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Really, GOP? All This Over Joe Biden?
The lengths that Republican lawmakers are willing to go to delegitimize the President-Elect would be funny if it wasn’t so dangerous.
It’s been over a week since a mob of pro-Trump rioters rushed the capitol building, vandalizing the Senate floor and Congressional offices, engaged in hours long standoffs with armed officers, and were left with five people dead by the end of the day. Considering the way things have been evolving and unfolding since the election was called for President-Elect Joe Biden, it seemed almost inevitable that some sort of violence would take place after Donald Trump did everything he could to ensure that would be the case right up to the day the certification of the electoral college votes.
And yet, none of that stopped a significant number of Republican lawmakers from continuing their efforts to delegitimize Joe Biden’s victory in the eyes of their base, and object to results of the election being certified. As it turns out, even the monster they helped to create turning against them was not enough for some of Trump’s fiercest loyalists among congressional ranks to break away, and realize what they’re doing.
As time goes on and we take a moment to step back, think about what happened, and reflect upon the…
