{"id":1024793,"date":"2023-07-21T17:04:31","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T17:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1024793"},"modified":"2024-05-21T17:59:30","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T17:59:30","slug":"maga-malarkey-the-extremism-you-missed-from-republicans-this-week-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/maga-malarkey-the-extremism-you-missed-from-republicans-this-week-4\/","title":{"rendered":"MAGA Malarkey: The Extremism You Missed From Republicans This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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MAGA Republicans this week ramped up their extremism, hypocrisy, chaos, and \u2014 as President Biden would call it \u2014 malarkey. In case you missed it: Donald Trump claimed credit for Iowa\u2019s latest extreme abortion ban and took zero questions from Iowans during a Fox News town hall; Ron DeSantis endorsed a national abortion ban, called support for Ukraine a \u201csecondary or tertiary interest,\u201d faced another round of embarrassing headlines, and supported Tommy Tuberville\u2019s undermining of our military to promote his abortion extremism; and MAGA Republicans in Congress are proposing deep cuts to critical infrastructure funding even though they were happy to take credit for projects funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law <\/em>just a few weeks ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump took credit for the extreme six-week abortion ban passed in Iowa last week because he appointed conservative justices who voted to overturn <\/strong>Roe v. Wade<\/em><\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump<\/a>: \u201cIf I didn\u2019t do that, they wouldn\u2019t be able to sign bills in Iowa or [anywhere] else.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donald Trump answered ZERO questions from Iowans during a so-called town hall on Fox News.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

USA Today<\/a>: \u201cThe hourlong town hall in the important early voting state of Iowa was pre-taped in Cedar Rapids, but one thing was missing: voters. Not once in the version that was broadcast on Fox News did an Iowan get to address the former president, and Hannity didn’t broach the subject of Trump’s primary opponents or if he would participate in the upcoming debates.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iowa Capital Dispatch<\/a>: \u201cReporters were barred from covering the event, which was billed as a town hall meeting but featured no questions from the audience during its Tuesday night broadcast on the cable channel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ron DeSantis endorsed a national abortion ban in his latest attempt to out-MAGA the 2024 Republican field.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tucker Carlson<\/a>: \u201cYou signed a ban on abortion after six weeks in Florida. Would you do the same as president, nationally?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DeSantis: \u201cWell, I’m very proud to say Kim Reynolds is here and she signed a great heartbeat bill today. We were able to do that in Florida. We had a lot of opposition to that. I’m proud to have been a pro-life governor and I will be a pro life-president, so, I mean, of course I want to sign pro-life legislation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jake Tapper<\/a>: \u201cYou recently signed a six-week abortion ban in Florida. Yes or no, would you support that as a nationwide ban?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DeSantis: \u201cSo I said I’m pro-life, I will be a pro-life president, and we will support pro-life policies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DeSantis doubled down on siding with Putin over our allies working to protect freedom and democracy, writing off support for Ukraine as a \u201csecondary or tertiary interest.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DeSantis<\/a>: \u201cIt\u2019s more of a secondary or tertiary interest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cGov. Ron DeSantis, in an exclusive interview with CNN\u2019s Jake Tapper on Tuesday \u2026 continued to downplay the conflict in Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cAsked by Tapper if he would stop arming Ukraine or sending financial support, DeSantis wouldn\u2019t say.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As DeSantis continued his desperate chase for the MAGA base, he faced a brutal round of DeSastrous headlines as his campaign continues to flounder.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABC News<\/a>: \u201cDeSantis campaign cuts roughly a dozen campaign staffers, with more shakeups expected: Sources\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABC News<\/a>: \u201cDeSantis weighs media strategy shift as donors fret about early campaign struggles: Sources\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associated Press<\/a>: \u201cDeSantis presidential campaign is cutting staff as new financial pressure emerges\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bloomberg<\/a>: \u201cRon DeSantis Resets 2024 Presidential Bid With Six Months Until Voting Starts\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CBS News<\/a>: \u201cRon DeSantis campaign fires staffers after fundraising shows high spending rate\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cDeSantis fundraising slowed after initial campaign launch, filing shows\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hill<\/a>: \u201cDeSantis team a little lighter after campaign sheds staff\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ron DeSantis came out in support of Tommy Tuberville\u2019s monthslong blockade of HUNDREDS of military promotions in the Senate in the name of restricting service members\u2019 access to reproductive care. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cDeSantis backs Tuberville on military holds, denounces Pentagon abortion policy\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cTuberville has blocked consideration of more than 200 stalled military promotions, demanding that the Pentagon overturn its policy of providing paid leave to service members seeking an abortion. Military leaders and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have blasted Tuberville, saying that the hold harms national security and military readiness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it wasn\u2019t enough for MAGA Republicans to take credit for funds delivered by President Biden\u2019s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law AFTER voting and railing against it \u2014 now they\u2019re shamelessly proposing to slash critical infrastructure funding for projects such as rail safety and ensuring school children have safe drinking water. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Post<\/a>: \u201cIt took decades for Congress to deliver on its promise to pour new money into the nation\u2019s roads, bridges, pipes, ports and internet connections. Now, House Republicans are trying to slash some of the same funds. A series of GOP bills to finance the federal government in 2024 would wipe out billions of dollars meant to repair the nation\u2019s aging infrastructure, potentially undercutting a 2021 law that was one of Washington\u2019s rare recent bipartisan achievements. The proposed cuts could hamstring some of the most urgently needed public-works projects across the country, from improving rail safety to reducing lead contamination at schools.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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