Office Hours: How the hell do Republicans in Congress face themselves in the mirror?

What do they tell themselves to justify supporting a dictator?

Robert Reich Feb 26 ∙

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Republican Lawmakers Fear They'll Be MURDERED If They Go Against Trump

 

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Message to GOP elected officials from a former registered Republican. You took the same oath I took as a vet -To defend the Constitution from all enemies foreign and domestic. I volunteered to defend this country and understood that there was risk. Many of my classmates were drafted and had no choice. Many were sent to their deaths for questionable goals by elected officials. Stop hiding and cowering from the enemy. The Constitution is under threat, if you can’t take the heat – resign. You volunteered for this, and you are being compensated. You have far more protection than the average citizen. Do your job.

Maybe they should have voted to Impeach and convict the first time

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Republicans in the House and Senate aren't just going along with everything Donald Trump wants because they like his plans - it might actually be a survival mechanism. According to a new report from Vanity Fair, many Republicans are afraid that going against Trump could mean a rise in the number of threats that they get from Trump's supporters, and they don't think these are just "threats," either. They fear for their lives, and that's how coups take place in broad daylight. Farron Cousins explains what's happening. Link - https://www.rawstory.com/trump-gop-26... Follow me on social media! https://bsky.app/profile/farronbalanc...   / farronbalanced     / farronbalanced   https://www.threads.net/@farronbalanced   / farronbalanced     / farronbalanced   Listen to my videos in an audio format by subscribing to my podcast: https://farronbalanceddaily.buzzsprou... Don't forget to like, comment, and share! And subscribe to stay connected!

THANK YOU MEIDASTOUCH NETWORK FOR DEFINING THIS DISASTER!

PUTIN'S PUPPET!

TULSI GABBARD: RUSSIAN PUPPET!

TRUMP DESTROYED NATIONAL SECURITY!

WHEN THE CLOWN WAS ASKED ABOUT THE KENNEDY CENTER, NEVER 

SAW ANY PROGRAMS....

CHINA & RUSSIA ARE THE WINNERS! 

YES! SPINELESS REPUBLICANS! 

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Trump Sells Out Ukraine to Putin in Oval Office Surrender

Donald Trump’s press conference today was one of the most disgraceful moments in U.S. history, signaling a complete surrender to Vladimir Putin.

Ben Meiselas and MeidasTouch Network Feb 12

By Ben Meiselas

MeidasMighty,

What we just witnessed was nothing short of a total betrayal of America’s national security and our allies. Donald Trump stood on the world stage and gave Putin everything he wanted—abandoning Ukraine, tearing apart NATO, and making it clear that his administration is nothing more than a puppet regime for the Kremlin.

I wish I were exaggerating, but I’m not.

Trump literally questioned whether Ukraine should even be an equal negotiating partner in its own war—a war that Russia unlawfully started. He didn’t blame Putin’s brutal invasion. No, he blamed Ukraine for “going into a war.” Let’s be clear—Ukraine didn’t choose this war. Putin launched an unprovoked invasion. And Trump is out here acting like Ukraine should just roll over and surrender.

It gets worse. Trump echoed his own Defense Secretary, former Fox News morning show host Pete Hegseth, by saying that Ukraine should not return to its pre-2014 borders—essentially endorsing Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea and the Donbas region.

That’s not how international law works. But in Trump’s world, where he’s already openly threatened to annex Canada and invade Greenland, I guess he thinks stealing land is fair game.

When reporters pushed him, asking whether refusing Ukraine NATO membership and forcing them to give up territory was handing Russia everything, Trump shrugged it off. His response? “I just want peace.”

No, you want Putin to win.

Then came the real bombshell. When asked whether he’d support forcing Zelensky to cede territory to end the war, Trump falsely claimed that Zelensky has low poll numbers (straight from Russian propaganda) and then hinted at his real plan—forcing elections in Ukraine.

Why?

Because Trump and Putin want to install a Kremlin-backed puppet in Kyiv. This is literally Putin’s demand for a peace deal: get rid of Zelensky and replace him with a Russian stooge. And Trump is now parroting it word for word.

