Behold what happened to a Republican Congressman who dared to merely raise his concerns about Trump

[kpete]

Link to tweet

[tanyev]

1. Oh no! Mean tweets!

FIND YOUR SPINES.

[Blue_Adept]

7. It's not the mean tweets

But what it does to activate Trump's base to begin a huge swath of angry emails, phone calls, and attacks on Trott or whoever crosses Trump.

And then it becomes reduced/removed committee assignments. You basically end up there doing nothing. And that makes it even easier to justify running someone against them in a primary.

[tanyev]

8. I know.

But if they were serious about the oath they took when they were sworn in, then they should go out fighting and making as much noise as they possibly can. “You want me out? Then you’re going to have to work for it.”

[Lucky Luciano]

9. That isn't the best way to cash in at the lobbying trough. nt

[defacto7]

16. They can still vote.

[Ferrets are Cool]

15. I am by NO means taking up for a repug...

however, think of it this way. It has gotten dangerous to be a anti-trumper. It's not just his career, it's also threats against his family. I acknowledge that I am a paranoid person, but in his shoes, I would probably done the same thing just so that my family would not be receiving death threats.
And don't think it isn't happening. The cretins who still follow the orange buffoon are scary dangerous.

[FM123]

26. Yes 100%. "The cretins who still follow the orange buffoon are scary dangerous."

We had one guy in our county (Caesar Sayoc) actually mail out pipe bombs to folks on trump's "enemy list".

[Ferrets are Cool]

30. +1

[mopinko]

36. yeah, it's not the tweets. it's the bots.

ask dr ford what happens w/o him saying a word.
unleash a purposeful campaign, and people rightly fear for the safety and their families.
add on the buried secrets, you def have a recipe for a dictatorship.

[dewsgirl]

2. I think they have moved on to a new level at this point. Those

that aren't already compromised are being likely threatened, as is expected in the mafia.

[CaptYossarian]

21. Those oligarchs have deep pockets.

[dewsgirl]

22. Indeed they do.

[Girard442]

3. Well, if there were credible threats, Bill Barr's Justice Department would get right on that.

Oh absolutely.

[OnDoutside]

4. Shocked, shocked I am.

It really says more about Trotts GOP colleagues than it does about Trump.

How can they possibly survive as a party once Trump is gone ? Logically, they might try to revert to slick republican mode, but they have to reckon with the never Trumpers.

[pwb]

5. They think Trump and not the voters elected them.

.

[dalton99a]

6. When your party is ruled by a crime family

Obey or perish

[Ilsa]

10. Let's hope and work toward the tide turning.

Republicans who dissent need to gather their forces and become emboldened to take on the trump crime family.

[pazzyanne]

11. It would be nice to have a president that defends the nation and the American people.

Instead he defends only himself. Would be even nicer if he did not have to defend himself, but after a long history of criminal and immoral behavior that is asking too much of this president.

[C_U_L8R]

12. What a coward.

That sort of republican spinelessness is just embarrassing.

[barbtries]

13. banished from the cult.

nt

[DENVERPOPS]

17. Just like the former Trump employee

who was interviewed by Rachel a few nights ago:

Rachel was interviewing a former long time executive of Trump’s real estate business…….

The woman said... "When this is all over, and knowing him, he will come out okay, …..HE WILL EXACT REVENGE ON A LOT OF PEOPLE,.... A LOT OF PEOPLE....(her emphasis not mine)……..

He is not quite yet at the point where he can just march them out into the woods and shoot them like all his tyrant heroes/buddies do in other countries.......

I seriously think that Americans are not grasping just how serious/critical this whole matter has become.....
Americans should be deeply frightened at what we are seeing in front of us. (Who knows all that we can't see that they are doing behind the scenes.......)

[barbtries]

27. they're not.

republicans have put the squeeze on middle class and poor people very successfully. they're too busy trying to get the rent paid to pay attention. it is terrifying. i told my son the other day it felt unstoppable llike a wave. except this wave could be stopped. i'm very afraid that it will not be.

[DENVERPOPS]

32. Hey Barb

You got it!!!!!!!!!

How about everyone thinking about this: The night of November 3rd and the next day.............
If you think the hysteria over Y2K was horrendous, we ain't seen nothing yet........
I may decide to go on a vacation to Canada November 1st with an open return.......

