{"id":1029652,"date":"2024-02-16T17:09:50","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T17:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1029652"},"modified":"2024-05-21T17:49:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T17:49:45","slug":"maga-malarkey-the-extremism-you-missed-from-republicans-this-week-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/maga-malarkey-the-extremism-you-missed-from-republicans-this-week-31\/","title":{"rendered":"MAGA Malarkey: The Extremism You Missed From Republicans This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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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: Donald Trump encouraged Russia to do \u201cwhatever the hell they want\u201d to our NATO allies; Trump\u2019s MAGA Minions in Congress rushed to his defense; MAGA Mike Johnson prioritized Donald Trump\u2019s wishes by refusing to support a bipartisan national security bill; House Republicans decided to follow through on their baseless sham impeachment of Secretary Mayorkas to give Trump fodder for his campaign; MAGA Mike Johnson is under scrutiny for leading the House GOP clown show that is now taking a two-week recess; and Democrats won yet another special election in a stark warning for Trump and MAGA Republicans who are blocking border security legislation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump reminded voters that he is an embarrassment and danger on the world stage when he said that he would \u201cencourage\u201d Russia to do \u201cwhatever the hell they want\u201d to our NATO allies. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cTrump says he would \u2018encourage\u2019 Russia to attack NATO allies who don\u2019t pay up\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rolling Stone<\/a>: \u201c\u200b\u200bTrump Plots to Pull Out of NATO \u2014 If He Doesn\u2019t Get His Way\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDonald Trump wanted to pull the United States out of NATO during his first term, but was repeatedly talked out of it by senior administration officials. For a possible second term in the White House, [Trump] is already discussing how he could actually get it done, if his demands aren\u2019t met by NATO.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Independent<\/a>: \u201cTrump refuses to commit to NATO in second term at Fox News town hall\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cTrump vowed he\u2019d \u2018never\u2019 help Europe if it\u2019s attacked, top EU official says\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump\u2019s MAGA minions in Congress are refusing to condemn or even comment on Trump\u2019s comments on NATO.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/a>: \u201cG.O.P. Officials, Once Critical, Stand by Trump After NATO Comments\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter Donald J. Trump suggested he had threatened to encourage Russia to attack \u2018delinquent\u2019 NATO allies, the response among many Republican officials has struck three themes \u2014 expressions of support, gaze aversion or even cheerful indifference. Republican Party elites have become so practiced at deflecting even Mr. Trump\u2019s most outrageous statements that they quickly batted this one away.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cRubio dismisses concerns about Trump\u2019s NATO remarks as backlash mounts\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump endorsed conspiracy theorist and election denier Michael Whatley to be RNC chair \u2013 making it abundantly clear that election deniers are right at home in Trump\u2019s GOP.  <\/strong>
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CNN<\/a>: \u201cLikely frontrunner for RNC chair parroted Trump\u2019s 2020 election lies\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Raleigh News and Observer<\/a>: \u201cWhatley has frequently repeated Trump\u2019s false <\/p>\n\n\n\n

claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election. In November 2020, he told a local radio show that \u2018massive fraud\u2019 took place in Democratic cities and claimed before the election that Republican poll observers were being prevented from entering voting places.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n


New York Magazine<\/a>: \u201cElection Deniers Lara Trump, Michael Whatley to Lead RNC\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAGA Mike Johnson has repeatedly said that addressing the border should be a priority, but he told Republicans to not even consider the Senate\u2019s bipartisan national security bill.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Axios<\/a>: \u201cMike Johnson signals blockade of Senate national security bill\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hill<\/a>: \u201cJohnson slammed the package for excluding border security provisions \u2026 But earlier this month \u2026 Johnson declared the foreign-aid-plus-border-security package dead on arrival.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Johnson<\/a>: \u201cOur immigration system is broken. Reforming that system is a job for Congress.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Johnson<\/a>: \u201cThe crisis at our southern border has deteriorated to such an extent that significant action can wait no longer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Johnson<\/a>: \u201cWe must insist \u2014 must insist \u2014 that the border be the top priority.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Johnson<\/a>: \u201cI do think it\u2019s past time to secure the border.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Johnson<\/a>: \u201cI have said that very clearly from day one, we have to solve the [border] problem.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

House Republicans baselessly impeached Secretary of Homeland Security Mayorkas to do Trump\u2019s bidding instead of supporting a bipartisan deal to secure the border. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

