{"id":1036729,"date":"2024-06-30T20:44:07","date_gmt":"2024-06-30T20:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1036729"},"modified":"2024-06-30T20:44:08","modified_gmt":"2024-06-30T20:44:08","slug":"sunday-scaries-vp-contenders-put-trump-above-our-democracy-and-the-rule-of-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/sunday-scaries-vp-contenders-put-trump-above-our-democracy-and-the-rule-of-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Scaries: VP Contenders Put Trump Above Our Democracy And the Rule Of Law"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In response to Trump VP contenders Doug Burgum and J.D. Vance proving their MAGA credentials on Sunday shows today, <\/em>DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDonald Trump\u2019s VP contenders are desperate to out-MAGA each other and endorse his toxic brand of extremism, incessant lies, and dangerous attacks on our democracy. Trump\u2019s potential running mates continue to refuse to accept November\u2019s election results, whitewash January 6, support his cruel anti-choice agenda, and endorse his calls for revenge and retribution. It\u2019s more clear than ever that Trump will be running alongside an ultra-MAGA minion who will put loyalty to Trump above all else \u2013 including our democracy and the rule of law.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump VP contender Doug Burgum AGAIN refused to commit to accepting November\u2019s election results and whitewashed the violence of January 6.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kirsten Welker, NBC<\/a>: \u201cCan you commit here and now today to accepting the election results?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Burgum: \u201cThese hypothetical questions that keep coming up\u2026 I\u2019m not going to comment on an election before it happens.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welker: \u201cYou won\u2019t commit to accepting the election results, governor?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Burgum: \u201cI will commit if they\u2019re free and fair.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welker<\/a>: \u201cShould [Trump] as the presidential nominee unequivocally accept the election results?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Burgum: \u201cI heard him on Thursday night say he would accept the results of the election if it was free and fair and secure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welker<\/a>: \u201cDonald Trump has yet to concede. Is that not undemocratic?<\/strong> Particularly for someone who is running to be the leader of this country and the free world again?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Donald Trump at the end of his term on January 20, left the White House, we had a smooth transition [after the 2020 election].\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welker: \u201cJanuary 6 was not exactly a smooth transition, governor.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Burgum: \u201cWell I think we have to say that there was a smooth transition.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NBC News<\/a>: \u201cBurgum, like other contenders, has declined to comment on whether he would accept the 2024 election results.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Burgum tried to prove his extreme anti-choice credentials by downplaying the horrifying reality that Trump created by overturning <\/strong>Roe v. Wade<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 including the cruel abortion ban that Burgum himself signed. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welker<\/a>: \u201cYou said America was an unsafe place for women before Roe v. Wade<\/em>. So by your own standard, Governor, is America unsafe for women as a result of <\/strong>Roe <\/em><\/strong>being overturned?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Burgum: \u201cNo, it\u2019s not.<\/strong> \u2026 I\u2019ve evolved on that position.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hill<\/a>: \u201cAs governor of North Dakota, Burgum signed one of the strictest abortion bills in the nation last year, banning abortions in the state after six weeks of pregnancy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/a>: \u201cNorth Dakota became the latest state on Monday to enact a near-total ban on abortion, just one month after the State Supreme Court temporarily blocked a similar ban from taking effect. Under the new law, an abortion in the case of rape or incest would be permissible only in the first six weeks of pregnancy, a time when most women have not yet realized they are pregnant.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABC News<\/a>: \u201cNorth Dakota court keeps strict abortion ban in place even in cases of medical emergencies\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump VP contender J.D. Vance defended Trump\u2019s calls for retribution and threats of taking revenge against his political opponents. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Margaret Brennan, CBS<\/a>: \u201cTrump on that debate stage on Thursday suggested that Joe Biden could be criminally prosecuted after he leaves office. \u2026 In a Trump-Vance administration, would your Justice Department prosecute Joe Biden and if so for what?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vance: \u201cThat would be the responsibility of the attorney general<\/strong>, but Donald Trump did not say he’s trying to throw his political opponent in jail.