Ron Johnson Joins Graham In Bashing McConnell For Scolding Trump After Acquittal | Talking Points Memo

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Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) took aim at Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Monday for scolding former President Trump for inciting the mob behind the deadly Capitol insurrection last month. Despite McConnell’s vote to acquit Trump, Johnson took offense to the Senate minority leader’s “scathing” Senate floor speech — much like fellow Trump loyalist Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) did during an interview on “Fox News Sunday.”

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Russian intelligence* asset says what now?

*: in the technical sense of the term

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reports - CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF THIS

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[“Appearing on conservative radio host Jay Weber’s show on Monday…”]

That’s part of it
The other part is the obedience

Bear in mind that in recent polling, 58% of the nation wanted the Senate to convict Trump

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Insisting upon believing that Graham, Johnson, and Nunes (and probably Gaetz) are untouched by blackmail is, at this point, absurdly naive.

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Go, Ron. Please proceed.

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If anything ever meant nothing it is being scolded and bashed by Johnson and Graham.

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There may be black mail involved but we must start with box of rocks when talking about RonJohn.

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Right now, one of Trump’s biggest allies is not Graham nor Johnson. Rather, it is the late (due to the GOP) Confirmation of Merrick Garland.

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“I think Sen. McConnell’s speech, he got a load off his chest, obviously, but unfortunately he put a load on the back of Republicans,” Graham said. “That speech you will see in 2022 campaigns.”

Oh, come on. Sure, Dems might use that speech in campaigns, but I’m pretty sure they’ll have plenty of other clips as well: perhaps you guys defending an assault on the Capitol, attacking a person for voting his or her conscience, taking as your standard bearer a person who may very well be a defendant in numerous state, federal and local actions, both criminal and civil. By the time we get to 2022, you may very well be defending a former POTUS who has fled the country to avoid arrest. For some reason. McConnell’s speech may well be the speech you guys play to show that you have “always” disapproved of his behavior.
Don’t get ahead of yourselves.

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July 4 Moscow they are sitting across the table from Lavrov, one of Trump’s handlers.

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Nasty little whining toads ‘jump on’ McConnell after btching about Mitch ‘jumping on’ them.

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But, but, boys…we need healing and unity now!
You must get past this and show the Democrats the true path to Unity.

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The little devil, who lives on my right shoulder, is wild-eyed and unrepentantly giddy upon hearing this news!

Edited…because my little devil is giddier than I first realized

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This is exactly what we need… more, Ron.
PSA Time

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“So we have to PURIFY our party, our movement,” Johnson said.

Edited for clarification.

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I always thought that the two trains would be impossible to top :sunglasses:

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Even Big Berkey can’t remove the taint.

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Battered… but unbowed…

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