Trump left us in a place where nearly 500000 had died of COVID
Trump left us after inspiring, directing, propelling a mob to the Capitol to violently prevent transfer of power
But Republicans in Congress still joined a CPAC where Trump repeated his Big Lie today
Unconscionable
I don’t care what Cruz said at CPAC, but I do care that it appears Texas was just a layover stop for him between Cancun and Orlando to drop a pack of water into someone’s trunk and abandon his constituents again as they get slammed with $16,000 electrical bills.
Sadly, the Republican Party has turned its back on democracy and evolved into an authoritarian party – suppressing the vote, pushing big lies and conspiracy theories. Too many Americans have fought and died to defend our democratic way of life. We cannot and will not fail them.
The republicans are on trial just as much as Donald is. So far--through their disrespect of the process (Hawley, Paul), ignoring the evidence (Blunt, Scott), and openly meeting with the defense team (Cruz, Graham, Lee)--they're not making a very good case for themselves. #Convict
If we don’t hold Trump accountable, it’ll send a message to future presidents—that they can get away with inciting violent mobs to try to overturn any election that doesn’t go their way. The Senate must convict Trump and bar him from ever holding office again.
Watching this is traumatizing. How traumatizing it must have been--and still is--for those who were there. Imagine ignoring this evidence in order to protect the loser who incited these murderous thugs so you can hang on to your own corrupt power.
#Convict
The Republican Party has a fundamental choice to make. It can be a conservative party that believes in democracy and the rule of law or it can be an authoritarian party that’s built on conspiracy theories, violence and the Big Lie. But it cannot be both.
Osama Bin Laden did not fly planes into any U.S. buildings.
He just asked & inspired people to do it, drew money & resources to the effort, set the timing & launched the execution from afar.
In what way was Donald Trump’s role in 1/6 ANY DIFFERENT?