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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo-called #Republican "leaders" REFUSED to discuss Mass shootings on State of the Union today.......
Some Dem. Presidential candidates will be interviews.
@jaketapper
Among those who declined the request from @CNNSotu
to come on to discuss the mass shootings:
@WhiteHouse
Texas Gov @GregAbbott_TX
Texas LG @DanPatrick
Sen @JohnCornyn
Sen @tedcruz
, @GovMikeDeWine
,
@GOPLeader
McCarthy
@senatemajldr
did not respond to our request.
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Otherwise known as Republicans
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They are all cowards! Vote them out! #massshootings #elpaso #dayton
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Anti-American cowards
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#WhiteSupremacistTerrorism
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So-called #Republican "leaders" REFUSED to discuss Mass shootings on State of the Union today....... (Original Post)
riversedge
Aug 2019
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They are probably in hiding and ordering their aides to keep the press away!! IMHO
riversedge
Aug 2019
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riversedge
(70,192 posts)1. Note that the White House is INCLUDED in the Silence!!
ck4829
(35,062 posts)2. Bet a hundred bucks they'd change their tune if one of the shooters was Muslim
superpatriotman
(6,247 posts)3. Ask them anyway
Who gives a shit if they are embarrassed?
riversedge
(70,192 posts)5. They are probably in hiding and ordering their aides to keep the press away!! IMHO
Boomerproud
(7,952 posts)8. They were asked and all declined.
Pete Buttigieg is giving Repugs hell right now on CNN. My God is he quick and eloquent.
Odoreida
(1,549 posts)4. They haven't determined the party line yet.
Give them until this evening, and they will all be saying word-for-word the same thing.
spanone
(135,827 posts)6. Anyone of them would have to point a finger at trump and no one will
Cowards one and all.
world wide wally
(21,740 posts)7. The home of the brave?
Hardly