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  • Republicans terrified of crossing Trump

    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Sun Mar 2 22:24:13 2025
    Republicans terrified of crossing Trump due to physical threats,
    Democrat says

    Eric Swalwell says threats to them and their families are stopping GOP officials from criticizing president

    Republicans on Capitol Hill are shying away from criticizing Donald
    Trump's policies over fears for their physical safety and that of
    their families, a Democratic member of Congress has said.
    ...
    ...
    Swalwell warned that fear of Trump was likely to further weaken
    support for Ukraine among GOP House members following his recent
    attacks on the country's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and his
    public praise for the Russian leader, Vladimir Putin.
    ...
    ...
    Musk, the billionaire Tesla and SpaceX entrepreneur, has threatened to
    use his vast wealth to fund primary challenges against any House or
    Senate Republicans who vote against Trump's agenda or oppose his
    cabinet nominees.

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/27/republicans-trump-threats

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  • From MummyChunk@21:1/5 to All on Mon Mar 3 06:53:26 2025
    JAB wrote:
    Republicans terrified of crossing Trump due to physical threats,
    Democrat says

    Eric Swalwell says threats to them and their families are stopping GOP officials from criticizing president

    Republicans on Capitol Hill are shying away from criticizing Donald
    Trump's policies over fears for their physical safety and that of
    their families, a Democratic member of Congress has said.
    ....
    ....
    Swalwell warned that fear of Trump was likely to further weaken
    support for Ukraine among GOP House members following his recent
    attacks on the country's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and his
    public praise for the Russian leader, Vladimir Putin.
    ....
    ....
    Musk, the billionaire Tesla and SpaceX entrepreneur, has threatened to
    use his vast wealth to fund primary challenges against any House or
    Senate Republicans who vote against Trump's agenda or oppose his
    cabinet nominees.

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/27/republicans-trump-threats



    Is there really any evidence of physical threats? If so, it should be put out clear before people start to fall out of windows..


    This is a response to the post seen at: http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=684861906#684861906

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to MummyChunk on Mon Mar 3 08:10:01 2025
    On Mon, 03 Mar 2025 06:53:26 -0500,
    mummycullen@gmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (MummyChunk) wrote:

    Is there really any evidence of physical threats?

    Does J6 ring a bell?



    "Thom Tillis, a Republican senator for North Carolina, told people
    that he received FBI warnings of "credible death threats" when he was
    publicly considering voting against Hegseth, Vanity Fair reported.
    Tillis, who had spoken at length to witnesses who raised concerns
    about Hegseth's behavior, ultimately voted in favor of his
    confirmation.

    Vanity Fair cited an unnamed source as quoting Tillis advising people
    who wished to understand Trump to read Snakes in Suits: When
    Psychopaths Go to Work, a 2006 book by Paul Babiak and Robert Hare. A spokesperson for Tillis denied that he had recommended the book in
    that context.
    ...
    ...
    "He knows full well the intimidation factor he can bring through his
    bully pulpit."

    Most Republicans who voted to impeach Trump during his first
    presidency are no longer in Congress. Liz Cheney - who played a
    leading role in the House committee investigating the 6 January
    insurrection - lost her Wyoming seat after being defeated in a GOP
    primary by a Trump supporter.

    Cheney told CNN that some of her Republican colleagues had voted
    against impeaching Trump because "they were afraid for their own
    security - afraid, in some instances, for their lives}.

    Her comments were backed up by Mitt Romney, the former Republican
    senator and presidential candidate, who told his biographer, McKay
    Coppins, of a senior Senate colleague who intended to vote for Trump's conviction at his Senate trial only to change course when a colleague
    told him: "Think of your personal safety. Think of your children."

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to adhellman1@gmail.com on Tue Mar 4 09:30:20 2025
    On Tue, 4 Mar 2025 09:19:44 -0500, Auric Hellman
    <adhellman1@gmail.com> wrote:

    If inference to J6 is the only 'evidence', then the threats should be >considered 'Fake News'.

    Have you talked to Paul Pelosi ?
    ===========================

    One of the most shocking statistics within the results is that 84% of
    the Former Members of Congress surveyed said they were concerned about
    the possibility of violence related to the 2024 Presidential Election, including 74% of Republicans and 94% of Democrats surveyed.

    Another unnerving finding is that there has been a recent increase in
    the number and frequency of threats to Members of Congress and their
    families during their time in office. 47% of respondents indicated
    that they receive threats at least somewhat frequently; 49% of
    Republicans and 46% of Democrats. However, for Former Members of
    Congress who are female or a racial minority, that number is even
    higher at 69% percent. The group surveyed also reported an uptick in
    the number of threats against Members of their Congressional staff.

    https://www.usafmc.org/new-poll-of-nearly-300-former-members-of-congress-shows-disturbing-rise-in-threat-of-political-violence

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