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Trump purging Senate rhinos
Posted on 1/18/26 at 9:16 am
Posted on 1/18/26 at 9:16 am
I’ve thought a good bit about how it’s a balancing act for Trump to have congress pass his agenda but also the need to replace a lot of the old guard establishment who are useless.
Well it’s not going to be a complete overhaul, but this should be a good start.
McConnell gone
Joni Ernst gone
Tillis gone
Cornyn looks to be toast in his primary and Trump has decided to not endorse
Cassidy he has endorsed against
Lummis/Tubberville are also leaving.. while both solid, gives us a chance to put younger more MAGA senators in office.
Sure it would be nice to also primary Risch, Rounds and Hyde Smith.. but that’s probably rocking the boat too much.
All in all it should inject quite a bit of new blood and start the process of getting the guard out
Well it’s not going to be a complete overhaul, but this should be a good start.
McConnell gone
Joni Ernst gone
Tillis gone
Cornyn looks to be toast in his primary and Trump has decided to not endorse
Cassidy he has endorsed against
Lummis/Tubberville are also leaving.. while both solid, gives us a chance to put younger more MAGA senators in office.
Sure it would be nice to also primary Risch, Rounds and Hyde Smith.. but that’s probably rocking the boat too much.
All in all it should inject quite a bit of new blood and start the process of getting the guard out
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Posted on 1/18/26 at 9:25 am to Lsujacket66
Not that you want to hear it, McConnell just did a great job defending him on that Venezuela stuff. WSJ reported:
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The headline from Capitol Hill on Thursday is that the Senate voted 52-47 to advance a war powers resolution to limit President Trump’s actions on Venezuela. The vote was a rebuke to the President, and Mr. Trump didn’t take it well, as you would expect.
The Senators in favor included five Republicans: Maine’s Susan Collins, Missouri’s Josh Hawley, Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski, Kentucky’s Rand Paul, and Indiana’s Todd Young. Most notable in that list is Mr. Hawley, who fancies himself presidential material but isn’t helping his cause by advertising that he’d be happy as President Gulliver tied down in the Lilliput of Capitol Hill.
But for our money the speech of the day was from Mitch McConnell, the senior Senator from Kentucky, former Majority Leader, and frequent target of Mr. Trump’s wrath. Mr. McConnell has been a consistent, thoughtful supporter of presidential powers, and he continued to stand on principle on Thursday.
Like many scholars, Mr. McConnell has doubts about the constitutionality of the War Powers Act that passed over the veto of a weakened Richard Nixon. But for the sake of this vote, the Senator accepted its terms and still offered good reason to vote no.
“First, plain statute: Notification of Congress within 48 [hours]? Check. Withdrawal within 60 days? Try 60 minutes!” Mr. McConnell said, regarding the time U.S. forces spent on the ground in Caracas.
“What’s more, recent history provides clear precedent from Presidents of both parties,” the Senator added. “What authority did this operation exceed that President Obama or President Reagan did not exceed in operations in Libya? Or President Clinton in Kosovo?
“What makes this time different than President Biden’s strikes in Syria or Yemen? Certainly, there’s little daylight between the legality of this operation and the one President H.W. Bush undertook to apprehend Manuel Noriega in Panama.”
This is the history you know when you didn’t arrive in the Senate last Thursday. Mr. McConnell, we should add, has supported Presidents of both parties on the war-making power no matter the doubts he might have had about a specific policy.
Mr. McConnell went on to say Thursday that “a stable Venezuela, led by duly elected Venezuelans, will leave Americans safer and more secure. The Administration should explain how that end goal will be achieved.”
Posted on 1/18/26 at 9:27 am to Lsujacket66
Until elections are real, nothing matters. Our leaders are selected, not elected and it works on both sides of the aisle.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 9:31 am to Lsujacket66
quote:Do people even know what the term means? Its RINO……as in “Republican In Name Only”. Not rhino like animal
rhinos
:facepalm:
This post was edited on 1/18/26 at 9:32 am
Posted on 1/18/26 at 9:32 am to Lsujacket66
Cornyn is a clown
Posted on 1/18/26 at 9:33 am to Lsujacket66
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Trump purging Senate rhinos
Posted on 1/18/26 at 9:40 am to CDawson
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Until elections are real, nothing matters. Our leaders are selected, not elected and it works on both sides of the aisle.
So Trump was selected?
Posted on 1/18/26 at 9:43 am to Lsujacket66
Doesn’t know RINO from RHINO. Can’t take OP seriously.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 9:46 am to Lsujacket66
His Letlow endorsement only waters down the field against Cassidy.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 9:49 am to Lsujacket66
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Trump purging Senate rhinos
It has to be done. I wish that Trump would add Lindsey Scam to the list, but I guess that crook is simply too firmly entrenched to be ousted. He probably doesn't even have a GOP challenger in the primary.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 9:56 am to KCT
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Trump purging Senate rhinos It has to be done. I wish that Trump would add Lindsey Scam to the list, but I guess that crook is simply too firmly entrenched to be ousted. He probably doesn't even have a GOP challenger in the primary.
Graham never votes against Trump or causes trouble.. so he’s safe
Posted on 1/18/26 at 10:04 am to CDawson
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Until elections are real, nothing matters. Our leaders are selected, not elected and it works on both sides of the aisle.
While true on the face of it, the DEMs are far more aggressive in their selections.
I think that if we can get all of the fraudulent $$ out of the system, they would not have such a stranglehold. Now - they can just tell a wannabe self-thinker that he will not be able to raise enough money to defeat the DEM funded primary foe. For them, it is fall in line or give up their seat.
Some of this happens in the GOP also, but it is not as absolute. DEMs vote as one bloc regardless of issue or sanity. Their only rebel is the guy from PA.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 10:29 am to Lsujacket66
“RINO’s” is such a stupid thought
I want American First. I don’t want anyone who votes only on “party lines” so their party “wins”.
I want the person who votes for the citizens best interests.
I want American First. I don’t want anyone who votes only on “party lines” so their party “wins”.
I want the person who votes for the citizens best interests.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 11:01 am to Tiger Prawn
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Do people even know what the term means? Its RINO……as in “Republican In Name Only”. Not rhino like animal
:facepalm:
Posted on 1/18/26 at 11:14 am to Lsujacket66
So a RINO is just someone who disagrees with Trump’s agenda?
Posted on 1/18/26 at 11:15 am to Jesterea
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So a RINO is just someone who disagrees with Trump’s agenda?
No they are a Republican in name only
Posted on 1/18/26 at 11:17 am to SDVTiger
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No they are a Republican in name only
What republican values do they not adhere to?
Posted on 1/18/26 at 11:21 am to Jesterea
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What republican values do they not adhere to?
What non republican things has Trump done?
Posted on 1/18/26 at 11:29 am to Jugbow
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What non republican things has Trump done?
Still giving billions to Ukraine and Israel
Posted on 1/18/26 at 11:31 am to Jesterea
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What republican values do they not adhere to?
Which arsehole Senator are you speaking about specifically?
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