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Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley are playing a slimy game: They're disowning the insurrection without retracting their support for the big lie that incited it. But they have a problem: New video shows unambiguously that the lie did drive the assault. My latest: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/18/video-evidence-capitol-cruz-hawley/
Some choice quotes from new video reported by @NewYorker and @propublica:
“I think Cruz would want us to do this."
“There’s a f---ing million of us out there. And we are listening to Trump.”
“We’re coming for you, f---ing traitor."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/18/video-evidence-capitol-cruz-hawley/
“I think Cruz would want us to do this."
“There’s a f---ing million of us out there. And we are listening to Trump.”
“We’re coming for you, f---ing traitor."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/18/video-evidence-capitol-cruz-hawley/
Cruz and Hawley validated this lie for purely cynical purposes.
As @JVLast notes, Trump's hold over his voters is not easily transferred to other vessels.
Cruz/Hawley tried to solve this by surfing authoritarian currents in the GOP Trump has unleashed:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/18/video-evidence-capitol-cruz-hawley/
As @JVLast notes, Trump's hold over his voters is not easily transferred to other vessels.
Cruz/Hawley tried to solve this by surfing authoritarian currents in the GOP Trump has unleashed:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/18/video-evidence-capitol-cruz-hawley/
Josh Hawley claims that in leading objections to Joe Biden's electors, he was merely representing his constituents.
This is steaming nonsense. In so doing, he's actually doing them a severe disservice. Here's why:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/18/video-evidence-capitol-cruz-hawley/
This is steaming nonsense. In so doing, he's actually doing them a severe disservice. Here's why:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/18/video-evidence-capitol-cruz-hawley/
