Donald Trump with Kevin McCarthy at Mar-a-Lago. (Photo: McCarthy social media)
For over a week, new details about former President Donald Trump and his presidency have been coming out. Wednesday, the news was flooded with reports of generals fearful of a coup by Trump supporters and the concern that Trump could launch nuclear weapons to stay in office.
Most Republican did not rebuke Trump after his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, and many are now downplaying the event. Nearly two dozen House Republicans voted against giving medals to officers who worked that day.
Republicans have been given every opportunity to speak out against Trump, but they will now never be able to back away from him, according to former Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL.)
The best part of all of this dangerous shit coming out about Trump is that the Republican Party owns it. They\u2019ll never be able to escape it.— Joe Walsh (@Joe Walsh) 1626367142
He is certainly not the only one to comment on how bad these books are for the GOP.
* statements, plural— George Conway (@George Conway) 1626370345
trump release a statement not to say he would never attempt a coup, but that if he was to attempt a coup Gen. Milley was the last person he'd do it with.\n\nSo if it was someone else like Flynn he would've done it. This is who the Republican party line up behind.— Covie (@Covie) 1626365884
The thing about these Trump stories is that none of this is over. If anything the stakes are even higher in 2024 with Trump and the entire GOP fully radicalized behind his authoritarian agenda moreso than 2016.— Ben Rhodes (@Ben Rhodes) 1626314158
These images, General Milley confirms fear of a coup and the Russians owned traitor trump. This is your Republican party driven by #MoscowMitch and McCarthy. Hold them accountable.https://twitter.com/MacFarlaneNews/status/1415708737327669248\u00a0\u2026— Connie Gidice (@Connie Gidice) 1626368058
Many cabinet secretaries had similar plans in year one and year two\u2026then never followed through.\n\nThe nation went through additional hell because of their silence.https://twitter.com/gtconway3d/status/1415510562792955904\u00a0\u2026— Miles Taylor (@Miles Taylor) 1626357656
seems bad that the presumptive Republican presidential nominee is releasing statements about coups— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1626370034
Incredibly, Gen. Milley isn't even the first top Trump-selected Pentagon official to publicly compare him to a Nazi! Here's ex-SecDef Mattis in June 2020:\nhttps://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/06/james-mattis-denounces-trump-protests-militarization/612640/\u00a0\u2026 https://twitter.com/gtconway3d/status/1415482920018530305\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/A2tUwA4XJh— Eric Columbus (@Eric Columbus) 1626357208
Our mission is clear: Destroy the Republican Party.— The Lincoln Project (@The Lincoln Project) 1626367925
A reminder that American institutions were not designed to deal with a sociopath backed by a sizable vote in Congress.— Tom Nichols (@Tom Nichols) 1626319108
General Milley, Chairman of the Joints Chief, knew Trump and his allies could attempt a coup after the 2020 election. He compared Trump to an authoritarian leader with nothing left to lose. \n\nOnly one question is left for every Republican running in 2022: do you stand with Trump?— Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (@Debbie Mucarsel-Powell) 1626361975
Trump says NO WAY he\u2019d ever consider staging a coup, but if he did he\u2019d never do it with a loser like Gen. Milley.\n\nThis is the leader of the Republican Party.— Charles Johnson (@Charles Johnson) 1626370152
Every Republican in Congress voted against expanding the Child Tax Credit.\n\nEvery. Single. One.\n\nBut despite their opposition, those checks are hitting American families' bank accounts today.\n\nAnd they're projected to cut child poverty in HALF.— Adam Schiff (@Adam Schiff) 1626364050
Donald Trump and the GOP were ready to stage a coup against the U.S. The chair of the joint chiefs and top military officials were planning how to stop them.\n\nThis is the reason The Lincoln Project exists \u2014 why we continue to fight. We must put a stop to Republican extremism.— The Lincoln Project (@The Lincoln Project) 1626363017
He was unfit. Dangerously unfit. And everyone who worked with him KNEW he was unfit. But they all kept their mouths shut. Shame on them. They had an obligation to tell the country in real time how unfit he was. Instead, they waited till he was gone & wrote books. Shame on them.— Joe Walsh (@Joe Walsh) 1626312905
\u201cIt was very close.\u201d --Professor @TimothyDSnyder\u2019s response when I asked how close to the brink America\u2019s democracy was after the 2020 election and January 6th insurrection. He also says Trump tried a coup attempt and failed, setting a precedent so \u201csomeone else can try again.\u201dpic.twitter.com/YlkiEQkRpi— Ana Cabrera (@Ana Cabrera) 1626370958
As #ChildTaxCredit payments start arriving today, remember: No Republican lawmaker voted for this. Not a single one.https://twitter.com/ap/status/1415629624550338568\u00a0\u2026— Eric Swalwell (@Eric Swalwell) 1626350461
To be clear, Trump and the Republican\u2019s continued selling of the The Big Lie is, in a very real sense, an ongoing attempted coup. I adopt General Milley\u2019s approach to this challenge to our democracy: \n\u201cThey may try, but they are not going to f***ing succeed!\u201d— Glenn Kirschner (@Glenn Kirschner) 1626363016
#CNN What General Milley said in that speach should be past out to 3/4 of the Republican party— Ben (@Ben) 1626355612
