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Kinzinger: Some GOP Reps Knew Riot Was Planned

The Hill reports: In an interview with The New York Times Magazine and its talk columnist David Marchese, Kinzinger was asked if he suspected that some members of Congress were aware of what would happen and supported it. “I won’t name names, but yes, I do have that suspicion,” the Illinois congressman said. “I will say, if you just looked …

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Oklahoma GOP Chair Backs Primary Challenger To GOP Senator Because He Didn’t Try To Overturn The Election

The Tulsa World reports: Oklahoma Republican Party chairman John Bennett told reporters that Sen. James Lankford’s decision not to object to the results of the 2020 presidential election after the Jan. 6 insurrection was proof that the senator couldn’t keep promises made to constituents. Bennett reportedly also said being a Republican doesn’t necessarily make someone “the right pick.” “It’s more …

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Cultist Rep: Soldiers Will “Quit” Over Mandatory Vax

The Louisville Courier-Journal reports: Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., tweeted that members of the U.S. military have contacted him saying they will ‘quit’ if forced to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The tweet has caused controversy on Twitter as others on the platform informed Massie that members of the armed forces cannot simply “quit” the military. Once a member of the military …

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Cultist Rep Seeks Dismissal From Riot Lawsuit: I Was There In An Official Capacity Because Trump Invited Me

The Birmingham News reports: Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks said in a court filing Friday that he should be dismissed as a defendant in the lawsuit brought by California Congressman Eric Swalwell. In citing why he should be dismissed as a defendant, Brooks said the messages he posted to Twitter and the speech he gave at the pro-Trump rally in Washington …

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Senate Candidate Sorry For Mean Tweets About Trump

Politico reports: J.D. Vance, the bestselling author and a Republican Senate hopeful, said on Monday that he regretted his since-deleted Twitter posts that criticized Donald Trump, amid accusations of flip-flopping as he vies for a seat in Ohio. Now, as he runs for office, Vance has shifted toward a pro-Trump position, recently visiting the former president in Florida in hopes …

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GOP Candidates Nationwide Embrace Trump’s Lies

The Washington Post reports: While most of these campaigns are in their early stages, the embrace of Trump’s claims is already widespread on the trail and in candidates’ messages to voters. The trend provides fresh evidence of Trump’s continued grip on the GOP, reflecting how a movement inspired by his claims and centered on overturning a democratic election has gained …

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Gaetz Claims He’ll Nominate Trump To Be Speaker After Sending Pelosi “Back To The Filth Of San Francisco”

Newsweek reports: Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz has vowed to nominate former President Donald Trump to be the next Speaker of the House. “After the next election cycle when we take back the House of Representatives, when we send Nancy Pelosi back to the filth of San Francisco, my commitment to you is that my vote for Speaker of the U.S. …

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Hobby Lobby Goes Full Dominionist In July 4th Ad

Snopes reports: On July 4, 2021, Hobby Lobby began to trend on Twitter after the company placed an ad in multiple newspapers across the country that promoted Christian ideals. The top of the ad read: “One Nation Under God.” The company uploaded a PDF of the ad to its website, tweeted about it, and posted it on the Hobby Lobby …

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Allen West Launches Challenge To TX Gov. Greg Abbott

The Texas Tribune reports: Texas GOP Chairman Allen West announced Sunday he is running for governor, challenging fellow Republican Greg Abbott. The announcement was made during at appearance by West at Sojourn Church in Carrollton, where the former Florida congressman played a video launching his campaign. West’s campaign launch comes about a month after he announced his resignation as state …

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Rubio Hypocrisy: The Marxist Left Wants To Silence Dissent (Also Dissenters Should Just Move Overseas)

Two weeks ago in his speech to the right wing Faith & Freedom conference, Sen. Marco Rubio claimed that Democrats want to silence dissent. Marxists don’t tolerate dissent. They do not tolerate dissent. If you speak out in Marxist societies, you go to jail, you go into exile, some were executed. In new Marxism, if you speak out, you get …

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GOP Gov Rips Renting Out Of Troops: “Bad Precedent”

The Hill reports: Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) said Sunday said that sending a state’s National Guard to the U.S-Mexico border using money from a private donor sets a “bad precedent.” In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” anchor Dana Bash cited South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s (R) use of funding from Tennessee billionaire Willis Johnson to send …

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GOP Gov: Anti-Vaxxers Are Playing The “Death Lottery”

“The red states probably have a lot of people that, you know, are very, very conservative in their thinking and they think, ‘Well, I don’t have to do that.’ “But they’re not thinking right. When it really boils right down to it, they’re in a lottery to themselves. You know, we have a lottery that basically says, if you’re vaccinated, …

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ABC/WaPo Poll: 38% Of Republicans Still Refusing Vax

ABC News reports: Nine percent of those surveyed say they either definitely or probably will get vaccinated at some point in the future. But nearly 3 in 10 (29 percent) say they are not likely to get vaccinated, including 20 percent saying they will definitely not do so. The 29 percent who say they are not likely to take a …

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Chuck Grassley Credits Trump For Robust Jobs Report

The Insider reports: Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa said on Friday that the economy regained 850,000 jobs due to the 2017 Republican tax law. Grassley is a key Republican and is ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee. He played a major role in pushing through the 2017 tax law, which slashed the corporate tax rate to 21% from 35% …

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Arizona “Audit” Workers Complain Of Sex Harassment

Phoenix’s CBS News affiliate reports: Women who worked at the Arizona Election Audit endured sexual harassment for weeks, even after submitting written accounts of what was taking place. That is according to a former employee who spoke to Arizona’s Family Investigates. Arizona’s Family agreed to conceal the employee’s identity because she says she was a victim of the sexual harassment …

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Capitol Rioter Accompanied GOP Reps To Texas Border

CNN reports: A conservative YouTuber who participated in the January 6 riot accompanied Republican members of Congress on a trip to the border Tuesday night, serving as a translator at times. Anthony Aguero, a close ally of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene can be seen in videos and photos with Republican members of Congress who traveled to a route along the …

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GOP Reps Invite Britney Spears To Testify Before House

Politico reports: Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida and a handful of other Republicans have invited pop star Britney Spears to testify before Congress about her conservatorship. “You have been mistreated by America’s legal system. We want to help,” Gaetz wrote in a letter to Spears dated Wednesday. “The United States Congress should hear your story and be inspired to bipartisan …

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Author J.D. Vance Joins Crowded Ohio Senate Race

Politico reports: Ohio’s blockbuster Republican Senate primary just got even bigger. J.D. Vance, the venture capitalist and best-selling author of “Hillbilly Elegy” officially launched his campaign Thursday, joining the crowded race to replace retiring GOP Sen. Rob Portman. Other candidates have already been off and running for months, raising money and angling for former President Donald Trump’s backing in the …

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Cruz: I Might Run For WH Again, 2016 Was “Most Fun”

Mediaite reports: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) appeared on Newsmax on Thursday to bash President Joe Biden over his handling of the border crisis. The broadsides were boilerplate, but the most interesting part of his appearance came when he was asked about the 2024 presidential election. “Are you considering a 2024 presidential run?” Cruz responded with nervous laughter and replied, “Well, …

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Covidiot GOP State Rep Sorry For Wearing Star Of David

The New York Post reports: A Washington state lawmaker apologized Thursday after he wore a yellow Star of David at an event to make a statement against COVID restrictions. “This gesture went too far,” state Rep. Jim Walsh, a Republican, said during a radio interview with host Jason Rantz. “It was inappropriate and offensive and I’m terribly sorry that it …

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