Joe Walsh says he no longer has a place in the Republican Party

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Joe Walsh
@WalshFreedom

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I spoke in front of 3,000 Iowa Republicans last night. It was like a MAGA rally. I told them we needed a President who doesn’t lie all the time. The crowd booed me. I told them we needed a President who wasn’t indecent & cruel. The crowd booed me. 1/

I told them we needed a President who doesn’t care only about himself. The crowd booed me. I told them the Republican Party needed to do some real soul searching. The crowd booed me. 2/


I told them that, because of Trump, young people, women, and people of color want nothing to do with the Republican Party. The crowd booed me. I told them I’m a pro life, pro gun, secure the border conservative, but we need a President who is decent and represents everyone. 3/

The crowd booed me. I got booed, yelled at, jeered, and given the middle finger for the 3-4 minutes I spoke to these 3,000 people. Afterwards, I realized again that 99.9% of these folks don’t support me. They don’t care that Trump lies, they don’t care that he’s cruel,

they don’t care that he cheats to get re-elected, they don’t care that he attacks the free press, they don’t care that he increases the debt, they don’t care that his tariffs have killed Iowa farmers, they don’t care that Trump abuses the Constitution and acts like a dictator.

Afterwards, I realized again that my Republican Party isn’t a Party, it’s a cult. I realized again that nobody can beat Trump in a Republican Primary. And most importantly and most sadly, I realized again that I don’t belong in this party. I have no home in this party.

And I realized again that something new needs to begin. Whether it’s a political party, or a movement, I don’t know. But there needs to be a home for conservatives who are decent, principled, and respectful. Conservatives who embrace all God’s children, acknowledge that

climate change is real, get serious about our debt, abide by our Constitution, and tell the truth. I hope to be a part of this new party. This new movement. But job #1 in 2020 is to stop Trump. And all of us from across the political spectrum need to come together

to stop Trump. Let’s make sure Trump is defeated in 2020, then we get back to respectfully debating issues. Instead of talking about Trump everyday. Let’s put aside our differences on certain issues now and understand that Trump is the single greatest threat to this Republic. 9/
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And he's getting skewered by Trumpers (including Don Jr) on twitter

[samnsara]

1. you have outgrown them...

[Squinch]

2. Where is this turnaround coming from? He was the worst of the worst.

[The Genealogist]

4. He may not like Trump but "pro-life, pro-gun"'" tells me what I need to know about him.

Im glad he is going after Trump tho. If he is so hed-up to have and alternative party, why doesn't he start one?

[NewJeffCT]

6. Walsh has been against Trump for at least a few years now

He really took seriously some of the national security findings that came out after the election and has been appalled by Trump since he was elected.

He's still a very strong pro gun conservative, but we need every ally we can get in order to defeat Trump

[Javaman]

3. okay, so wait. let me get this straight

a fucking tea party halfwit who helped birth this age of stupidity is now pissed that the very stupidity he helped champion is now even too stupid for him? is that correct?

oh joe, you glorious fucking moron. you have to sleep in the rotten flea ridden piss stained shit smelling bed you made

[Mr. Ected]

8. Well Said. This baby carries Walsh's DNA.

But make this about more than just Joe Walsh. There's a LOT of Never Trumper Republicans out there. A lot. And this time, they won't hold their noses and vote Republican. They'll vote Democratic, and although we have NOTHING IN COMMON with them ideologically speaking, it doesn't matter; we share their essential disgust for all things MAGA, and at this juncture in time, that has to be the most important thing of all in November.

[Skittles]

13. exactly correct

fuck him

[Ohiogal]

5. Wow.

They are just so far gone down the rabbit hole. How do you deal with brainwashed morons like that.

[Mr. Ected]

7. Democrats + Independents + Never-Trumper Republicans Victory in November, unless

Putin's tentacles have already strangled our democracy.

[hibbing]

9. "they don't care that he's cruel"

Sorry Joe, they do, that's a big part of his appeal.


Peace

[MagickMuffin]

10. So Joe, the takeaway is THEY DON'T CARE!

Somehow I already figured that out.

[crickets]

11. Oh, *that* Joe Walsh. Well. That's different.

...never mind. /Emily Litella

[Marcuse]

12. The only penance he is fit to offer is to try to push the truth about Trump up bullshit mountain.

Not to be confused with the late Joe Wilson (R,SC) who was just as bad.

[NCLefty]

14. There is no place for dissent from Trump. His branding takeover is total.