The party that wanted to „lock her up“ has little choice but to rally around a criminally indicted Donald Trump
If you wondered what that shrill, high-pitched wail you heard late yesterday afternoon was, it was the sound of millions of MAGA Republicans hysterically keening over the news that their Dear Leader, Donald Trump, had been indicted in the New York porn star hush-money case. According to social media and Fox News, this so-called „weaponization“ of the government by the Democratic Party spells the end of the Republic as we know it, and „the people“ aren’t going to stand for it.
Trump released a statement that began:
„This is Political Persecution and Election Interference at the highest level in history. From the time I came down the golden escalator at Trump Tower, and even before I was sworn in as your President of the United States, the Radical Left Democrats – the enemy of the hard-working men and women of this Country – have been engaged in a Witch-Hunt to destroy the Make America Great Again movement.
Same old, same old.
His devoted minion, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, hit all the highlights with a statement he immediately released when the news was announced:
Alvin Bragg has irreparably damaged our country in an attempt to interfere in our Presidential election. As he routinely frees violent criminals to terrorize the public, he weaponized our sacred system of justice against President Donald Trump. The American people will not tolerate this injustice, and the House of Representatives will hold Alvin Bragg and his unprecedented abuse of power to account.
Many other elected GOP officials pounded the same drum with statesmanlike sentiments such as „the anti-American left is going to fuck around and find out“ from Louisiana Rep. Clay Higgins.
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Meanwhile, Fox News, which has had a bit of a fraught relationship with the former president lately, immediately jumped to his defense with everything they have. Under a chyron that said, „Third World Banana Republic,“ host Tucker Carlson said it was a worse assault on the system than January 6 (which is interesting since he claims that was merely a peaceful tourist visit). He told his audience that it’s „probably not the best time to give up your AR-15s ..the rule of law appears to be suspended tonight — not just for Trump, but for anyone who would consider voting for him.“
Senator Josh Hawley, R-Mo.,told Fox News host Jesse Watters that „this is burning down the rule of law. They will regret doing this because I think the American people won’t stand for it.
