Breaking News: Mitch McConnell denounced the RNC for calling the Jan. 6 riot “legitimate political discourse” and censuring two of its own members, Representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger. https://t.co/ZsFBFIJkdX
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 8, 2022
@GOPLeader needs to call Mitch…https://t.co/LmjUZTr3XZ
— ⭐️ Merrily awaiting ⭐️ (@MerrillLynched) February 8, 2022
Footage from the House Office building today as @GOPLeader engages with media asking about his position on the "legitimate political discourse" censure…. pic.twitter.com/O5RUQa2CLV
— Fred Wellman (@FPWellman) February 8, 2022
Correct. It was never a question of *if* the GOP would jettison Trump, it was a question of when. The Jan. 6 committee public hearings are going to be terrible for the GOP. Cheney & Kinzinger are no doubt keeping McConnell apprised of findings, & the findings are probably bad.
— No Large Bills (@Geir7994) February 8, 2022
Nothing as sweet as a GOP civil war 9 months before midterms!
— Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) February 8, 2022
McConnell pushed back on the RNC, and described the attack as a “violent insurrection for the purpose of trying to prevent the peaceful transfer of power.” https://t.co/qbLczO28K4
Kevin McCarthy now says "legitimate political discourse" had nothing to do with Jan 6th even though the resolution said it was. Now says it was abt RNC members who were in Florida. Think GOPs don't want to defend this? https://t.co/n3PIscSoRm
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) February 8, 2022
Helluva edit the RNC made to its censure letter. https://t.co/IqS5BRv0dx pic.twitter.com/cmegM5GNzM
— Eric Umansky (@ericuman) February 9, 2022
Former President Trump could ride the DOJ's inaction on Jan. 6 all the way back to the White House, @glennkirschner2 writes. https://t.co/mullNIuJiY
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 8, 2022
This is just repulsive:
— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) February 8, 2022
Numerous GOP candidates for Senate are not only campaigning on Trump's big lie. They're also going out of their way to emphasize invented vote fraud *in urban centers.*
I've documented a bunch of examples in this new piece:https://t.co/ssWORRoWfb
There is no Republican Party. It has become a dangerous cult in the thrall of a narcissistic, delusional, dictator wannabe. The actions of the #RNC in censuring Cheney & Kinzinger shows a complete contempt for the rule of law and the very real threat January 6th posed to our (1/3
— Governor Christine Todd Whitman (@GovCTW) February 7, 2022
“The Republican Party has betrayed our democratic system — first by refusing to accept the results of the 2020 election, then by exonerating the violators and censuring the defenders of our Constitution at its recent meeting in Salt Lake City.” https://t.co/WxKyVNdn62
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) February 8, 2022
Most members of Senate GOP leadership criticized the RNC move, including Thune, Cornyn, Ernst and Blunt. Rick Scott wouldn’t say if he disagrees. Thune: “But it's just not a constructive move, when you're trying to win elections … to take on Republicans.” https://t.co/UVslJoC6Jj
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) February 8, 2022
I asked @ChuckGrassley three times if he agreed with the RNC about Jan 6 being legitimate political discourse.
— Garrett Haake (@GarrettHaake) February 7, 2022
He refused to answer and and complained about me holding up his elevator.
My statement from yesterday on the censure of @RepLizCheney and @RepKinzinger
— Gov. Asa Hutchinson (@AsaHutchinson) February 6, 2022
“The censure resolution by the RNC is wrong; undermines respect for our rule of law; and divides our party unnecessarily. I am grateful for those courageous dissenters in the RNC vote."
And then he went on his merry way, unencumbered by conscience.
— Deb Foster🍀👊❤ (@debfoster27) February 8, 2022
Declining share of Americans see Trump as primarily responsible for Jan. 6 https://t.co/H2W4wC7C42 pic.twitter.com/gKveP2p9cK
— The Hill (@thehill) February 8, 2022
“The ‘C’ in the RNC doesn’t stand for ‘committee.’ It stands for ‘cult.’”
