Posted on 10/21/2019 10:28:16 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Steve Schmidt, an ex-Republican strategist who worked for President George W. Bush and the late Senator John McCain, has slammed President Donald Trump and his administration for its "corruption."
"The corruption is just unbelievable. And if you look back to the Republican convention, Joe, when we talked about it at the time, the chants of lock them up—what I said about it at the time was it was banana republicanism," Schmidt told MSNBC host Joe Scarborough during his Morning Joe show on Monday.
"And the descent from the American republican into banana republic territory with all of this stuff has just been so stunningly fast, and the lack of outrage by elected members of Congress properly exercising their constitutional oversight responsibilities is just alarming," said Schmidt, who now identifies as an independent.
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Never-Trumper bashes Trump. News at 11:00. In other news, water is still wet.
How many freaking times can they recycle this guy and pretend he is relevant? Mr. Etch O Sketch is the go to guy for the left to quote as proof that Republicans are appalled by Trump.
Dragging him out is like dragging John Dean out to scream “Watergate!!”
A few weeks before the election of 2016, Schmidt was on Morning Joe predicting Clinton would win 400+ EV. Mika was absolutely giddy.
He also spoke of the uncorrupted US elections (”There is no systemic fraud”) that DJT was befouling, and in the next breath he was lamenting foreign interference (”You have the active engagement of a hostile foreign power seeking to influence an American presidential election.”)
This was 10/19/16, and this leftist scoundrel was already setting up the narrative.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neTQxqF1Wew
Schmidt is a dirtbag and has been for years. He was one of the leaders in attacking Palin in 2008 and afterward. Why would anyone be surprised to see him attacking Trump, a matter of fact, he’s been attacking Trump from the very beginning, it’s nothing new?
Have a heart all, Schmidt’s gig of scamming GOP donors & candidates is drying up! He’s desperate!
Bush has received millions from the Saudi’s.
He sold out the United States. That is corruption.
Idiot traitor.
How much did Soros pay him to say that?
The Republican Party: two faced, lying, scum.
Please define the Corruption you are talking about so we can have a Clue about what you are talking about!
Reps/rinos are now sounding just like the dems.
Schmidt is no more a Pubbie than Donna Brazile.
This turd says the same thing everyday. He is a junior Mitt Romney.
steve schmidt insn’t worthy of one capital letter, or even a period
His employment history displays his lack of intelligence.
His opinion is of no value, good for CNN to put him on the air but not a ratings improvement tool.
Wait a minute. Jim, John McCain is really dead?
They’re projecting again. It’s all they’ve got at this point.
Bush League Republicans MUST become extinct before the Republic does.
No one with 1/4 a brain has listened to anything Steve Schmidt has had to say for the last 6 years.
He isn’t a RINO but a full on infiltrator.
Back in 2010, we had lots of great candidates running on Portland.
This fool showed up and managed to “help” everyone of them loose.
All brought to you by John McCain
With all the nepotism, squeezing foreign governments for money, selling secrets, the U.S.A. was just like a banana republic.
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Having an ineligible usurper in office in violation of the Constitution with the approval of both parties pretty much confirmed that.
...Schmidt, who now identifies as an independent.
We don't want the bozo back - he should man up and go all the way... join with other democrats who hate Trump. There's no place in the party for this level of hysteria.
Sounds like he cannot find anyone to hire his worthless ass and thus has proclaimed himself an Independent with this screed an obvious employment search to any and all anti-Trumpers.
Independent political consultant = A politically recognized person in search of employment.
International Independent political consultant =. A politically recognized person in search of employment on several continents.
Remember when Rove was the Magnificent Bastard? Now I’m realizing Rove was a magnificent conman and hack, as are his top students of Schmidt and Wallace.
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