I think @SenTedCruz is desperately trying to rebrand from the “inspired a deadly insurrection” motherfucker to the “left my constituents to freeze to death so I could go to Cancun” motherfucker, but luckily he can be both. He’s just that big a motherfucker.
@DurhamSheriff is there a dumber post on this app than when cop accounts are like “look at this expensive new toy we bought with your money to terrorize you”
I can’t stop thinking about the 147 House Republicans and 6 Senators who still voted to overturn the election just hours after the attack. It’s every bit as sociopathic and un-American as anything Trump has done. And we should do whatever we can to end their political careers.
Trump did NOT immediately send out the National Guard.
No initial presence. Clashes began ~1:20pm. The breach happened (roughly) around 2/2:30. Around 3:38pm, DC council tweeted their request for National Guard was DENIED.
When NG was approved, Trump wasn’t cited in decision.
don't know who needs to hear this but there are several orders of magnitude between "smashing a starbucks window in general mayhem" and "breaking into the u.s. capitol while congress is in session because you believe the ongoing election certification is fraudulent"