{"id":1029413,"date":"2024-01-26T23:06:59","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T23:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1029413"},"modified":"2024-05-21T17:50:35","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T17:50:35","slug":"maga-malarkey-the-extremism-you-missed-from-republicans-this-week-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/maga-malarkey-the-extremism-you-missed-from-republicans-this-week-28\/","title":{"rendered":"MAGA Malarkey: The Extremism You Missed From Republicans This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/MAGA-Malarkey.png?w=745\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1032202\" style=\"width:841px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>MAGA Republicans stooped to new lows this week with their extremism, hypocrisy, chaos, and \u2014 as President Biden would call it \u2014 malarkey. In case you missed it: Donald Trump doubled down on his MAGAnomics tax scam and once again signaled he would pardon January 6 insurrectionists; Tim Scott, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Doug Burgum campaigned with Trump despite their past comments on how he is unfit for office; Ron DeSantis ended his campaign that was centered around Trump\u2019s MAGA agenda before questioning Trump\u2019s ability to win a general election; and Nancy Mace endorsed Trump even though she previously said the Republican Party needed a \u201cnew voice\u201d after January 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Nikki Haley reaffirmed her support for a national abortion ban; House Republicans are clamoring because they have no accomplishments to run on; a Minnesota Representative is the latest republican to \u201cvote no and take the dough;\u201d and House Republicans are bashing James Comer for the baseless impeachment sham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Donald Trump doubled down on his tax scam that helped billionaires and big corporations pay a lower tax rate than the middle class for the first time in history.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BidenHQ\/status\/1749537477285536234\">Martha MacCallum<\/a>: \u201cWould you do larger tax cuts for corporations?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump: \u201cI was planning on doing it.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2024\/01\/12\/trump-tax-cuts-2024\/\">Washington Post<\/a>: \u201cBehind closed doors, Trump eyes second round of corporate tax cuts\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/2023\/09\/donald-trump-second-term-tax-cuts\">Vanity Fair<\/a>: \u201cDonald Trump Wants to Give His Favorite Corporations Another Giant Tax Cut in a Second Term: Report\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2023\/09\/11\/trump-tax-cuts-2024\/\">Washington Post<\/a>: \u201cTrump and his advisers have discussed deeper cuts to both individual and corporate tax rates that would build on his controversial 2017 tax law \u2026 Further cutting corporate taxes which would primarily benefit large firms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/camilomaldonado\/2019\/10\/10\/trump-tax-cuts-helped-billionaires-pay-less-taxes-than-the-working-class-in-2018\/?sh=642388dd3128\">Forbes<\/a>: \u201cTrump Tax Cuts Helped Billionaires Pay Less Taxes Than The Working Class In 2018\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/two-years-after-trumps-tax-reform-the-middle-class-is-struggling\/\">CBS News<\/a>: \u201cTwo years after Trump tax cuts, middle-class Americans are falling behind\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2019\/oct\/09\/trump-tax-cuts-helped-billionaires-pay-less\">The Guardian<\/a>: \u201cThey were billed as a \u2018middle-class miracle\u2019 but according to a new book Donald Trump\u2019s $1.5tn tax cuts have helped billionaires pay a lower rate than the working class for the first time in history.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Trump doubled down on his promise to pardon January 6 insurrectionists.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BidenHQ\/status\/1749635337393938561?s=20\">Audience member<\/a>: \u201cFree the J6ers!\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump: \u201cWe will.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/trump-says-pardon-large-portion-jan-6-rioters-rcna83873\">NBC News<\/a>: \u201cFormer President Donald Trump promised Wednesday night that if he is elected he will pardon a \u2018large portion\u2019 of the people convicted of federal offenses for their participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DNCWarRoom\/status\/1680362730803306496?s=20\">Trump<\/a>: \u201cJanuary 6, it was the largest crowd I\u2019ve ever spoken to. And they were there proud, they were there with love in their heart. That was an unbelievable \u2014 and it was a beautiful day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/gzGMGBV4Op4?t=459\">Buck Sexton<\/a>: \u201cWill there be a lot of pardons and commutations of people you think were treated unfairly, J6 defendants, January 6 defendants under an administration, your administration?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump: \u201cYes, absolutely. They were treated horribly \u2026 We had people put in jail for five, six, seven years who didn&#8217;t do anything wrong. And yes, that will happen very quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tim Scott, Doug Burgum, and Vivek Ramaswamy all campaigned with Trump despite their past jabs laying out why Trump is unfit to lead and too unpopular to win a general election.