Getty Image The Republican Party has been the party of Donald Trump since mid-2016, when he improbably clinched the presidential nomination. They tried their best to stop him. But some of his fiercest GOP critics only wound up becoming one of his best friends. Most, however, have simply remained silent, and one former Republican lawmaker …
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A MAGA Lawmaker Said The Destruction Of Roe V. Wade Was A Triumph For ‘White Life’
Twitter / @Acyn On Friday, the right-leaning Supreme Court gave conservatives one of their biggest wishes: They ended safe and legal abortion across the United States. The destruction of Roe v. Wade was met with condemnation, even allegedly from the former president who helped make it happen. Speaking of, the day after Donald Trump held …
A GOP Lawmaker Said The Jan. 6 Hearings Have Made Him Decide Not To Support Trump In 2024
Getty Image The Jan. 6 hearings have proven to perhaps be bigger than expected. The first session, which aired during prime time, were a ratings smash. After a hearing devoted to him helping destroy the lives of election workers and bullying state legislators, even Fox News’ Neil Cavuto admitted it made him look “awful, just …
Unearthed Audio Reveals A GOP Lawmaker Confronting Lauren Boebert Over Her Unsafe, Unsavory Behavior On Jan. 6
Rootin’ tootin’ Lauren Boebert’s not having the best week. She embarrassed herself by tweeting about Magic Mike (and duly received some comeuppance), and then news broke that she’s staring down a fraud investigation over a (literally) astronomical claimed expense. Now, New York Times investigative reporters Alexander Burns and Jonathan Martin have begun circulating audio from …
A Texas GOP Lawmaker Is Blaming Those ‘Dang Smartphones’ (And Not Guns) For The Rise In Mass Shootings
Getty Image The Republican Party is desperate to convince people that the rise in mass shootings is due to anything but the laughably easy access to guns and Representative Pat Fallon has thrown our “dang smartphones” into the ring as a possible culprit. The lawmaker from Texas rejected the call for gun reform legislation at …
MAGA Lawmaker Elise Stefanik Got Trolled With A Parody Campaign Site Over Her Support Of The ‘Great Replacement’ Theory
Getty Image On Saturday, an 18-year-old gunman opened fire in a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, killing 10 people and wounding three, most of whom were Black. Authorities called it a “straight-up racially-motivated hate crime,” and no wonder: The assailant had posted an 180-page manifesto, in which he parroted what’s become known as “Great Replacement,” …
A GOP Lawmaker Suggested Homeless People Should Seek Inspiration For Improving Their Lives By Looking At…Hitler
@VoteGloriaJ The Republican party has been moving in strange and disturbing directions for a while now, but most of them — though not all — know to stop at Hitler. One who doesn’t is Frank S. Niceley, an obscure Tennessee politician who on Thursday made waves for saying that the downtrodden should seek inspiration from …
‘100% of people who died were once alive’: GOP lawmaker mocked for suggesting that Medicare contributes to COVID deaths
A Republican congressman is getting laughed off the internet for correlating COVID-19 deaths to being on Medicare. On Wednesday, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) tweeted, “Over 70% of Americans who died with COVID, died on Medicare, and some people want #MedicareForAll?” Massie is apparently suggesting that those people might’ve survived if they weren’t on Medicare. Medicare …
Trans ‘Jeopardy!’ Champ Amy Schneider Called Out The GOP When A Lawmaker Offered Congrats On Her Winning Streak
Jeopardy Productions Transgender Jeopardy! champ Amy Schneider rose to champ status during Trans Awareness Week and has kept her winning streak, thus far, going for 13 games. This puts her in a rare spot: the 4th all-time champ when it comes to regular-season games, with a total of $536,400 and counting. She’ll be eligible in …
A GOP Lawmaker Is Being Dragged For Downplaying Vaccines On Fox News And Praising Them On CNN (On The Same Day)
Fox News GOP Lawmaker Nancy Mace (out of South Carolina) knew her Sunday cable news audiences maybe all too well, while also forgetting that some people watch both Fox News and CNN. That realization is going down after Mace recklessly suggested on Fox News (while speaking to former Rep. Jason Chaffetz) that it’s more effective …
A Republican Lawmaker Went On Fox News And Recklessly Suggested It’s Better To Get COVID Than Get Vaccinated
Twitter / @atrupar As Thanksgiving Day ended and the holiday weekend began, there was alarming news: a new, possibly more virulent strain of COVID had been discovered. It’s called Omicron and it was first detected in South Africa, with possible cases already popping up in the U.K. and parts of Europe. Research still needs to …