Trump’s racist, violent tweet about McConnell

Well, he may have actually typed that out himself, since Stephen Miller knows how to spell “advice”. I am not one bit surprised by this. He’s an idiot and a racist and he cannot handle the ego hit when anyone with a spine goes against him.

Someday, it will all come out - ALL of the secrets they didn’t want exposed, all of the destruction caused by their efforts to cover it up, the mess they’ve made of our institutions so that Donald Trump could save face and the GOP could remain in power. Their big plans for future elections are what I hope will further reveal the massive cracks and there will be an inescapable divide, eventually bringing down the house. They didn’t take that big trip to Russia to talk all about “elections” for nothin’!

Well, if that doesn't just sound like an old white man who realizes he's losing his power. That goes for the people who egg him on, silently or otherwise. This would be the PERFECT place for Republicans to stand up and call him out. They won't.

And once again I find myself crossing fingers that karma is real and starts showing up to kick some ass.

I wonder if anyone at all is calling him out in the comments - or is everyone on truth social agreeing with everything he says.

No one is calling him out because they agree with him! They find it funny and don't mind it. That's why they aren't saying anything.

McConnell would vote for trump again so you know what, I don’t give a flying fuck.

I'm not surprised that Trump has supporters. To them, he has "normalized" racism and made it acceptable again. They are loving that they can say horrible things and not be held accountable. As to why Republican politicians don't call him out, they continue to be afraid of him and his supporters. They need the votes. They have sold their souls.

So many of us remember from growing up that there were so many racist jokes and nicknames that people would make and use; I thought we had agreed that was gross and unacceptable, but it turns out an awful lot of people were just hiding and waiting to come back out.

I don’t have sympathy for Mitch or his wife - I kind of think they’ve made their own bed in embracing Trump and now they have to lie in it - but I’m not willing to endorse dangerous rhetoric because it happens to be against people I also think are dangerous. We can’t normalize this.

Trump, McConnell, and anyone else who committed crimes on behalf of Trump need to face electoral and legal consequences. We don’t go around calling for them to be killed.

Operating in the R/TFG model of saying outrageous, incorrect things without providing a shred of evidence, because their voters don't bother to check into it. If it leads to the end of our democracy, seems that's okay by them, as long as they've gotten the votes they want/need for the election de jour. Despicable. 

I'm really scared by the fact that we've reached a place where so many Americans think political violence is acceptable and threats of violence have been normalized. The Republicans - every single one with the exceptions of Liz Cheney and Kinzinger, are complicit and cowards for not calling out Trump. Lindsey Graham is equally guilty for suggesting there would be riots in the streets if Trump was indicted.

and yet Mitch takes it. Even when Trump talks crap about his wife. Rolled over like Ted Cruz did.

It's long past time for the media to hold Republicans accountable.

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/03/media-fails-trump-republicans-mcconnell/

Neither McConnell nor other Republican leaders — including Sen. Rick Scott (Fla.), head of the Republican National Senatorial Committee — have condemned Trump for the statement. That’s the state of today’s MAGA movement, where decency toward fellow Americans, loyalty to one’s spouse and support for democratic values all take a back seat to cult worship and the unquenchable thirst for power. And once again, the mainstream media is failing to rise to the moment.

One might expect the media to stop treating Republicans like normal politicians after their “big lie” about a stolen election, their ongoing whitewashing of the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol, their attacks on the FBI and their indifference — if not assent —to racism. Alas, there is little sign that mainstream outlets have dropped their addiction to false equivalence and willful, moral blindness.

What should reporters be doing? Let’s start with five basic rules.
First, they cannot leave these exchanges for the end of an interview, when the guest can filibuster until the commercial break. Do it upfront, and don’t allow them to move on unless they give a straight answer. If Trump and his party present a threat to democracy, don’t treat their misconduct as an afterthought.

Second, interviewers must explain in real time when a guest is employing a common dodge. Brennan could have said, “For years Republicans have pleaded that they didn’t hear a comment, even after it is read to them.” She also could have followed up with tougher questions. For example:
Jonathan Greenblatt, head of the Anti-Defamation League, tweeted, “Against the backdrop of rising anti-AAPI hate, former Pres. Trump’s slander against Elaine Chao is inexcusable. American Jews know the danger of accusations of dual loyalty and name calling of this sort. It’s incitement, plain and simple, and unacceptable.” Do you agree?
Why does the GOP countenance another four-year term for someone willing to use such violent rhetoric?
What does “DEATH WISH” mean to you? At a moment when members are more concerned about violence than ever before, why don’t you deplore such language?
Why does the party not disown a member such as Greene, who lies about Democrats “killing” Republicans and makes blatantly antisemitic comments?
Why shouldn’t voters consider your silence as endorsement?

Third, the media cannot allow the plethora of Trump outrages to go down the memory hole. Scott cannot get by without answering questions on GOP attacks on the FBI, Trump’s hoarding of top-secret documents at Mar-a-Lago or any other topic that suggests the party is a hapless front for a delusional cult. Yet for too many in the media, a smooth, cordial interview seems more important than exposing GOP lies and antidemocratic tactics, handing Republicans a cloak of respectability to reassure voters they are just ordinary politicians.

Fourth, there is nothing to be gained from inviting election deniers, violence enablers and abject liars on TV to talk about “regular” topics. Scott does not have anything unique to offer about Hurricane Ian. You’d never know from the interview that he released an agenda this year attacking women’s rights, LGBTQ Americans, Social Security and the separation of church and state. It’s akin to inviting Greene to talk about Georgia’s economy without grilling her on her lies.

Finally, interviewers should always have a Democrat to respond to MAGA dissembling, either in the same interview or immediately following. That didn’t happen on Sunday. If you were a Republican campaign consultant, you couldn’t have asked for cushier venues to project political normalcy.
These and countless other interviews illustrate the urgent need to reimagine coverage of the GOP. Refusing to confront and expose MAGA Republicans’ betrayal of democratic values doesn’t make members of the media “balanced.” It makes them enablers.