This is outright collaboration with a hostile foreign power.

And just when you think it couldn’t get any worse, Trump started bragging about his “lengthy and productive” call with Putin earlier in the day. He even suggested that Putin “wants peace” now that Biden is gone.

Gee, I wonder why?

Because Trump is giving him everything he wants—no NATO for Ukraine, no aid, no resistance. Just complete capitulation.

Then, Trump casually dropped this disgraceful revelation: he expects to meet with Putin soon—not just here in the U.S., but in Russia or Saudi Arabia.

Yes, you read that right. Trump is gearing up for a full-blown Moscow surrender tour.

While all of this was happening, Republicans in Congress confirmed Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence—a huge win for Russia.

Now, let’s be clear about what this means:

No allied intelligence agency will ever trust the U.S. again.

And guess what? This was all coordinated—Trump’s call with Putin, Hegseth’s statement about Ukraine, and Tulsi Gabbard’s confirmation.

Putin isn’t just winning. Trump is handing him the victory on a silver platter.

This isn’t normal. This isn’t policy disagreement. This is treason in real time.

And while all of this is happening, Trump is bragging about appointing himself chairman of…the Kennedy Center?

Seriously.

While the world watches America crumble under his spineless, treasonous leadership, he’s out here crowning himself king of an arts foundation.

To everyone who enabled this disaster—to the spineless Republicans who rubber-stamped every one of Trump’s authoritarian moves—history will remember your names.

And to everyone who voted for this man—you bear responsibility for this betrayal.

But for the rest of us, the pro-democracy majority, this is not the time to give up. This is the time to fight like hell.

We still have power. We still have a voice. We will not let this stand.

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News Alert: Confirmed Project 2025 Architect to Intensify Lawless Trump Rampage

 

Confirmation of Project 2025 Architect Russ Vought Expected to Intensify Lawless Trump Rampage February 7, 2025 In a party-line vote late Thursday, the U.S. Senate confirmed right-wing extremist and Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to lead the White House budget office as the Trump administration works to unilaterally dismantle entire federal agencies and choke off funding already approved by Congress. "Vought is an extremist who has made clear he'll ignore our nation's laws, cut funding that helps people across the country, and give Trump unprecedented and unconstitutional power," warned Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) in response to the vote. "There will be consequences." READ THE FULL STORY

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Republicans In Full Blown PANIC As Fallout From Trump Rally Intensifies

REPUBLICANS defined themselves! They were SILENT when Trump blocked AID to PUERTO RICO. Never condemned him for throwing PAPER TOWELS to struggling people. SPINELESS REPUBLICANS afraid for their next election offer phony protests. NEVER believe that it is only PUERTO RICANS or Latinos who were offended by TONY HINCLIFFE'S tasteless, crude & inappropriate comments.  

Trump's HATE RALLY was filled with too many others spewing HATE....and the GARBAGE PEOPLE cheered?  

The GARBAGE PEOPLE applaud Trump's LUNACY, attacks, LIES....never look up ANYTHING!

They have convenient memories that forget Diaper Don left office with REFRIGERATED TRAILERS FILLED WITH COVID DEAD, an economy on collapse, and NO TOILET PAPER!

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The public backlash from Donald Trump's disastrous hate rally at Madison Square Garden is NOT subsiding, and the entire Republican Party has entered a state of pure panic as the fallout threatens next week's election. And with new reports showing that the rally could have been much worse, things are not going to get any better for the GOP. All they had to do was keep Trump contained for one week, and they completely blew it. Farron Cousins explains what's happening. Link - https://www.rawstory.com/gop-puerto-r... Follow me on social media!   / farronbalanced     / farronbalanced     / farronbalanced   https://www.threads.net/@farronbalanced   / farronbalanced   Listen to my videos in an audio format by subscribing to my podcast: https://farronbalanceddaily.buzzsprou... Don't forget to like, comment, and share! And subscribe to stay connected!

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