Schiff: 'Republican Party has turned itself into a cult' of Trump's personality

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Sunday that he believes the Republican Party has turned into a "cult" of President Trump's personality and that GOP lawmakers likely wouldn't act in accordance with their Constitutional obligations.

Schiff made the comments on ABC's "This Week" while discussing the things Democrats should recognize while considering launching an impeachment inquiry.

"In terms of the impeachment process, it’s not mandated by the Constitution," Schiff said. "We can avail ourselves of this when the president demonstrates acts that are high crimes or misdemeanors. It is certainly true that much of his conduct qualifies for that, but at the same time we have to recognize the reality that one party, the Republican Party, has turned itself into a cult of the president's personality and is not likely to act consistent with its constitutional obligations."

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"And we have to figure out in that context, is this the right thing for the country, and I’m just not convinced, not yet, that that’s the case," Schiff said.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/446528-schiff-the-republican-party-has-turned-itself-into-a-cult-of-trumps

[ProudMNDemocrat]

1. Keep telling it like it is, Chairman Schiff.....

Keep putting the blanket truth out there that the Republican Party is dead...

It is now the Trumper Party. Somebody needs to stylize this into a logo. The hair especially.

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[renate]

2. I like this way of describing it

“Cult of personality”—that’s exactly what it is, and it’s a phrase everybody knows from Jim Jones, Kim Jung Un, etc.
Great shorthand to use often without the numbing effect of relitigating Trump’s shortcomings every single time.

[Honeycombe8]

3. Tell me something I don't know. Like "we're starting an impeachment inquiry next week."

Just joking. They're not going to start an impeachment inquiry.

[BigmanPigman]

5. They should!

[zentrum]

4. Love the guy. Schiff 2028.

....Or 2024 for that matter.

Nadler says this too. That the Repug party is now a cult.

[MrScorpio]

6. The GOP has always been a cult of personality

The only thing that changes are the cult leaders.

[Mr.Bill]

7. It's one thing to be in a cult of personality.

You could say that about the followers of many presidents, both Democratic and republican.

But this is a cult of criminal personality. They crave criminality and admire him for getting away with it.

[smirkymonkey]

8. K&R