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4 Mar, 4 tweets, 2 min read
New @thefix mashup:

Republicans condemned Trump after the Capitol attack.

Now they are opening the door to him as the future of the party.

washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/…

MITCH MCCONNELL

Feb. 13: “Trump’s actions … were a disgraceful dereliction of duty”

Feb. 25: I would support Trump in 2024

KEVIN MCCARTHY

Jan. 13: Trump “bears responsibility” for Capitol attack

Feb. 27: Trump was key to GOP electoral success

TED CRUZ

Jan. 7: Trump’s rhetoric “crossed a line”

Feb. 26: “Trump ain’t going anywhere”

LINDSEY GRAHAM

Jan. 7: Trump’s actions were the “problem” that contributed to Capitol attack

Feb. 14: Republican Party must work with Trump to win

ROB PORTMAN

Jan. 26: Trump’s actions were “inexcusable”

Feb. 24: Trump will continue to be the face of the Republican Party

NIKKI HALEY

Jan. 12: Republicans “shouldn’t have followed” Trump

Feb. 28: “Strong speech by President Trump [at CPAC]”

washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/…

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A retired Air Force lieutenant colonel was among the pro-Trump mob who breached the U.S. Capitol newyorker.com/news/news-desk…
Ashli Babbitt, the woman shot and killed Wednesday in the Capitol, served six years in an Air National Guard unit whose mandate is to defend the Washington region and respond to civil unrest.

Its nickname: the Capital Guardians.

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“[Capitol] police did not appear to try to detain the rioters, allowing them to leave unhindered. … Very few people were arrested for the breach, one person said, because officers didn’t have enough backup to take the time to arrest and detain them.” washingtonpost.com/politics/capit…
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7 Jan
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Senate rejects Republican challenge to Biden’s win in Arizona by 93-6 vote

The 6 who objected:

-Ted Cruz (R-Tex.)
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-John Neely Kennedy (R-La.)
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-Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.)

washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/…
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House votes 303-121 to reject challenge to Biden’s win in Arizona, joining the Senate in rebuffing Trump loyalists

121 House Republicans vote to reject Biden’s win

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1) Robert Aderholt (Ala.)
2) Rick Allen (Ga.)
3) Jodey Arrington (Tex.)
4) Brian Babin (Tex.)
5) Jim Baird (Ind.)
6) Jim Banks (Ind.)
7) Jack Bergman (Mich.)
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