Cheney: Trump inciting January 6 riot 'the most dangerous thing' a president has done

[Stuart G]

Cheney: Trump inciting January 6 riot 'the most dangerous thing' a president has done


Axis File, with David Axelrod : CNN


https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/06/politics/cheney-trump-dangerous-thing-axe-files/index.html

CNN) — Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney accused former President Donald Trump of having committed the worst violation of a president's oath of office by inciting the January 6 Capitol insurrection -- and taking a jab at House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy over his subsequent visit to Trump at Mar-a-Lago.

"I was stunned. I could not imagine any justification for doing that," Cheney said of McCarthy's visit to Trump during an episode of David Axelrod's "The Axe Files" podcast, which was taped Saturday afternoon as part of a University of Chicago alumni weekend event. "And I asked him why he had done it, and he said, well, he had just been in the neighborhood, essentially."

House Republicans ousted Cheney from her leadership position last month over her public rejection of Trump's lie that he won the election -- an ouster that McCarthy supported. Cheney, the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, has repeatedly clashed with McCarthy, who has tried to align himself with Trump, and subsequently the Republican base, going into the 2022 midterms.

[Walleye]

1. Liz your party has become a cult of compulsive liars. Fucking do something about it

So we Democrats are expected to fix the country and the republican party as well?

[Stuart G]

2. I think Liz will lead a war against the current Republican Party in 2022.

It will be very ugly, but because of the truth of what Liz says, she may win...or....
divide the party permanently:............ "Trumpers vs Non Trumpers"......

and that will insure us a 2022 win!!

[Walleye]

4. I'm all for that.The GOP as we knew it is over. Thank goodness

[Stuart G]

6. The "Civil War" in the Puke Party has already started in Idaho...hit this link:

Link title: Republican civil war erupts in Idaho as right-wing extremists reach the highest levels of state gov

posted by: UCmeNdc:.....today at 7:45AM.. in ...General Discussion...hit link below to see the
post and the discussion at that post


https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215503233

[skypilot]

10. "as we knew it" is the operative phrase here...

...in my opinion. I would hold off on being thankful. I am convinced that the GOP as we know/knew it will continue to morph into something worse than what it is or ever has been.

[Walleye]

12. You're right of course. I guess I'm a cockeyed optimist 🤪

[skypilot]

13. The cult of Trump and QAnon...

...and its place in todays GOP has chipped away at whatever optimism I might have had about the GOP eventually becoming LESS insane.

[Walleye]

21. I'm just hoping that they really break apart, especially if they insist on constantly lying

[JHB]

7. I'll need to see real action on their part before I get my hopes up.

Real take-downs of the Trumpists, like they did to Rockefeller Republicans back in the 70s and 80s.

None of them have shown they have the stomach for a real fight. They all rode to success on a cushion of what we're now calling "Trumpists". They only know how to fight Democrats.

[Botany]

3. 'the most dangerous thing' a president has done and that President was protected by the Republicans

And those republicans are part of Joe Manchin's "people in the middle."

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215501558

Joe Manchin, “It’s us in the middle that have to start making something happen here in Washington to move this country forward.”

[Walleye]

5. How many problems has the problem solvers' Caucus solved?

[CrackityJones75]

8. Or her Dad lying to get us into a war for 20 years.

[Stuart G]

9. Maybe she is trying to ..."repent for that lie"? (by telling an obvious truth)

[KS Toronado]

15. She's positioning herself for a run at the White House I believe.

[Martin Eden]

16. That was my first thought

Aside from inciting the Jan 6 insurrection, another "most dangerous" thing a president did saved America -- Lincoln's determination to defeat the confederacy.

[housecat]

11. I don't trust her, but if the enemy of my enemy is my friend, go Cheney!

[Baked Potato]

14. I think Cheney is doing her job as the "sane" faction leader.

She is giving never-T***p Republicans a handle to hold onto on the GOP life raft. Her position in the Party and life gives her safe passage until the stench of T***p is safely gone or at least at a distance.

At this point, I think her ouster from leadership is going as planned to keep GOP voters engaged while there is a lull until 2022 elections. MTG is holding the crazies in so they won’t get distracted by how good Joe Biden is doing.

[DallasNE]

17. An Act Of Obeying The Rul Of Law

Ends with severe punishment whereas a deranged act of insurrection is a path to renomination for the highest office in the land.

That clown car has run into the ditch and that is where it needs to stay.

The media has a role to play here so why are they not stepping up? Why are they cowering in the corner playing the both sides game?

[msfiddlestix]

18. Since Liz Chaney's father is still alive, Press Reports need to Include the first name in reference

to any political story.

Seriously, it matters.

[PatrickforB]

19. Indeed. Donald Trump is nothing more than a traitor whose hands

are wet with the blood of half a million Americans, the Kurds he abandoned, and many others injured or maimed by his policies. And let's not forget the disgrace on January 6 that brought shame upon this nation and its entire people.

[DeeDeeNY]

20. Well at least Trump will be held criminally responsible for the riot

Oh wait

[Johnny2X2X]

22. Doesn't she remember Obama?

Obama once wore a tan suit and had a hotdog with Grey Poupon mustard, the country is still reeling.

[kentuck]

23. This should be featured in all of America's newspapers.

She is a canary.

[bucolic_frolic]

24. Dangerous to the Republic, but not to the Republican Party

unless the radicals are excised. Rep. Cheney will have to adjust her loyalties to get this done. Tacitly supporting voter suppression while railing against the former guy does not help the cause of Constitutional government. It's a time-shift strategy. I think she's as toast as Trump.

[malaise]

25. Her daddy's lies killed over 500,000 Iraqis

Fuck off woman. That is all