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/amp\/rcna121827\">NBC News<\/a>: \u201cSen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., said Donald Trump doesn\u2019t have what it takes to win a general election, the sharpest jab he has thrown at the former president \u2026 \u2018I don\u2019t think he can win,\u2019 Scott said. \u2018You have to be able to win in Georgia. I don\u2019t think he can win in Georgia. I think you\u2019ll have to be able to win in Pennsylvania.\u2019 Scott also appeared to blame Trump for losses in Georgia\u2019s 2021 runoff elections that cost the GOP control of the Senate when Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock won.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1t1o221X87EHOXS4x3NyqMFbiJT4F6HbQ\/view?usp=sharing\">Scott<\/a>: \u201cAnd our former president, I voted for him twice. \u2026 But our party has been underperforming in three consecutive national elections. We have to get back on offense, and that\u2019s why I know we must win.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/some-in-gop-rebuke-trump-for-racist-tweets-but-party-leaders-still-silent\">Associated Press<\/a>: \u201cSen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, the only black Republican senator, said Trump made \u2018unacceptable personal attacks\u2019 and used \u2018racially offensive language.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/vivek-ramaswamy-wounded-trumps-movement-needs-new-leader-rcna131921\">NBC News<\/a>: \u201cVivek Ramaswamy argues Trump is \u2018wounded\u2019 and his movement needs a new leader\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/meetthepressblog\/vivek-ramaswamy-makes-strongest-argument-yet-supporting-trump-rcna95652\">NBC News<\/a>: \u201c[Ramaswamy] made the case that Trump may be too polarizing to advance the Republican agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thedispatch.com\/newsletter\/dispatch-politics\/vivek-ramaswamy-explains-how-hell-defeat-donald-trump\/\">The Dispatch<\/a>: \u201cRamaswamy says he is confident he can \u2018persuade\u2019 Trump loyalists to jump ship and join his campaign \u2026 he believes these voters will ultimately concludes he is more electable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/gop-presidential-candidate-burgum-says-wouldnt-business-trump-rcna93167\">NBC News<\/a>: \u201cGOP presidential candidate Doug Burgum says he wouldn&#8217;t do business with Trump\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/gop-presidential-candidate-burgum-says-wouldnt-business-trump-rcna93167\">Burgum<\/a>: \u201cI just think that it\u2019s important that you\u2019re judged by the company you keep.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>After running on Trump\u2019s extreme MAGA agenda, Ron DeSantis suspended his campaign and endorsed Trump, only to immediately cast doubt on his electability.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/01\/23\/new-hampshire-primary-2024\/desantis-makes-election-predictions-00137237\">Politico<\/a>: \u201cFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis may have endorsed Donald Trump for president on Sunday, but now he&#8217;s sounding alarm bells about the ex-president&#8217;s chances in November.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/01\/23\/desantis-criticizes-trump-after-endorsement\">Axios<\/a>: \u201cDeSantis unloads on Trump right after endorsing him\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/politics-government\/article277078673.html#storylink=cpy\">Miami Herald<\/a>: \u201cDeSantis struggles to separate from Trump on policy when campaigning for 2024\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nancy Mace became the latest member of the House Republican chaos conference to fall in line under Trump, despite initially calling for a \u201cnew voice\u201d for the Republican party.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/01\/22\/congress\/maces-ever-evolving-trump-stance-00136949\">Politico<\/a>: Nancy Mace endorses Trump for president, flipping from earlier calls for &#8216;new voice&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/politics\/2024\/01\/nancy-mace-flip-flops-again-and-endorses-donald-trump\/\">Mother Jones<\/a>: \u201cAfter claiming the January 6 attack on the US Capitol had \u2018wiped out\u2019 Donald Trump\u2019s legacy and that she wanted to be a \u2018new voice\u2019 for the Republican party, the South Carolina congresswoman has endorsed Trump\u2019s re-election campaign just one day before the New Hampshire primary.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mace.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/watch-mace-condemns-president-trump-will-vote-no-impeachment\">Mace on January 6<\/a>: &#8220;I believe we need to hold [Trump] accountable. I hold him accountable for the events that transpired for the attack on our Capitol.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postandcourier.com\/politics\/freshman-congresswoman-nancy-mace-now-facing-another-challenger-in-scs-2022-gop-primary\/article_53701c50-1595-11ec-8f76-6785f7e5d1ee.html\">Mace on January 6 attacks<\/a>: \u201cEvery accomplishment that Republicans have made over the last four years, including President Trump had (made) were wiped out in just a few short hours.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>On the eve of the anniversary of <\/strong><strong><em>Roe v. Wade<\/em><\/strong><strong>, Nikki Haley doubled down on her pledge to sign a national abortion ban.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BidenHQ\/status\/1749107630738489348?s=20\">Margaret Brennan<\/a>: \u201cWould you [sign a national abortion ban]?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Haley: \u201cI&#8217;ve said I&#8217;m fine with a federal law.