Thread by @DaShanneStokes, Never forget January 6, 2021. A running list of things Republican leaders [...]

Never forget January 6, 2021.

A running list of things Republican leaders have said about insurrectionist Donald Trump and the modern @GOP:

“My, how the mighty have fallen and sunken to the lowest of lows that Donald Trump is your savior."
--Former RNC Chairman Michael Steele

“The reality of it is, Donald Trump five years ago was someone that everyone was like, ‘Why is he here?’ And now they’re kicking everyone else out of the room because he is here.”
--Former RNC Chairman Michael Steele

"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."
--Liz Cheney (R)

"We can't embrace the notion the election is stolen. It's a poison in the bloodstream of our democracy."
--Liz Cheney (R)

"There's no question, none, that President Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of [the Capitol insurrection]."
--Former GOP Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell https://www.npr.org/sections/trump-impeachment-trial-live-updates/2021/02/13/967701180/after-vote-mcconnell-torched-trump-as-practically-and-morally-responsible-for-ri

After Voting To Acquit, McConnell Torches Trump As Responsible For Riot

The Senate minority leader condemned the actions taken by Trump on the day of the Capitol insurrection but said he didn't believe the impeachment trial was constitutional.

https://www.npr.org/sections/trump-impeachment-trial-live-updates/2021/02/13/967701180/after-vote-mcconnell-torched-trump-as-practically-and-morally-responsible-for-ri

"What happened here today was an insurrection, incited by the President of the United States."
--Republican Presidential Nominee and Senator Mitt Romney https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2021/01/07/mitt-romney-riot-violence-reaction-capitol-certification-sot-vpx.cnn

Sen. Romney: This was 'an insurrection incited by the President' - CNN Video

Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) called the riots at the US Capitol "an insurrection incited by the President of the United States," while addressing his colleagues at a ceremonial counting of electoral...

https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2021/01/07/mitt-romney-riot-violence-reaction-capitol-certification-sot-vpx.cnn

"I don’t like him. I don’t know much about him, but I know he’s a blowhard. And I’m not too excited about him being a leader."
--Former Republican President George H.W. Bush commenting on Donald Trump

https://www.cnn.com/2017/11/04/politics/the-last-republicans-bush-book/index.html

"[Donald Trump] doesn’t know what it means to be president."
--Former Republican President George W. Bush

https://www.cnn.com/2017/11/04/politics/the-last-republicans-bush-book/index.html

Donald Trump "incited that bloody insurrection for nothing more than selfish reasons, perpetuated by the bullshit he’d been shoveling since he lost a fair election the previous November."
--Former GOP House Speaker John Boehner https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/07/politics/john-boehner-donald-trump-insurrection/index.html

Boehner lays blame for 'that bloody insurrection' at Trump's feet

Former House Speaker John Boehner said former President Donald Trump "incited that bloody insurrection" at the US Capitol and blamed his false election claims for the GOP losing control of Congress,...

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/07/politics/john-boehner-donald-trump-insurrection/index.html

“[Trump] claimed voter fraud without any evidence, and repeated those claims, taking advantage of the trust placed in him by his supporters and ultimately betraying that trust."
--Former GOP House Speaker John Boehner https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/07/politics/john-boehner-donald-trump-insurrection/index.html

Boehner lays blame for 'that bloody insurrection' at Trump's feet

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/07/politics/john-boehner-donald-trump-insurrection/index.html

"[Trump] bears responsibility for [the] attack on Congress by mob rioters... Some say the riots were caused by antifa. There is absolutely no evidence of that. And conservatives should be the first to say so."
--House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R) https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-01-13/kevin-mccarthy-blames-trump-for-riot-but-opposes-impeachment

House Minority Leader McCarthy blames Trump for riot but opposes impeachment

This is the first time that the Bakersfield Republican has said publicly that Trump was to blame for inciting the U.S. Capitol riot.

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-01-13/kevin-mccarthy-blames-trump-for-riot-but-opposes-impeachment

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