{"id":1030836,"date":"2024-04-19T20:04:09","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T20:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1030836"},"modified":"2024-05-21T17:47:53","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T17:47:53","slug":"maga-malarkey-the-extremism-you-missed-from-republicans-this-week-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/maga-malarkey-the-extremism-you-missed-from-republicans-this-week-40\/","title":{"rendered":"MAGA Malarkey: The Extremism You Missed From Republicans This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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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: Arizona Republicans voted against repealing a cruel 1864 abortion ban; MAGA Mike Johnson tried to dodge his record of co-sponsoring a national abortion ban; Kari Lake echoed Trump\u2019s violent rhetoric, telling her supporters to \u201cstrap on a Glock\u201d ahead of November; Trump cozied up to Big Oil and Gas; Trump\u2019s fundraising struggles continued; the chaotic Wisconsin GOP hired an election-denying executive director; House Republicans came out in support <\/em>of junk fees; and House Republican Brandon Williams became the latest Republican to rail against investment legislation before taking credit for the billions being pumped into his district. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arizona Republicans refused to repeal the state\u2019s cruel 160-year-old abortion ban, which was upheld because Trump overturned <\/strong>Roe v. Wade<\/em><\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cThe Republican-controlled Arizona House of Representatives once again failed to advance a repeal of the state\u2019s 160-year-old abortion ban Wednesday, days after the state Supreme Court roiled state politics by reviving the law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe vote is a blow to reproductive rights as well as GOP candidates in competitive races, who have been scrambling to distance themselves from the court\u2019s decision. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOn Wednesday, following two attempts to discuss a bill that would repeal Arizona\u2019s 1864 ban on abortions, lawmakers voted not to discuss the measure on the House floor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe ban prohibits the procedure except to save the life of the pregnant person and threatens providers with prison sentences between two and five years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAGA Mike Johnson tried to dodge his record of co-sponsoring a national abortion ban.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jake Tapper<\/a>: \u201cIf Donald Trump does win and if the Republicans keep the majority, will you bring the national abortion ban up for a vote?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mike Johnson: \u201cI don’t even know what you’re talking about.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jake Tapper: \u201cYou said you didn\u2019t know what I meant by a national abortion ban \u2014 I meant the [Life at Conception Act], which you are a co-sponsor of.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Business Insider<\/a>: \u201cMost House Republicans have cosponsored a bill declaring that life begins from the moment of conception, a position under increased scrutiny after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are \u2018unborn children.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis Congress, 125 House Republicans \u2014 including Speaker Mike Johnson \u2014 have cosponsored the \u2018Life at Conception Act,\u2019 which states that the term \u2018human being\u2019 includes \u2018all stages of life, including the moment of fertilization, cloning, or other moment at which an individual member of the human species comes into being.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe bill does not include any exception for in vitro fertilization (IVF), a reproductive treatment that allows mothers to fertilize several eggs outside the womb in order to increase the chances of a viable pregnancy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kari Lake doubled down on Trump\u2019s dangerous and violent rhetoric by telling her supporters to \u201cstrap on a Glock\u201d ahead of this November\u2019s election.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NBC News<\/a>: \u201cKari Lake suggests supporters ‘strap on a Glock’ to be ready for 2024\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cArizona GOP Senate hopeful Kari Lake told supporters they can \u2018strap on a Glock\u2019 to be prepared for the intensity of the 2024 campaign and urged military and law enforcement veterans to be \u2018ready,\u2019 as her race heats up in a key battleground state.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Business Insider<\/a>: \u201cSpeaking at a convention of Georgia Republicans, Lake told hundreds of delegates that the \u201875 million Americans\u2019 who voted for Trump are armed and ready to defend him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeremy Duda, Axios<\/a>: \u201c.@KariLake called for @SecretaryHobbs to be imprisoned over fictional election rigging claims. \u2018Frankly, I think she should be locked up.\u2019 Crowd starts \u2018lock her up\u2019 chant. Lake says, \u2018I agree.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump cozied up to Big Oil and Gas as he railed against clean energy at a fundraising dinner.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Post<\/a>: \u201cTrump rails against wind energy in fundraising pitch to oil executives\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFormer president Donald Trump repeatedly ranted about wind power during a fundraising dinner with oil and gas industry executives last week, claiming that the renewable-energy source is unreliable, unattractive and bad for the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018I hate wind,\u2019 Trump told the executives over a meal of chopped steak at his Mar-a-Lago Club and resort in Florida, according to a person with knowledge of the meeting, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe a private conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTrump\u2019s comments reveal how he is wooing potential donors with his long-standing hostility to wind farms and pledges to halt this form of renewable energy if he returns to office. His stance poses a potential threat to one of the linchpins of America\u2019s clean-energy transition, according to more than a dozen Trump allies, energy experts and offshore wind industry officials.