{"id":1028262,"date":"2023-11-17T18:28:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T18:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1028262"},"modified":"2024-05-23T19:58:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T19:58:23","slug":"maga-malarkey-the-extremism-you-missed-from-republicans-this-week-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/maga-malarkey-the-extremism-you-missed-from-republicans-this-week-20\/","title":{"rendered":"MAGA Malarkey: The Extremism You Missed From Republicans This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MAGA Republicans stooped to new lows this week with their extremism, hypocrisy, chaos, and \u2014 as President Biden would call it \u2014 malarkey. In case you missed it: Trump evoked the language of Hitler and Mussolini during his Veterans Day speech and MAGA Mike Johnson endorsed him days later, additional details about MAGA Mike\u2019s anti-LGBT and Islamophobic background were exposed, Nikki Haley doubled down on her extreme agenda to slash Social Security and Medicare, Republicans took \u201cfighting for the American people\u201d a bit too literally, and House Republican Chip Roy admitted the GOP conference has not passed a single \u201cmeaningful, significant thing\u201d for hardworking families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donald Trump was widely condemned for using his Veterans Day speech to parrot the language of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, further proving that he is unfit to lead this country. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Post<\/a>: \u201cTrump calls political enemies \u2018vermin,\u2019 echoing dictators Hitler, Mussolini\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Messenger<\/a>: <\/em>\u201cThe former president has come under scrutiny for a Veteran’s Day speech during which he called Democrats \u2018vermin,\u2019 promised to \u2018root out\u2019 the \u2018radical left thugs\u2019 in the country and suggested those who disagree with him politically pose a larger threat to the U.S. than Russia, China and North Korea.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Axios<\/a>: \u201cWhy it matters: Some historians have compared Trump’s dehumanizing language \u2014 including his claim that undocumented immigrants are \u2018poisoning the blood of our country\u2019 \u2014 to the rhetoric of fascist dictators like Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Guardian<\/a>: \u201cWhite House berates Trump for echoing Hitler by calling opponents \u2018vermin\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAGA Mike Johnson offered Trump his full endorsement on Tuesday, despite previously saying Trump lacks the \u201ccharacter and moral center\u201d to be president.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Johnson<\/a>: \u201cI’m all in for President Trump. I expect he’ll be our nominee \u2026 we have to make Biden a one-term president.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/a>: \u201cJohnson Said in 2015 Trump Was Unfit and Could Be \u2018Dangerous\u2019 as President\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Johnson<\/a>: \u201cThe thing about Donald Trump is that he lacks the character and the moral center we desperately need again in the White House. \u2026 I am afraid he would break more things than he fixes. He is a hot head by nature, and that is a dangerous trait to have in a Commander in Chief. \u2026 I just don\u2019t think he has the demeanor to be President.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New reporting this week exposed that Johnson sits on the board of an organization that has a history of anti-LGBTQ+ and Islamophobic comments.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Blade<\/a>: \u201cHouse Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) serves on the board of a Christian publishing house that called mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, an \u2018an inevitable and appropriate penalty\u2019 for being gay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cHouse Speaker Mike Johnson sits on the board of a Christian publishing house that suggested getting \u2018monkeypox\u2019 was \u2018an inevitable and appropriate penalty\u2019 for being gay and that former President Barack Obama was rumored to be the Antichrist because of his \u2018leanings toward Islam.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn a Living Waters article published in March, Comfort also bemoaned the fact that Christians could no longer call homosexuality \u2018morally wrong.\u2019 \u2018There was a time in America when we could say these things without any real repercussions,\u2019 he noted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile on the campaign trail, Nikki Haley doubled down on her longstanding commitment to slash Social Security and Medicare.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew Ross Sorkin<\/a>: \u201cAre you on board with cutting entitlements in a big and meaningful way?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haley: \u201cSocial security goes bankrupt in 10 years, Medicare goes bankrupt in eight. Anyone that says they’re not going to take on entitlement reform means they’re going to go in and be president and leave the country bankrupt. You can’t do that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The clowns are fighting! On Tuesday, House Republicans resorted to clown-on-clown violence with a \u201ckidney shot heard round the world.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201c\u2018Clean shot to the kidney,\u2019 fight threats and \u2018smurfs\u2019: Capitol Hill takes a nasty turn\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hill<\/a>: \u201cBurchett accuses McCarthy of elbowing him in Capitol hallway\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Axios<\/a>: \u201cHouse Republican accuses \u2018bully\u2019 McCarthy of elbowing him in back\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daily Beast<\/a>: \u201c\u2018You\u2019re Pathetic\u2019: Enraged McCarthy Reportedly Shoves GOP Colleague\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aaron Rupar<\/a>: \u201cRep. Tim Burchett claims on CNN that Kevin McCarthy hit him from behind with \u2018a clean shot to the kidneys\u2019 and calls him \u2018a bully\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aaron Rupar<\/a>: \u201cBurchett says he’s still in pain from McCarthy hitting him and adds: \u2018I just don’t expect a guy who was at one time three steps away from the White House to hit you with a sucker punch in the hallway.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In MAGA Fight Night Round 2 on Tuesday, Senator Markwayne Mullin challenged the Teamsters president to a fight during a Senate hearing \u2013 and he defended his actions by trying to normalize duels and\u2026 biting?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CBS News<\/a>: \u201cGOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin challenges Teamsters president Sean O’Brien to fight at Senate hearing\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cSenator wants to make Americans fight again\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daily Beast<\/a>: \u201cFight-Hungry Senator Suggests Congress Bring Back Duels and Canings\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter challenging Teamsters President Sean O\u2019Brien to a fight Tuesday during a Senate hearing, Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) suggested that it wouldn\u2019t be a bad idea to bring back canings and duels.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cSen. Mullin is unbowed after nearly getting into a physical fight during a committee hearing yesterday. \u2018I’m not afraid of biting. I will bite,\u2019 he told a local podcast. \u2018I don’t care where I bite, by the way.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mullin<\/a>: \u201cThere\u2019s been multiple duels and multiple canings that’s taken place in the Senate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

House Republican Chip Roy acknowledged that GOP infighting has prevented their conference from getting a single \u201cmeaningful, significant thing\u201d done for the American people.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

HuffPost<\/a>: \u201cFar-Right GOP Lawmaker’s Question About Republicans Backfires Spectacularly\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roy<\/a>: \u201cOne thing. I want my Republican colleagues to give me one thing \u2014 one! \u2014 that I can go campaign on and say we did. \u2026 Anybody sitting in the complex, if you want to come down to the floor and come explain to me, one meaningful, significant thing the Republican majority has done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vanity Fair<\/a>: \u201cGOP Congressman Chip Roy Declares the GOP Is Useless, in Floor Speech Democrats Are Probably Turning Into a 2024 Ad Right Now\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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