— ABC News (@ABC) February 8, 2022
House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries condemns Republican National Committee for censure resolution that called the Jan. 6 Capitol riot "legitimate political discourse." https://t.co/5qsOsN6BeK pic.twitter.com/bRvryqTvtM
Welcome back, polio! https://t.co/SyEWatxgRJ
— Christian Schneider (@Schneider_CM) February 8, 2022
"The battle lines here are not Trump versus Pence or the RNC versus Cheney and Kinzinger. It's democracy versus an attempt to overthrow that democracy," writes Chris Cillizza | Analysis https://t.co/0585e1d7Qs
— CNN (@CNN) February 8, 2022
Stefanik says RNC has 'every right' to censure Cheney and Kinzinger .. of course she does, she is a craven, soulless Trumper https://t.co/SmibqQDB3m
— Jennifer "A man is not a plan" Rubin 🇺🇦🇮🇱 (@JRubinBlogger) February 8, 2022
Per NBC, "President Biden's first sit-down interview of 2022 and his first since marking one year in office" will be with @LesterHoltNBC. It'll be taped in Virginia, pegged to the Super Bowl (a POTUS tradition), with clips coming out on Thursday and the rest on Sunday's pre-game.
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) February 8, 2022
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Wednesday’s i – “Cost of living crisis: extra 1 million UK children set to go hungry” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/ow8f6JWhBv
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) February 8, 2022
— suikoden ⚔️ (@suikodenXXX) February 8, 2022
Boris Johnson incited a violent mob. Even loyal Tories must now realise he has to go https://t.co/NU3EHqx0NZ
— Chris Bryant (@RhonddaBryant) February 8, 2022
Wow Chris Philp insists what the Prime Minister said about Keir Starmer and Jimmy Savile was “correct” but was “misinterpreted”.
— Paul Brand (@PaulBrandITV) February 8, 2022
Chris Phip’s ministerial brief includes misinformation. I’m not sure this is the response that Tory MPs and many others were hoping for this morning.
No.10 says no apology for Boris Johnson’s false claim about Keir Starmer and Jimmy Savile. And it rejects any link between the claim and protestors targeting Keir Starmer. Not everyone agrees with that. 5 mins. Produced by Mary Fuller & Catherine Karelli. https://t.co/ySTP6iFLn2 pic.twitter.com/Lxbo4F1wT4
— Ros Atkins (@BBCRosAtkins) February 8, 2022
Tory minister Nadhim Zahawi said a windfall tax on fossil fuel giants was wrong, saying they were "struggling".
— Zarah Sultana MP (@zarahsultana) February 8, 2022
BP's profits were announced today: £9.45 billion. Shell's are £12 billion.
The Tories have more compassion for big business than they do for the working class.
Record breaking profits have been announced by oil giant BP. But exclusive research for this programme has revealed their north sea oil operations paid zero tax for five years.
— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) February 8, 2022
In fact, they've actually received money from the taxpayer. @heliaebrahimi has the details. (1/3)
When Tories use the word "opportunities", it's invariably a euphemism for: removing worker, consumer & environmental protections; selling UK assets to foreign investors; making their already grotesquely wealthy donors even richer; & making things even worse than they already are. pic.twitter.com/KRNgsVRf3h
— GET A GRIP (@docrussjackson) February 8, 2022
The Tories are going to use NHS waiting lists as an excuse to shunt £billions to their mates in the private sector, aren’t they? pic.twitter.com/9G329bfm4X
— Brian Tweedale (@BrianHTweed) February 8, 2022
So NHS not saved ? #JohnsonOut pic.twitter.com/Eh2YIU8kxR
— PhilM (@PhilMyers53) February 8, 2022
Mark Spencer, who is at the centre of allegations of Islamophobia by one of his colleagues, has been made Leader of the Commons in the reshuffle.
— Shehab Khan ITV (@ShehabKhan) February 8, 2022
The investigation into the allegations is yet to be concluded.
Love the fact that the man who illuminate "Brexit opportunities" is the same guy whose hedge fund moved money to Dublin to avoid the costs of a hard Brexit.
— Fintan O'Toole (@fotoole) February 8, 2022
Rees-Mogg becomes minister for Brexit opportunities in Boris Johnson reshuffle https://t.co/A49LAanAwf
In fairness “Minister for Brexit Opportunities” is ideally suited to Jacob Rees Mogg’s talents, because there aren’t any. And there aren’t any.
— Mitch Benn (@MitchBenn) February 8, 2022
actually I've just realised that Steve Baker et al are going to complain that Jacob Rees-Mogg is clearly not really committed to Brexit because he isn't coming forward without enough opportunities, so now I'm completely on board with this
— jonn elledge (@JonnElledge) February 8, 2022
NEW: Sir John Major is expected to accuse Boris Johnson of corroding trust in politics in a bruising partygate intervention on Thursday. https://t.co/6fc9cWfbp4
— Ben Riley-Smith (@benrileysmith) February 8, 2022
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