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> If the republican leadership had unequivocally come out against the narrative that the election was stolen, this wouldn't be happening. They all came out aga
by MattGaiser 6y ago
> If the republican leadership had unequivocally come out against the narrative that the election was stolen, this wouldn't be happening.
They all came out against Trump when this started in 2016. Was not even a speed bump.
- duxup 6y agoThe senators could have voted to convict convict during the impeachment trial. That would have been more than a speed bump. They had the opportunity to act, chose not to (well except for Romney).
- MattGaiser 6y agoYou can very fairly blame them for not removing him. I don't think you can blame them for the storming as Trump has the support of the base. They do not.
- duxup 6y agoI would blame those who haven't taken issue with the spreading of conspiracy theories and certainly those who spread conspiracy theories when it is convenient for them that leads to this kind of thing.
- Dylan16807 6y agoTrump's been riling his base up with lies and almost everyone important in the republican party has been doing nearly nothing to disagree. They're supposed to be about half of our elected leadership. They can be blamed for inaction. If they were openly and clearly disagreeing with Trump, then they wouldn't be at fault. But they're giving tacit approval.
- jgwil2 6y agoCruz, Hawley, et al. helped escalate the situation to this point. This would not have happened if they weren't planning on protesting certification in the first place. There are degrees of culpability here. It obviously starts with the mob itself, then Trump, then his supporters in congress, then other Republicans who hesitated to accept the election results, etc.
- kadoban 6y agoMost of them came out against Trump only so long as it didn't matter, and in the least effectual way they could. They also almost universally stopped even pretending once he was elected.