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So far this week, the House GOP has shown it’s ready to turn a blind eye to Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar’s tweet of a photoshopped anime video depicting him appearing to kill Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and swinging swords at President Joe Biden. The bulk of the House GOP is expected to stand by Gosar on Wednesday as he faces a rare censure vote by the full chamber and is stripped of two committee assignments. Explaining her decision to hold the vote, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said: “We cannot have members joking about murdering each other.”
But if they are not bothered enough by Gosar’s glorification of violence to punish him, some of his Republican colleagues do want to strip committee posts from 13 GOP members who backed a bipartisan infrastructure bill that will repair roads and bridges and widen access to broadband. Their sin lies in handing a victory to Biden, in a recently signed law that even some Republicans — including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell — argue is a win for the American people.
Trump extended his revenge tour to two House GOP primaries this week, choosing the West Virginia congressman who voted against infrastructure in an incumbent-on-incumbent primary, and backing an opponent to a Michigan congressman who voted for his impeachment earlier this year.
Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, meanwhile, was again disowned by her state party for telling the truth about Trump’s authoritarian attempt to destroy the peaceful transfer of power, which has been a hallmark of American democracy for nearly 250 years. Cheney had already lost her House leadership post for defending cherished American values to a Trump acolyte, Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York, and she’s now one of just two Republicans serving on the House select committee investigating January 6.
Cheney spoke out on Tuesday about colleagues who tolerate the violent rhetoric that increasingly characterizes their party but condemn lawmakers who vote for programs that they think…
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Source : cnn
