Arizona Republican censured by party over testimony on resisting Trump

[AZProgressive]

Rusty Bowers, the Arizona house speaker who testified to the January 6 committee about how he resisted Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn his defeat by Joe Biden in the sun belt state, has been formally censured by his own Republican party.

Kelli Ward, chair of the Arizona Republican party, said on Tuesday its “executive committee formally censured Rusty Bowers tonight – he is no longer a Republican in good standing and we call on Republicans to replace him at the ballot box in the August primary”.

Ward released a copy of the formal censure, which included “killing all meaningful election integrity bills” among Bowers’ alleged misdeeds and called on Arizona voters to “expel him permanently from office”.

Bowers testified to the House January 6 committee on 21 June. Discussing Trump’s claim that Bowers told him the Arizona election was “rigged”, Bowers said: “Anyone, anywhere, anytime I said the election was rigged, that would not be true.”

https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jul/20/rusty-bowers-arizona-republican-censured-jan-6-testimony

[Samrob]

1. This tells you all you need to know about Republicans and why you vote against them. nt

[Norbert]

2. He should switch his party affiliation to independent.

[Walleye]

3. Didn't he say he would still vote for Trump?A lot of good it did for him to sell his soul

[sakabatou]

4. Once again, Republicans put their orange god over the US.

[Marthe48]

5. trumper traitors are insane

they are making choices that aren't aligned with normal human behavior, not even in the ball park, not even in this solar system. What is the hell wrong with all of them?

[bluestarone]

6. So right!

They are like the Morlocks in the movie The Time Machine. (staring Rod Taylor) from i believe 1960. The Rethugs of today are definitely a new breed!

[Marthe48]

7. I've been thinking of that movie

the Morlocks eating the humans. I couldn't help thinking of corporations.

[spanone]

8. GOP It's a criminal enterprise and trump is the don.

Their slogan should be....NOTHING FOR THE GOOD OF ANYONE.

FUCK THEM FOREVER.