VP wannabes find new ways to suck up to Trump
Republicans, particularly vice presidential hopefuls, are continuing to audition for convicted felon Donald Trump during television appearances. The latest to do so were Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas and Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida, who ran interference for Trump’s crimes on Sunday. Cotton, who has been called a “top contender” in the MAGA veepstakes, was asked by CNN’s Jake Tapper about Trump’s announcement that he would consider pardoning all of the Jan. 6 insurrectionists. “I think what that means is what he did in his first term. He'd take each case for a pardon request on a case-by-case basis,” Cotton said. Then Cotton offered up this spin for Dear Leader: “And I do think there's a strong case for many of the defendants to be pardoned because they didn't engage in acts of violence." You might remember when Cotton called on then-president Trump to deploy the 101st Airborne Division against Americans protesting the murder of George Floyd. YouTube Video Donalds, who is consistently on Trump VP lists, appeared on MSNBC’s Meet the Press, to assert that the Supreme Court “should step in” to overturn Trump’s New York conviction on 34 felony counts. His reasoning is that "everybody knows how the court system works in New York," meaning that it would take too long for MAGA’s liking. YouTube Video Donalds, who has shown himself to be an almost sociopathic apologist for Trump, didn't speak to the fact that Trump was actually found guilty by a jury, which is why he is appealing in the first place. With a final decision on Trump’s running mate expected to be announced in the next few weeks before the Republican National Convention, desperation seems to be at an all-time high. Sen. Marco Rubio called Trump’s conviction proof that the United States had become a “banana republic.” South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem offered up boilerplate blather about how much of a “selfless” hero Trump is. And Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York continues filing ethics complaints against judges and prosecutors in Trump’s many trials, while fundraising for him as “a political prisoner.” The GOP has long been the bottom of the barrel when it comes to ethics and integrity, but the veepstakes expose just how much wiggle room there is at the bottom. Hopium Chronicles' Simon Rosenberg joins Markos to discuss the “red wave-ification” of the economy and how prepared Democrats are for November. There is still work to do but we have a better candidate—and we have the edge. Embedded Content Campaign Action
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Republicans, particularly vice presidential hopefuls, are continuing to audition for convicted felon Donald Trump during television appearances. The latest to do so were Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas and Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida, who ran interference for Trump’s crimes on Sunday.
Cotton, who has been called a “top contender” in the MAGA veepstakes, was asked by CNN’s Jake Tapper about Trump’s announcement that he would consider pardoning all of the Jan. 6 insurrectionists.
“I think what that means is what he did in his first term. He'd take each case for a pardon request on a case-by-case basis,” Cotton said.
Then Cotton offered up this spin for Dear Leader: “And I do think there's a strong case for many of the defendants to be pardoned because they didn't engage in acts of violence."
You might remember when Cotton called on then-president Trump to deploy the 101st Airborne Division against Americans protesting the murder of George Floyd.
Donalds, who is consistently on Trump VP lists, appeared on MSNBC’s Meet the Press, to assert that the Supreme Court “should step in” to overturn Trump’s New York conviction on 34 felony counts.
His reasoning is that "everybody knows how the court system works in New York," meaning that it would take too long for MAGA’s liking.
Donalds, who has shown himself to be an almost sociopathic apologist for Trump, didn't speak to the fact that Trump was actually found guilty by a jury, which is why he is appealing in the first place.
With a final decision on Trump’s running mate expected to be announced in the next few weeks before the Republican National Convention, desperation seems to be at an all-time high. Sen. Marco Rubio called Trump’s conviction proof that the United States had become a “banana republic.” South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem offered up boilerplate blather about how much of a “selfless” hero Trump is. And Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York continues filing ethics complaints against judges and prosecutors in Trump’s many trials, while fundraising for him as “a political prisoner.”
The GOP has long been the bottom of the barrel when it comes to ethics and integrity, but the veepstakes expose just how much wiggle room there is at the bottom.
Hopium Chronicles' Simon Rosenberg joins Markos to discuss the “red wave-ification” of the economy and how prepared Democrats are for November. There is still work to do but we have a better candidate—and we have the edge.
