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Trump Riot Hearings Crush Trump, Even Worse Than We Thought
Day one of the hearings on the January 6th Capitol riots was yesterday and the public learned quite a few new things about the lead-up and events of that day. The committee shared video footage, some for the first time ever, of the riots themselves, clearly demonstrating this was no peaceful protest or tourist visit as the right would have people believe. Committee Vice Chairwoman Liz Cheney asserted that Donald Trump approved of the idea by the rioters that Mike Pence should be hanged for refusing to go along with his plan to discount Biden’s electoral votes. She said, “aware of the rioters’ chants to hang Mike Pence, the president responded with this sentiment: ‘maybe our supporters have the right idea.’ Mike Pence ‘deserves it.’” The hearings also included testimony from a documentarian covering the Proud Boys and one of the Capitol Police officers who was overwhelmed by rioters on that day. Day one of the hearings was hugely damaging to Trump and his allies and it’s hard to predict what will come next in the upcoming days.
Trump Absolutely LOSES IT Over Riot Hearings
Donald Trump is absolutely losing his mind over the January 6th hearings and posted a number of “truths” to his social media platform as they were happening. The former president expressed disgust that the committee wasn’t looking to legitimize his bogus voter fraud claims. He said in a post, “the Unselect Committee didn’t spend one minute studying the reason that people went to Washington, D.C., in massive numbers, far greater than the Fake News Media is willing to report. . .” Today, Trump disputed the claim that he approved of the rioters’ idea to execute Mike Pence. He said in a Truth Social post, “I NEVER said, or even thought of saying, ‘Hang Mike Pence.’ This is either a made up story by somebody looking to become a star, or FAKE NEWS!” The ex-POTUS can’t seem to simply ignore the hearings and is desperate to take back control of the narrative about the events of January 6, 2021.
From earlier in the week:
UH-OH: Ron DeSantis Beats Trump AGAIN in 2024 Straw Poll
Ron DeSantis has defeated Donald Trump in a 2024 Republican presidential straw poll. The poll was taken at the Western Conservative Summit held in Colorado and for a second year in a row, the Florida Governor came out on top over the ex-president. The poll is a bit different than most, as rather than putting candidates up against each other, it asks attendees who they would approve of as the Republican nominee with the option to select multiple candidates. DeSantis won with 71.0% approval, with Trump coming in second place at 67.7%. Next came Ted Cruz at 28.7%, Ben Carson at 24.2%, and Sarah Huckabee Sanders at 18.4%. Trump has been outraged for the past year over DeSantis’s rising star in the Republican Party and the results of this poll must be having him worried that if he launches another run for president, he may not even win the GOP’s nomination.
From earlier in the week:
Dr Oz Wins Primary, Opponent Concedes
After weeks of vote counting, television doctor Mehmet Oz has prevailed in the Republican primary for US Senator from Pennsylvania. Oz received a total of 31.2% of the vote, besting Dave McCormick who got 31.1% and Kathy Barnette who got 24.7%. McCormick conceded the election last week after recognizing he would not be able to make up the deficit in a recount. Oz said in a tweet, “I received a gracious phone call from David McCormick and am tremendously grateful for his pledge of support in the fall election. We share the goal of a brighter future for Pennsylvania & America.” This is a narrow win for Trump, who ran the risk of getting yet another loss on his endorsement record. Oz will face Democratic nominee John Fetterman in November’s general election — a race that could end up tipping the balance of power in the US Senate.
More on the show:
--Luke Beasley, host of "The Luke Beasley Show" and TDPS correspondent, fills in for David. Check out his YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/c/LukeBeasley
--An 11-year-old survivor of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas provides heartbreaking testimony about the attack
--Republican Congressman Louis Gohmert wants the response to the recent mass shootings to be more prayer
--A man allegedly cuts three people in a mass stabbing attack and no one died because knives are generally less dangerous than guns
--Former Trump advisor Peter Navarro is fundraising to pay for his legal bills relating to his contempt of Congress charge
--The FBI arrests leading Republican candidate for Governor of Michigan Ryan Kelley for his alleged role in the January 6th Capitol riots
--Another out-of-control pastor calls for the execution of gay people
--Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz make a handful of disturbing comments in an appearance together
--On the Bonus Show: Fox News's response to the January 6th hearings, armed man outside Justice Kavanaugh's house arrested, raising the gun ownership age to 21 makes total sense, and much more...
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When Trump tried to stop the USPS from delivering absentee ballots because he wanted to prevent the Democratic ballots from arriving in our homes, he (the idiot that he is) didn't realize that incoming REPUBLICAN absentee ballots would also not arrive in the mailboxes. So he would have lost those votes that he needed. As I recall, we did indeed receive our ballots, and the rest is history.