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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
“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
--Former RNC Chairman Michael Steele
"We can& #39;t whitewash what happened on January 6 or perpetuate Trump& #39;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)
--Liz Cheney (R)
"We can& #39;t embrace the notion the election is stolen. It& #39;s a poison in the bloodstream of our democracy."
--Liz Cheney (R)
--Liz Cheney (R)
"There& #39;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">https://www.npr.org/sections/...
--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">https://www.npr.org/sections/...
"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">https://www.cnn.com/videos/po...
--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">https://www.cnn.com/videos/po...
"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">https://www.cnn.com/2017/11/0...
--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">https://www.cnn.com/2017/11/0...
"[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">https://www.cnn.com/2017/11/0...
--Former Republican President George W. Bush
https://www.cnn.com/2017/11/04/politics/the-last-republicans-bush-book/index.html">https://www.cnn.com/2017/11/0...
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">https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/0...
--Former GOP House Speaker John Boehner https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/07/politics/john-boehner-donald-trump-insurrection/index.html">https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/0...
“[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">https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/0...
--Former GOP House Speaker John Boehner https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/07/politics/john-boehner-donald-trump-insurrection/index.html">https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/0...
"[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">https://www.latimes.com/politics/...
--House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R) https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-01-13/kevin-mccarthy-blames-trump-for-riot-but-opposes-impeachment">https://www.latimes.com/politics/...