WASF & so is the USA...........

[smirkymonkey]

31. +1000

[Ferrets are Cool]

33. We are closer to "organized anarchy" than most realize

Police forces have been gearing up with military style equipment for years now and MANY of them are loyal trumpinistas. They will, like, others in the past, "follow orders"...even if those orders are to fire upon US citizens.

[DENVERPOPS]

37. And what about the military?

Trump will repeal the Posse Comatatus Act, and Trump and his Merry Republican Cabal will be off to the races with
their Tyrant Fascist government......

[Ferrets are Cool]

39. There is that too.

[Pepsidog]

14. Wow these spineless bastards. If a few speak out his house of cards will tumble.

[roamer65]

18. Thanks for stepping down, Trott.

MI-11 now has a wonderful representative. The Rt Hon Haley Stevens!

[rickyhall]

19. If you gotta go anyway step up and nail Trumpism.

Say: "I just cannot continue working with a party that supports a psychopath." then go home, get your family and vacation in Tahiti or someplace for about 6 months with no phone.

[SCVDem]

20. So has a tRump supporter killed anyone yet?

Well, yes they have!

Heather Heyer in Charlottesville.

Due to their religious and political motivation, they should be banned as a domestic terrorist organization!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

24. tRump killed a man on 5th Av in Trump Tower 2017 by blocking fire sprinklers in apartments. . . . nt

[DENVERPOPS]

45. Sadly

truth be known, many city councils in the past issued "exceptions" and "variances" to builders on Sprinkler Systems to encourage those builders to build in THEIR cities........these countless numbers of buildings are still there, un-sprinklered because the cost of installation, now that they are finished would be prohibitive. At the time of construction, not near as much.........

These CITY COUNCIL exceptions to a city's fire codes drove the Fire Departments across America crazy for decades. It has resulted in the deaths of countless civilians and a great many firefighters. Most deaths wouldn't have happened if the fire had just tripped ONE sprinkler head when it started........You've seen pictures of apartments, hotels and High rises, where the small fire grows on one floor, extends upwards to the next floor, then another, then another. Consuming everything in it's way, because there were no sprinklers to halt it immediately at the point of origin.......

[barbtries]

28. deaths at the border.

the administration has killed people as well.

[DENVERPOPS]

41. Think about

all the racist cop's minority shootings across the nation that he has empowered with his racist remarks, dogwhistles and little hand KKK hand signals during every speech he gives.....For the past three years across the U.S. it has been like a new law was passed by him, and the %age of Police that are racist were allowed a new justifiable shooting defense for EWB...(existing while black)

And please.....LET NO ONE FORGET the U.S. NAVY SEALS Trump pardoned, after they were found guilty of committing International War Crimes.....the intentional murders of innocent civilians IN OTHER COUNTRIES that are of a different race, creed, color or religion......

There are so many outstanding Police and Public Safety Officials across this nation, but there is an ever growing pool of really rotten, bad, racist, PSO's infiltrating their ranks........

[Bernardo de La Paz]

23. Republicons also fear tRump goons (armed deplorables) if they speak up too much. . . . nt

[UniteFightBack]

25. So instead of being a profile in courage you tuck tail and slink away. FUCK OUTTA HERE!! nt

[SCVDem]

43. We may be "Hey Boomer"

But we were raised by the best this country had.
Can today's republicons say the same?

[Grasswire2]

29. MOB BOSS behavior.

The capos keep recruits in line.

[grumpyduck]

34. That tells me far more about Trott's character

and self-awareness than about T's tactics: Trott is a f****ng coward.

[OAITW r.2.0]

35. The GOP have devolved to a collection of cowardly quislings, most likely compromised and willing

to tow the Party line, in exchange for continued political support. Mavericks and people of conscience need not apply.

[moondust]

38. Totalitarian behavior.

When China removed term limits for Xi, two delegates voted against the change and three abstained, out of 2,964 votes. I wonder whatever happened to those five?


And you didn't want to be the first to stop clapping for Stalin. Or else!

[DENVERPOPS]

42. Be careful

with that "first to stop clapping", you don't want to give Trump any ideas........(and my statement is NOT LOL)

[Takket]

40. may as well tell the mafia to take it easy on whackin' people

[SCVDem]

44. I trust the Mafia

more than our pResident.

Did you ever think you would see that?