GOP Rep: Cori Bush’s Husband Is A “Thug” And She Wouldn’t Get Death Threats If She Wasn’t So “Loud”

Mediaite reports:

Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) reacted to news of the federal investigation into Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) by calling her “loud” and describing her husband as a “thug.” “She doesn’t even support the police,” he said, referring to Bush’s support for defunding the police.

“But the idea to pay her thug money to try to help protect her this and that, for what?” Nehls said. “Maybe if she wouldn’t be so loud all the time, maybe she wouldn’t be getting threats.” Bush has repeatedly stated she has received racist death threats since arriving in Congress.

Read the full article. Nehls recently appeared here when he said he hopes gas goes to $8 a gallon so Americans “feel pain about asshat Biden.”

Republican Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas rolls out the racist tropes. Calls Rep. Cori Bush “loud”, and describes her husband as a “thug”. (Video: CNN) pic.twitter.com/yQy6udX2VY

— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) January 31, 2024

GOP Rep. Troy Nehls slammed Dem Rep. Cori Bush today for using campaign funds to pay her husband for security services, and also said Bush — a black member of the Squad who has faced death threats – is “loud” and should “tone it down” if she doesn’t want to face threats.

— Melanie Zanona (@MZanona) January 31, 2024

I asked whether he was suggesting Bush deserves to be threatened, and Nehls said: “No, what I’m saying is, is that when you’re out there talking the way she does.. She’s pretty radical. And maybe she should tone it down a little bit.”

— Melanie Zanona (@MZanona) January 31, 2024