Jake Tapper Questions GOP Gov. on Trump's Bonkers RNC Rant: Party Shaping Itself 'Around the...

[DonViejo]

Jake Tapper Questions GOP Gov. on Trump’s Bonkers RNC Rant: Party Shaping Itself ‘Around the Grievances and Lies of One Man’

By Josh Feldman Apr 11th, 2021, 9:38 am

CNN’s Jake Tapper spoke with a Republican governor on Sunday about the state of the GOP after former President Donald Trump went on a bonkers rant about the election and trashing people like Mitch McConnell during at an RNC donor retreat Saturday.

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In speaking with Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, Tapper noted Trump continuing to repeat his “dangerous lie” and asked, “Does this concern you that your party continues to shape itself around the grievances and lies of one man?”

“Well, anything that’s divisive is a concern and is not helpful for us fighting the battles in Washington at the state level,” Hutchinson responded. “In some ways, it’s not a big deal what he said. But at the same time, whenever it draws attention, we don’t need that. We need unity.”

Tapper brought up comments from John Boehner’s new book to ask Hutchinson if “this [is] still your Republican party.”

The governor said Republicans should “get back to our principles” and “stop the personality divisions that we have and focus on really the historic role that we’ve played, which is a voice for smaller government, not bigger government.”

full article + video
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/jake-tapper-questions-gop-gov-on-trumps-bonkers-rnc-rant-party-shaping-itself-around-the-grievances-and-lies-of-one-man/

[North Shore Chicago]

1. Who would have thunk it?

Asa sounding so.....kinda......somewhat sane.

[Lovie777]

2. Anger and hatred . . ..

also

[idziak4ever1234]

3. I think the Republican Party stands for something:

oppose anything the Democrats want no matter what.

[Boomerproud]

4. Smaller government is not a principle when it's really set

up for all institutions to fail. They don't know how to solve problems but look at their legislation-complete interference in the most personal aspects of our lives.

[Ferrets are Cool]

5. That was my takeaway.

[NCDem47]

6. I'm totally convinced that...

Former guy got his hands on blackmail information, either from US intelligence sources, the mob or Russia (or all of the above!) and is holding it over the GOP.