HuffPost<\/a>: \u201cHouse GOP Impeaches DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas \u2014 Just To Help Trump\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cAs Republicans accuse Mayorkas of grossly mishandling the border, Johnson is actively refusing to consider the Senate\u2019s bipartisan deal to ramp up border security.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cTrump, who is hoping to make immigration a key plank of his presidential campaign, has suggested on Truth Social that approving additional resources for the border would make Republicans \u2018look bad.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rolling Stone<\/a>: \u201cBorder Patrol Supports \u2018Strong\u2019 Immigration Deal. Republicans Don\u2019t Care\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/a>: \u201cRepublicans Against Border Enforcement\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAGA Mike has been slammed for leading the House GOP clown show through a string of failures that show \u201ca stunning sign of weakness.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Punchbowl News<\/a>: \u201cThe disaster that is the House Republican leadership\u201d
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\u201cJust this week, Speaker Mike Johnson has: Seen Democrats win a special election in New York, narrowing the already minuscule GOP majority to two votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLost a sixth rule vote on the House floor \u2014 a measure that would\u2019ve allowed an increase in the state-and-local tax (SALT) deduction \u2014 when 18 Republicans bucked their own leadership and voted no. This Republican majority has lost more rule votes than any other majority in five decades, a stunning sign of weakness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAbruptly pulled a bill to overhaul FISA due to Republican infighting. The GOP leadership said the House would vote on the bill before locking down the votes, despite some senior Republicans raising internal objections.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is the most chaotic, inefficient and ineffective majority we\u2019ve seen in decades covering Congress. It started this way under former Speaker Kevin McCarthy and has gotten worse under Johnson.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c[Speaker Johnson\u2019s] a backbencher plucked from obscurity to be the third-highest-ranking official in the American government.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the NY-03 special election, Democrat Tom Suozzi ran on bipartisan solutions for the border and won after Republicans made clear they are all talk and no action when it comes to securing the border.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NBC News<\/a>: \u201cA decisive victory Tuesday for Tom Suozzi flipped a bellwether New York House district into the Democratic column, thinning an already small House GOP majority and potentially offering a preview of the campaign tactics in 2024 battleground races nationally. \u2026 Republicans went all-in on the issue of immigration as their ticket to victory \u2014 and fell short.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HuffPost<\/a>: \u201cSuozzi affirmed his commitment to border security in two TV ads, and in the final days of the campaign, slammed Pilip for opposing a bipartisan Senate deal to shore up the border after Trump warned that it would benefit Biden. What\u2019s more, Suozzi and his allies were apparently able to get the latter point across without the benefit of advertising and direct mail.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/a>: \u201cWhen Ms. Pilip rejected a bipartisan Senate deal to boost deportations and fortify the border, Mr. Suozzi turned the tables, arguing that she was putting base politics above national security.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cMany voters in the swing district pointed to immigration as a top issue, something that could also be true for voters across the country during this year\u2019s general election. \u2026 Suozzi argued that he was the only person offering solutions in the race and criticized some Republicans in Congress for killing a bipartisan deal on the border.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wall Street Journal<\/a>: \u201cDemocrat Tom Suozzi won a special election Tuesday on Long Island, flipping a seat in Congress from the GOP and sending a signal that his party can withstand Republican attacks on immigration in swing districts far from the border.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NPR<\/a>: \u201cThis race was dominated by GOP attacks on immigration. Republicans spent more than $8 million on campaign ads in this race, a huge number for a special congressional election. They hammered Democrat Tom Suozzi on immigration on the airwaves. Republican Mazi Pilip even held rallies near a makeshift tent city in Queens that houses migrants. \u2026 Democrats showed they can defend themselves on this issue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Post<\/a>: \u201cThe victory also validated Suozzi\u2019s decision to invest heavily in countering the GOP on immigration, suggesting that Democrats in tight races can benefit from talking tougher on the border and highlighting Republicans\u2019 abrupt abandonment of a bipartisan deal on the matter negotiated in Congress.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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In case you missed it: Donald Trump encouraged Russia to do \u201cwhatever the hell they want\u201d to our NATO allies; Trump\u2019s MAGA Minions in Congress rushed to his defense; MAGA Mike Johnson […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1029652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMAGA Malarkey: The Extremism You Missed From Republicans This Week - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/maga-malarkey-the-extremism-you-missed-from-republicans-this-week-31\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-02-16T17:09:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-05-21T17:49:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/MAGA-Malarkey.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/maga-malarkey-the-extremism-you-missed-from-republicans-this-week-31\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/maga-malarkey-the-extremism-you-missed-from-republicans-this-week-31\/\",\"name\":\"MAGA Malarkey: The Extremism You Missed From Republicans This Week - 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