate Trump's big lie. It is a threat to democracy. What he did on January 6 is a line that cannot be crossed."https://t.co/8xM9cjsFxm
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) May 3, 2021
former President George W. Bush:
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) May 3, 2021
"If the Republican Party stands for exclusivity – it used to be country clubs, now evidently it's White Anglo-Saxon Protestantism – then it's not going to win anything."
https://t.co/J0q3Ris50V
Rep. Liz Cheney said Donald Trump was ‘poisoning our democratic system’ with his continued false claims that his November election defeat was the result of fraud, risking further raising the ire of the former president's allies in their Republican Party https://t.co/LwTgtZld7K pic.twitter.com/bUEEfdT7NS
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 3, 2021
Rep. Liz Cheney is exactly right. Donald Trump's big lie that the election was stolen was and remains a danger to our democracy, and he must not be allowed to redefine history on his own terms, as he always does. It's why we need a January 6 commission.https://t.co/f0lVn0Lriz
— Noah Bookbinder (@NoahBookbinder) May 3, 2021
Former President George W. Bush on parts of the GOP leaning into nativism: "To me, that basically says that we want to be extinct."https://t.co/AhlGRAxQZB pic.twitter.com/gQmlU9VFlA
— The Dispatch (@thedispatch) April 30, 2021
"Given the threat to her leadership, what they really want [Liz Cheney] to do is to be silent. They want her to shut-up… Obviously she could save her career by going along with the lie… and she won't do it" – @SykesCharlie w/ @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/AjGjvCL9Q1
— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) May 3, 2021
Must Read: "Republicans are responding to their 2020 losses by doing everything they can to restrict the size of the electorate wherever possible, in ways they think will advantage them."https://t.co/SFftd9SdCe
— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) May 3, 2021
Analysis: Romney and Cheney were once quintessential conservative names. Then "conservative" changed. https://t.co/tW3oITltzo
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 3, 2021
Poll: Trump's favorability, unfavorable ratings nearly level 100 days after leaving office https://t.co/Z5sAeJjlhM pic.twitter.com/hdVyBBnoGw
— The Hill (@thehill) May 3, 2021
I mean if you're not willing to die so DeSantis can win the 2024 GOP presidential nom how much of a Floridian are you really https://t.co/bN5NWlv9QS
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) May 3, 2021
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SAME SHIT, DIFFERENT DAY
EXCLUSIVE: Boris Johnson's aide 'advised on planning law shake-up' while employed by property firmshttps://t.co/sMUK1zF5f4
— Mirror Politics (@MirrorPolitics) May 3, 2021
🔴 Exclusive: Conservative Party HQ staff are in uproar over the costly revamp of Boris Johnson's Downing Street flat after officials were told there was no money for pay rises https://t.co/bhJ6QPW5UI
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) May 3, 2021
The Tories must stop attacking the electoral commission especially when they are under investigation by the electoral commission 👇https://t.co/2x2KBCrFZf
— Ed Davey MP 🔶🇪🇺 (@EdwardJDavey) May 3, 2021
Firm Owned by Boris Johnson’s ‘Downing Street Donor’ was Allowed to Bid for £130 Million Public Contracts – Byline Times.. https://t.co/ScW3NDoCAd
— Byline Times (@BylineTimes) May 3, 2021
Boris Johnson has said there is a "good chance" the one-metre plus social distancing rule can be scrapped from 21 June https://t.co/f4fSzX6yPx
— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 3, 2021
Boris Johnson explains his "no, but look over there!" question-answering tactic to an excited crowd. pic.twitter.com/RnAmLZQUBb
— David Baddiel (@Baddiel) May 3, 2021
Tomorrow's front page 🗞🗞
— The National (@ScotNational) May 3, 2021
Boris Johnson branded 'chicken' for ducking Scottish election and The National launches a HUGE billboard campaign pic.twitter.com/am5WSYaBvf
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Last Night’s ‘Week In Five Points’ at Northern Slant:
DUP faces defining moment as it chooses new leader