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Pennsylvania Dem to get 'wave of Republican endorsements' as GOP fractures over gubernatorial nominee
July 06, 2022
On Wednesday, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, the Democratic nominee for governor, is set to receive endorsements from key Republicans as the party divides over their controversial nominee.
"A group of Pennsylvania Republicans with long records in government and politics will form a super PAC Wednesday to support state Attorney General Josh Shapiro, the Democratic nominee for governor, in a rejection of the GOP nominee, State Sen. Doug Mastriano," reported Chris Brennan. "Republicans for Shapiro will be chaired by former U.S. Rep. Jim Greenwood, a Bucks County Republican who in 2020 organized a similar effort to oppose then-President Donald Trump’s bid for a second term. That comes as Shapiro is expected to announce Wednesday a 'first wave of Republican endorsements,' including Greenwood."
“I think he’s an extreme, dangerous guy who is out of touch with the majority of the people in Pennsylvania,” Greenwood said of Mastriano, adding that Shapiro is "a very bright, very thoughtful, mainstream man of good character."
"Shapiro is expected to also announce Republican endorsements from former U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent, who represented a Lehigh Valley district; former Montgomery County Republican Party chair Ken Davis; former state Supreme Court Justice Sandra Schultz Newman of Montgomery County; former state House Speaker Denny O’Brien of Philadelphia; Lawrence County Commission Chair Morgan Boyd; and three more former state legislators," said the report.
Mastriano, who defeated a crowded field of candidates in the gubernatorial primary, has repeatedly come under controversy. He has baselessly claimed the 2020 presidential election was stolen and was present at the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol — although he has tried to downplay his involvement. He has also said he would ban abortion even in cases where pregnancy is life-threatening, compared gun safety laws to Nazism, has worked with supporters of the far-right and anti-Semitic QAnon movement, and has ties to "Rod of Iron Ministries," a cult-like church that believes the AR-15 is a holy instrument ordained by God.
Former President Donald Trump endorsed Mastriano immediately prior to his win, during a period when he was concerned he'd be humiliated by his Senate choice in Pennsylvania, celebrity medical talk show host Dr. Mehmet Oz, losing out to a dark horse candidate. Ultimately, Oz won his contest too, and is now facing Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman in November.
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'Twisted and perverse': Morning Joe rails against threats Trump fans are making against Jan. 6 investigators
July 06, 2022
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough condemned the Donald Trump supporters who called in violent threats -- some of them drenched in religious rhetoric -- against Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), one of the only two Republicans serving on the Jan. 6 select committee.
The Illinois Republican released a recording of some of those threats, which also targeted Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), as the committee continues to build a case against the former president and his allies, and the "Morning Joe" host was disgusted callers claiming it was "God's will" that Trump's enemies should be harmed.
"How grotesque, unfortunately, this is how people are thinking these days," Scarborough said. "This twisted version, this Christian nationalism that has absolutely nothing to do with the words of Jesus Christ, contained in the gospels of Jesus Christ -- 'God's will?' That woman, and millions of others like her, find God's will in violence, in beating the hell out of police officers. These people, these so-called Christian nationalists, they have nothing to do with Christianity. They find God's will in violence, in lies, in the desecration of the United States House, and the destruction of American democracy."
"[My] preacher always said, don't look for God in sin, you'll never find him there," Scarborough added. "Well, that's exactly where these people are, and it is a perverse, twisted anti-Christian view of the world, and I just wonder what Bible they're reading."
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Accelerating Georgia probe has given Trump something 'concrete' to fear: NYT's Haberman
July 06, 2022
Appearing on CNN's "New Day" with hosts John Berman and Brianna Keilar, the New York Times' Maggie Haberman claimed that Donald Trump is "concerned" about multiple investigations where he is the central target, but developments in Georgia are giving him substantial worries.
The day after it was reported that members of the former president's legal team, as well as Sen. Linsey Graham (R-SC), are on the receiving end of being ordered to appear before a special grand jury, the Times' reporter was asked how the former president is taking it.
"It's pretty unusual to hear of a sitting senator getting subpoenaed," Haberman explained. "This is obviously an unusual case on a number of levels. You have to assume there's going to be a fair amount of unusual things that come from it. But, that they are subpoenaing a sitting senator, is pretty remarkable, it does speak to the remarkable nature of all of this. Again, where it leads, we don't know, but the number of people, the shear volume of these subpoenas yesterday was striking."
"How much does Donald Trump care or how worried is he about Georgia as opposed to the Department of Justice?" host Berman asked.
"So the line out of people close to him for a while has been, no, he's much more worried about Georgia than he is about the Department of Justice. Now, again, I don't know whether the DOJ eventually may take over this investigation, there is some speculation that could happen," Haberman replied.
"He certainly is concerned about Georgia," she elaborated. "I think it is hard to believe that he is not concerned about the Justice Department investigation, but I think Georgia is just more concrete, something he can point to, and, remember, John, there is a tape of him in Georgia on a phone call with Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. That's a big piece of why it's a concern to him."
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