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Axios<\/a>: \u201cTrump again hinted that if wins in November, his Justice Department could prosecute Biden. For what, exactly, isn’t clear. Trump has talked a lot about retribution against Biden and political foes on the campaign trail. He said Thursday night that his retribution would be \u2018success,\u2019 even as he threatened Biden with legal action.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shannon Bream, Fox<\/a>: \u201cYou heard your colleague [John Fetterman] say Trump is about division and revenge, your response?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vance: \u201cIf you actually watch the performance of President Trump at the debate, that’s not what it\u2019s about at all.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associated Press<\/a>: \u201cTrump declines to rule out abusing power to seek retribution if he returns to the White House\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HuffPost<\/a>: \u201cTrump Says Revenge \u2018Can Be Justified\u2019 In Latest Threat To Political Enemies\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Post<\/a>: \u201cTrump touts authoritarian vision for second term: \u2018I am your justice\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Guardian<\/a>: \u201cDonald Trump says he will lock up his political enemies if he is president again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Axios<\/a>: \u201cTrump says he would have \u2018every right to go after\u2019 political enemies if elected\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NBC News<\/a>: \u201cThe former president has done at least five interviews since his guilty verdict. In all five, he has talked about possible retribution.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vance also whitewashed January 6 with baseless lies.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vance<\/a>: \u201cWe all know and Nancy Pelosi has admitted on camera that she could have requested more National Guard troops. She bears some responsibility for the fact that they weren’t there at the Capitol [on January 6].\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associated Press<\/a>: \u201cPelosi did not block the National Guard from the Capitol on Jan. 6\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PolitiFact<\/a>: \u201cNancy Pelosi was not behind Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack, despite repeated debunked claims\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vance \u2013 who wants to reward Putin for invading Ukraine, just like Trump \u2013 also echoed Trump\u2019s comments attacking our NATO allies. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bream<\/a>: \u201cWhat is President Trump’s position on staying in NATO and coming to the defense under Article 5 should someone be attacked?\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

[…]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vance: \u201cWhat Trump has said very clearly is that Europe has to step up. \u2026 We don’t want NATO countries  to be welfare clients of the  United States\u2026 the Germans have to step up, the French have to step up, they need to do more for their own security\u2026 they are not our clients.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NBC News<\/a>: \u201cRepublican Senator [J.D. Vance] says Ukraine should cede land and cut a deal with Putin to end the war\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mediaite<\/a>: \u201cJ.D. Vance Calls Depriving Ukraine of Aid His Second Biggest Priority in Senate\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cTrump says he would encourage Russia to \u2018do whatever the hell they want\u2019 to any NATO country that doesn\u2019t pay enough\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rolling Stone<\/a>: \u201c\u200b\u200bTrump Plots to Pull Out of NATO \u2014 If He Doesn\u2019t Get His Way\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Burgum and Vance BOTH defended Trump\u2019s incessant lies on the debate stage earlier this week. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welker<\/a>: \u201cDonald Trump made more than 30 false claims during that debate. \u2026 Do you think he should stop saying things that are not true?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Burgum: \u201cEverything that [Trump] said on Thursday night he\u2019s been saying before. So this is not news.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brennan<\/a>: \u201cFewer voters thought [Trump] was truthful compared with President Biden… If he has such a strong platform, why make false claims?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vance: \u201cI think the media is running a lot of interference on this stuff.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cTrump made more than 30 false claims during CNN\u2019s presidential debate\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wall Street Journal<\/a>: \u201cTrump\u2019s Debate Performance Marked by Familiar Theme: Falsehoods\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/a>: \u201cTrump\u2019s Debate Performance: Relentless Attacks and Falsehoods\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In response to Trump VP contenders Doug Burgum and J.D. Vance proving their MAGA credentials on Sunday shows today, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:  \u201cDonald Trump\u2019s VP contenders are desperate to out-MAGA each other and endorse his toxic brand of extremism, incessant lies, and dangerous attacks on our democracy. 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