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Aaron Rupar

@atrupar

13 Jan

Pelosi: "The President of the United States incited this insurrection, this armed rebellion, against our common country. He must go. He is a clear and present danger to the nation that we all love."

Pelosi: "They were domestic terrorists and justice must prevail. But they did not appear out of a vacuum. They were sent here, sent here by the president, with words such as a cry to 'fight like hell.' Words matter. Truth matters. Accountability matters."

who wants to tell him?

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Aaron Rupar

@atrupar

13 Jan

Rep. Jim McGovern (D): "We are debating this historic measure at an actual crime scene and we wouldn't be here if it weren't for POTUS ... the signal [of Trump's speech last Wednesday] was unmistakable: these thugs should stage a coup so Donald Trump could hang on to power."

McGovern: "Every moment that Donald Trump is in the White House, our nation, our freedom is in danger."

Rep. Tom Cole (R) isn't even pretending to try to defend Trump on the merits. His entire speech is objecting to the "flawed process."

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Aaron Rupar

@atrupar

13 Jan

Republican Rep. Katko: "The president's role in this insurrection is undeniable ... for this reason, I will vote to impeach this president tomorrow."

Republican Rep. Steube is on the House floor denouncing the "atrocities" that have happened in the Capitol lately, namely ... [squints at notes] ... the installation of metal detectors

Matt Gaetz is suddenly pretending to care about the coronavirus, urges the House to do something about it instead of impeaching Trump again

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Aaron Rupar

@atrupar

12 Jan

Programming note -- I have been asked by Vox to not post clips of Trump's remarks in Texas that could be construed as promoting violence, so my coverage of the event will not be in the familiar video thread format.

After dismissing talk of his second impeachment as "a witch hunt," Trump says "now I would like to briefly address the events of last week" and adds, "We believe in the rule of law, not in violence or rioting." He then moves on with his speech. Weird stuff.

Trump is delivering this speech right next to a section of border wall

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Aaron Rupar

@atrupar

8 Jan

Joe Biden has been speaking for more than 10 minutes and he hasn't referenced Trump by name a single time -- just "the Trump administration" twice

Biden says he gave "serious consideration" to naming Bernie Sanders as Labor Secretary, but they agreed they didn't want to risk control of the US Senate on a special election in Vermont. He says the two have "agreed to work closely on their shared agenda."

Biden sidesteps a question about whether he supports Trump's impeachment, but says "I have thought for a long time that President Trump was not fit to hold the job. That is why I ran."

"What the Congress decides to do is for them to decide," he adds.