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/nikki-haley-2024-republican-candidate-vows-sign-federal-abortion-ban-elected-president\">Fox News<\/a>: \u201cNikki Haley, 2024 Republican candidate, vows to sign federal abortion ban if elected president\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BidenHQ\/status\/1722446891986608467\">Kirsten Welker<\/a>: \u201cWould you support a 15-week federal limit?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Haley: \u201cI would support anything that would pass.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>House Republicans are finally waking up to the \u201cembarrassing\u201d fact that they have \u201czero accomplishments\u201d to campaign on this year.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/s-embarrassing-republicans-worry-no-achievements-run-2024-rcna131902\">NBC News<\/a>: \u201c\u2018It\u2019s embarrassing\u2019: Republicans worry they have no achievements to run on in 2024\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen Congress began the new year, Rep. Andy Biggs gave a television interview and made a startling confession: House Republicans have done nothing they can run on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2018We have nothing. In my opinion, we have nothing to go out there and campaign on,\u2019 the Arizona Republican said on the conservative network Newsmax. \u2018It\u2019s embarrassing.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnchor Chris Salcedo responded with a bemused chuckle. \u2018I know,\u2019 he said. \u2018The Republican Party in the Congress majority has zero accomplishments.\u2019\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/least-productive-congress-since-great-depression_n_65553d38e4b0e4767012b6df#:~:text=With%20only%2021%20bills%20making,met%20during%201931%20and%201932.\">HuffPost<\/a>: \u201cThe Least Productive Congress Since The Great Depression\u201d<br><br>\u201cRep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), part of a group in the House that has stopped several spending bills from advancing to the Senate, saw his frustration boil over on the House floor Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2018One thing. I want my Republican colleagues to give me one thing \u2014 one! \u2014 that I can go campaign on and say we did,\u2019 he said. \u2018Anybody sitting in the complex, if you want to come down to the floor and come explain to me, one meaningful, significant thing the Republican majority has done.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/12\/19\/118-congress-bills-least-unproductive-chart\">Axios<\/a>: \u201cCapitol Hill stunner: 2023 led to fewest laws in decades\u201d<strong><br><\/strong><strong><br><\/strong><strong>Minnesota Rep. Pete Stauber became the latest MAGA Republican to take credit for federal infrastructure funding&nbsp; despite voting against the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law \u2014 joining other Republicans who voted against the law but are touting its funding anyway.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/minnesota-representative-praises-new-bridge-despite-voting-against-bill_n_65af0255e4b0f55c6e308176\">HuffPost<\/a>: \u201cMinnesota Representative Praises New Bridge \u2014 Paid For By Infrastructure Bill He Opposed\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cStauber is by no means the only Republican, or even lawmaker, to take credit for the impact of a bill they voted against. But Democrats have increasingly made an effort to call out Republicans more often for that behavior, which former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has dubbed \u2018vote no and take the dough.\u2019\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/rachel-maddow-show\/maddowblog\/gop-rep-touts-essential-infrastructure-funds-voted-rcna135217\">MSNBC<\/a>: \u201cOn social media, Stauber added that he was \u2018\u201cproud to announce\u2019\u201d the investment, which he described as \u2018\u201ca HUGE win\u2019\u201d for his district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere was, however, one key detail he neglected to mention: The investment in the Blatnik Bridge came by way of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that President Joe Biden signed into law \u2014 and which Stauber voted against.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>And Rep. James Comer\u2019s own Republican colleagues are fed up with his baseless impeachment sham, which has spiraled into a \u201cparade of embarrassments.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/themessenger.com\/politics\/republicans-turn-on-their-impeachment-chairman-a-parade-of-embarrassments-exclusive\">The Messenger<\/a>: \u201cHouse Republicans are increasingly disenchanted with Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., saying his leadership of the Biden impeachment inquiry has become a \u2018clueless investigation\u2019 at best and \u2014 at worst \u2014 \u2018a disaster.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2018One would be hard pressed to find the best moment for James Comer in the Oversight Committee,\u2019 one House Republican lawmaker, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to maintain internal relationships, told The Messenger. \u201cIt\u2019s been a parade of embarrassments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cComer has cast a wide net and caught very little fish. That is a big problem for him,\u201d one personal ally of former President Donald Trump told The Messenger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2018James Comer continues to embarrass himself and House Republicans. He screws up over and over and over,\u2019 the source said.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MAGA Republicans stooped to new lows this week with their extremism, hypocrisy, chaos, and \u2014 as President Biden would call it \u2014 malarkey. 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