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babylonsister

(171,075 posts)
Mon Aug 15, 2022, 08:28 AM Aug 2022

It's Time for Republicans to Go Nuclear and Dump Trump

https://www.thedailybeast.com/its-time-for-republicans-to-go-nuclear-and-dump-trump?ref=home

Opinion
It’s Time for Republicans to Go Nuclear and Dump Trump
THE 5TH AVENUE MOMENT
At some point, “national security conservatives” need to stop making excuses and ditch the ex-president for recklessly endangering American interests.
Matt Lewis
Senior Columnist
Updated Aug. 14, 2022 3:42AM ET / Published Aug. 13, 2022 11:34PM ET


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Maybe the evidence seized was so valuable that the risk of turning Trump into even more of a martyr justified the raid. Otherwise, either the Feds obtained enough evidence to put him away, or they may have just put him in the White House. When dealing with Trump, Napoleon’s maxim that “If you start to take Vienna, take Vienna” rings true. Anything that doesn’t kill his political career probably makes it stronger.

Now, I would like to believe that conservatives—particularly those who value national security—will appreciate the especially serious nature of this breach—and react accordingly. Is it possible that this threat is so serious that it could move the needle when everything else—including Jan. 6—didn’t? In the past, national security has been cited as a reason why Trump shouldn’t be elected president.

In 2016, Republican Sen. Marco Rubio declared that we can’t give “the nuclear codes of the United States to an erratic individual.”

Well, we did. The question is, do you think we should have let him keep our nuclear documents forever? Is this breach something we’re willing to ignore and defend?
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It's Time for Republicans to Go Nuclear and Dump Trump (Original Post) babylonsister Aug 2022 OP
They can't, TFG has a tight 5% PER COUNTY grip on the GQP which can't afford to lose that many uponit7771 Aug 2022 #1

uponit7771

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1. They can't, TFG has a tight 5% PER COUNTY grip on the GQP which can't afford to lose that many
Mon Aug 15, 2022, 09:00 AM
Aug 2022

... votes in tight races.

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