Mitch McConnell Deputy Claims Republicans Censured For Impeaching Trump Are Victims of ‘Cancel Culture’

MenRec ^ | 02/23/21 | Rusty

[rustyweiss74]

Senator John Thune, who serves as the Senate GOP whip and is a deputy of Mitch McConnell, decried punishing Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump as a form of “cancel culture.”

Thune (R-SD), in an interview with the Associated Press, defended colleagues such as Liz Cheney (R-WY) and Ben Sasse (R-NE) who have been censured by county Republican parties for joining Democrats and voting to convict the former president.

“There was a strong case made,” he said referencing the presentation made by House impeachment managers, apparently unaware of charges they used doctored evidence.

“People could come to different conclusions,” added Thune. “If we’re going to criticize the media and the left for cancel culture, we can’t be doing that ourselves.”

[rustyweiss74]

Holding your representatives responsible for their votes is not "cancel culture." It's what the whole system was designed to do.

[bray]

Cancelled by the people who voted for your cowardly act.

[McGavin999]

Yep, they are supposed to respond to their constituents.

[AndyJackson]

oh but it is. We are trying to cancel these deep-state self-dealing RINOSs

[Diogenesis]

no. it is the recognition of sedition, treason,
and Thune’s transfer of a billion $$$ PAC donations
to .. Biden.

it is the recognition of backstabbing and child rape
and its defense and ENCOURAGEMENT by Thune and his coven.

[heshtesh]

The only thing they are a victim of is their own stupidity.

[liberalh8ter]

But when these representatives no longer believe they answer to the people and instead believe their function is to tell us how things are going to be, you get statements like this one.

[Lurkinanloomin]

Murkowsky, Thune, Hoeven, Blunt, Grassley, Lankford, Lee, Scott and Rubio are all Bush League Republicans and should have primary challengers.

If we are serious about taking over the GOP, every one of these must be replaced in 2022.

[Caipirabob]

Uh, Mitch...

[Irenic]

Stick it sideways you primadonna snots.

[bk1000]

“... apparently unaware of charges they used doctored evidence.”

Yeah, I’m sure he was unaware...

[ReleaseTheHounds]

“There was a strong case made...”. Stop right there, Mr Thune. It was total BS and I assume you are full of it as well.

[jersey117]

Too bad Mitch. You all asked for it when you cancelled 75 million voters.

[OKSooner]

Thune is a bitch just like Mitch.

Hey, I’m a poet and didn’t know it.

[MayflowerMadam]

When they decided to do the wrong thing, and vote the wrong way, they needed to know they’d have to embrace the suck. That applies not only to the impeachment vote, but also to the electoral certification vote.

And I notice that Marsha Blackburn is a CPAC speaker. After January 6 when did she become a conservative?

[asinclair]

Double standard? I don't think so. When the left tries to engage in a cancellation, they try to completely destroy the person so that they can't get a job anywhere. What is happening on the right is that they are trying to get a person away from the controls of state -- but not significantly affecting the canceled person from working elsewhere.

[tioga]

Apparently, we still need to make our wishes more clear to DC swamp.

[Alberta's Child]

That applies not only to the impeachment vote, but also to the electoral certification vote.

Baloney.

Congress had no latitude to do anything at that January 6th joint session OTHER THAN to certify the results of the mid-December electoral vote count.

The illegitimate election should have been addressed before Congress was in a position to certify those results.

[escapefromboston]

They are being “cancelled” by their voters not pink haired lesbians on Twitter

[Sir Bangaz Cracka]

Try again John. That one (ie excuse) really sucked.