Jim Rutenberg: ‘Trump Has Created A New Litmus Test For The Party’ | Deadline | MSNBC

Writer-at-large for the New York Times Jim Rutenberg remarks that the president is measuring the loyalty of his allies by whether they are willing to falsely declare the election as fraudulent. Aired on 12/22/2020.
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  1. The president is preparing for life outside the White House in exactly the way one would expect- by initiating new grifts.

    1. @Michael Phillips Sadly with all the kinda ok somewhat decent ones, they have changed their R to an I or decided to leave and “spend time with their families”. So I guess the Ron Johnsons and Matt Gaetzs are the face of the GOP moving forward… sigh…

    2. @TheMorganRose ya. I think the GOP will be the trumpet party. Maybe the new party can call themselves the American Conservative Party.

    1. GOP is now 18 U.S. Code § 2384.Seditious conspiracy: If two or more persons in any State or Territory, or in any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, conspire to overthrow, put down, or to destroy by force the Government of the United States, or to levy war against them, or to oppose by force the authority thereof, or by force to prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any law of the United States, or by force to seize, take, or possess any property of the United States contrary to the authority thereof, they shall each be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.

      (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 808; July 24, 1956, ch. 678, § 1, 70 Stat. 623; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(N), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2148.)

    2. @Don Quixote WTF did you get “Smart” and “Trump” in the same sentence?? He is just vicious and rich to throw money at anyone to scare them from attorney fees? The only thing he knows Libetards are scared of action

    1. EXACTLY !!! Trump is basically just an extension of the RACIST ROT, CORRUPTION and SLIME they’ve ALWAYS been !!!

    2. I think Trump has revealed who SOME of them have been for years… not all. Trump has effectively stirred the GOP soup and the nastier bits have risen to the surface.

    3. @Tessmage Tessera Oh DEFINITELY !! The ROT crawled out of the woodwork for Trump !! Trump is just an extension of their OWN RACIST ROT and SLIME !!!

    1. Cult – an instance of great veneration of a person, ideal, or thing, especially as manifested by a body of admirers. Yep, that sums up the GOP wherever you are.

    2. @Matt Wolf I think I’ll skip that little trip to Jesus Land. The fact that the middle of the country voted again for Trump is reason enough for me to travel miles above flyover country.

    3. @Mr. Greenjeans two weeks for any derecho assistance less than 6 months ago and they still voted for him lol

    1. @charles ang not anymore! Low class casino boss mentality trump reduced us . But our strength and integrity is coming back!! We just have to get through this dark chapter in American history

    1. @John D He talk better than the Orange Failure in the WH. Or have you smocked too much Covfefe to hear that? Bin bing bing bong bong. The President of the United Stech needs 2 hand to drink a glass of water and 15 mins to shuffle down a ramp
      FFS, he’s too dumb to even close an umbrella

  2. You know who else demanded a loyalty test?
    Jim Jones.

    Say hello to your republican party, ladies and gents! 😅😂🤣

    1. Maybe they’re planning on baracading themselves in the White House on Jan 20nd then offing themselves when the military breaks in to remove them. I wonder if they’re running mock drills involving a cup of kool-aid.
      Didn’t Jim Jones claim they were going to take a plane to Russia that never came?

    2. Also something that doesn’t get mentioned often, the fact that almost everyone left in Jonestown at the end was injected with poison at gunpoint when they realized the “kool-aid” was poisoned. When they tried to finally say no it was too late.

  3. Pelosi: “I’m counting down the hours ‘til he’s gone. I plan to pull him out of there by his hair, his little hands and his feet.” 😂

    1. @Matt Wolf you seem like the type that would call the Republicans a “Pro-life” party, but then you would agree with the 3 executions that Trump had scheduled to take place before he leaves office. Did you know cops in the 60s used to say similar stuff about black people? Were the cops doing it because they were arguing from facts like you, I think not. Also I could point out the Republicans have started many wars while in power or created other forms of international conflict, do you not think wars are violent? What you are doing is called argumentum ad populum.

  4. From claiming voter fraud to openly stealing and now using martial law ! Is he the president we really want !?!

  5. “The presidency doesn’t enhance who you are it reveals who you are.” Michelle Obama. Mary Trump said “Donald has never been in a situation that someone else couldn’t get him out of until now.”

    1. Well we already had warnings from psychiatrists… Textbook Malignant Narcissist with Sociopathy, dangerous, & willing to destroy everything without a 2nd thought

  6. Conald J Swamp is turning America back to year zero.: no democracy, no constitution, absolute loyalty, Mass deaths of Americans…

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