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Home Front: Politix
The Silence of Leading Senate Republicans on Trump Indictment Is Deafening
2023-06-12
[PJ] The House Republican leadership has given a full-throated defense of Donald Trump following his 37-count indictment for violations of the Espionage Act, Speaker of the House Rep. Kevin McCarthy said.

"Today is indeed a dark day for the United States of America," House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) tweeted. "It is unconscionable for a President to indict the leading candidate opposing him. Joe Biden kept classified documents for decades. I, and every American who believes in the rule of law, stand with President Trump."

The number two Republican, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), also gave a strong defense of Trump. "Let’s be clear about what’s happening: Joe Biden is weaponizing his Department of Justice against his own political rival. This sham indictment is the continuation of the endless political persecution of Donald Trump."

While the GOP House rushed to Trump’s side to defend him, there was only a deafening silence from the Senate Republican leadership.
Posted by:Besoeker

#20  Here's an idea: They go through the motions of this Trump indictment....Dem is "elected" president in 2024...Trump gets magically pardoned and can spend the money Pfizer gave him for his 2016 inauguration bash if there are a few shekels left over.
Posted by: DooDahMan   2023-06-12 22:49  

#19  Even Bernie Sanders has been a victim, so what does that tell ya about the Dems/Uniparty?
Posted by: DooDahMan   2023-06-12 22:45  

#18  People in my neighborhood are flying their American flag upside down. I suppose it has something to do with Trump's indictment.
Posted by: The Walking Unvaxed   2023-06-12 22:12  

#17  The usual stuff, He's unelectable, the polls show he cant win. But alas, he is the leading GOP candidate, Up 20 points over Biden, etc...
Posted by: 49 Pan   2023-06-12 18:20  

#16  Surprised?

They supported Hillary Clinton in '16. And Biden in '20.
Posted by: CrazyFool in Texas   2023-06-12 13:05  

#15  If you listen closely, you'll hear their heads collectively explode this and next week as the polls will show no jump in the public's excitement about the GOPe preferred candidate. The GOPe will not be able to comprehend how few, if any, have dropped their support for Trump. That's what they were hedging on.

2024 is not going to go the Establishment's way.
Posted by: mossomo   2023-06-12 13:03  

#14  When you have a choice between turning on your own or supporting criminal behavior, the easiest choice is to do nothing.
Posted by: AuburnTom   2023-06-12 12:46  

#13  He dropped the mask on the floor and it shattered into a million pieces.
Posted by: Super Hose   2023-06-12 11:43  

#12  Honest?
Posted by: European Conservative   2023-06-12 11:19  

#11  I doubt that Trump can be beat in an honest election.
Posted by: JohnQC   2023-06-12 11:14  

#10  The honourable senators know he will do his best to work with them if elected, as he did before. So there is no serious downside to their lack of support at this stage — and only a third of them are up for reelection in 2024. In the House, meanwhile, they all will face the voters next year, and many of them are recent arrivals who slid in on President Trump’s coattails. They know what their voters expect from them.
Posted by: trailing wife   2023-06-12 10:59  

#9  ^ Right.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2023-06-12 10:46  

#8  The GOP sees Trump as unelectable, something I agree with. They want him out but they want someone else to do it.
Posted by Wheresing de Medici3077

If he is so unelectable why not let the voters decide?
Posted by: The Walking Unvaxed   2023-06-12 10:40  

#7  there was only a deafening silence from the Senate Republican Uniparty leadership.

Fixed it.
Posted by: DarthVader   2023-06-12 09:54  

#6  ^ More like anybody within 500 parsecs.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2023-06-12 08:45  

#5  There shouldn't be anybody within 500 miles that is surprised by this.
Posted by: DooDahMan   2023-06-12 07:38  

#4  I see the GOP as indifferent to my most pressing concerns about the direction of the country and the integrity of our elections.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2023-06-12 07:16  

#3  The GOP see Trump as unmanageable. The donors want a return on their investment and Trump is not beholden to anyone.
Posted by: Airandee   2023-06-12 06:27  

#2  The GOP sees Trump as unelectable, something I agree with. They want him out but they want someone else to do it.
Posted by: Wheresing de Medici3077   2023-06-12 05:13  

#1  "Deafening".... but not surprising.
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-06-12 02:44  

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