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Down bad: Trump\u2019s campaign fundraising struggles are getting worse,  while President Biden continues to add to his campaign\u2019s historic fundraising advantage. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Financial Times<\/a>: \u201cDonald Trump falls $75mn behind Joe Biden in money race as donor base shrinks\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDonald Trump has raised $75mn less for his presidential bid than Joe Biden and has 270,000 fewer unique donors now than at the same stage of his run for the White House four years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe findings, from a Financial Times analysis of federal campaign data, raise new questions about how the former president\u2019s shrunken base will sustain him through costly court cases and what is expected to be the most expensive presidential race ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Trump campaign and affiliated political action committees have attracted roughly 900,000 donors from July 2023 through the first quarter of 2024, compared with 1.17mn donors in the equivalent period of the 2020 race, according to the FT\u2019s analysis of federal data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPresident Biden has also opened up a massive fundraising advantage, the data shows, raising $165mn over the first three months of the year \u2014 $75mn more than pro-Trump groups, which raised just under $90mn.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Wisconsin GOP hired extreme election denier and former Trump campaign staffer Andrew Iverson to lead their state party.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associated Press<\/a>: \u201cFormer Trump staffer who said to \u2018fan the flame\u2019 after 2020 loss hired to lead Wisconsin GOP\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe director of Donald Trump\u2019s 2020 presidential campaign in Wisconsin, who pushed allegations of widespread fraud that were ultimately debunked, has been hired to run the Republican Party of Wisconsin heading into the November election.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIverson told other operatives two days after the election to support claims that Trump had actually won. \u2026 Biden defeated Trump by nearly 21,000 votes in Wisconsin in 2020, a result that has withstood independent and partisan audits and reviews, as well as lawsuits and the recounts Trump requested.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iverson<\/a>: \u201cHere\u2019s the drill: Comms is going to continue to fan the flame and get the word out about Democrats trying to steal this election. We\u2019ll do whatever they need (inaudible) help with. Just be on standby in case there\u2019s any stunts we need to pull.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAGA Republicans in the House joined Trump allies like Tim Scott in pushing to SUPPORT big credit card junk fees.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bloomberg<\/a>: \u201cTrump Ally Tim Scott Seeks to Block Biden Credit Card Late Fee Cap\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cConsumer advocates warn Republicans on CFPB rule \u2014 House Financial Services is planning to vote today on a GOP-led measure to block the CFPB\u2019s credit card late fee cap. Ahead of the markup, 90 consumer groups are urging lawmakers to oppose the resolution.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cCredit card late fees capped at $8 as part of Biden crackdown on junk fees\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFederal regulators finalized a rule on Tuesday to cap most credit card late fees at $8 as part of a broader push by the Biden administration to eliminate junk fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau estimates the new regulation, first proposed last summer, will save families more than $10 billion a year by cutting fees from an average of $32.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newsweek<\/a>: \u201cCredit Card Fees Slashed for Millions of Americans\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigator Research<\/a>: \u201cNearly Nine in Ten Battleground Constituents Want Congress to Pass Laws Banning or Limiting Junk Fees\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

House Republican Brandon Williams celebrated the $6 billion investment his district is getting from the CHIPS and Science Act, despite previously railing against the legislation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rep. Williams<\/a>: \u201cHere we go! Now we just need a building permit to start shoveling and building our future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter countless meetings, hearings, inquiries, and advocacy, we\u2019re getting things moving for #NY22!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Syracuse.com<\/a>: \u201cGOP candidate for Congress in Central NY called chip incentives \u2018corporate welfare\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBrandon Williams, the Republican nominee for Congress in Central New York, criticized the federal incentives that helped convince Micron Technology to invest up to $100 billion building computer chip plants in Onondaga County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn August, Williams called the Chips and Science Act passed by Congress a \u2018corporate welfare package for the profitable chip industry.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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