Posted on 08/26/2022 9:26:10 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
Representative-Elect Pat Ryan (D-NY) said Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Alex Wagner Tonight” that former President Donald Trump is “essentially traitorous.”
Tuesday, Ryan defeated his Republican opponent in a special election in New York’s 19th district.
Wagner said, “When we talk about democratic freedoms, and you look at the polling, and I think voters are legitimately concerned about freedoms. Some people sort of read into that democratic norms, elections, the existential threat posed by Donald Trump. Is he the one who talked about on the campaign trail? There are so many investigations right now I think it makes people’s heads spin. I think it is worth covering because this is a former president of the United States. As a politician in a swing district who’s trying to win a seat, hold on to the seat, how much are the words’ Donald Trump’ uttered?”
Ryan said, “We are not afraid to call out Donald Trump as someone who, I believe, is essentially traitorous at this point. I had a top-secret clearance. I was an Army officer. If I had done what he did, I would’ve been in jail, 100%. No questions asked. And that is has certainly been part of it.”
He added, “The polling that we saw a few days ago, that threats to democracy are now top-of-the-line. And it’s this cumulative effect of, OK, in 48 hours, you put more assault weapons on the street, you ripped away reproductive freedom and access to abortion. Then you dismantled the EPA. We are hearing more about January 6. We see what’s continuing happen with the president. It’s just guardrails of democracy increasingly being hit, and that’s a wake-up call for folks.”
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These peons go nuts when someone actually works For The People
You will notice that they never say exactly what President Trump did.
Exactly what crimes did Trump commit?
What did Trump do, exactly, that was illegal? Nobody can tell me that.
Paul Ryan is still an idiot
And so is this guy, Pat Ryan…
What did Trump do Mr. Army Officer?
He added, “The polling that we saw a few days ago, that threats to democracy are now top-of-the-line. And it’s this cumulative effect of, OK, in 48 hours, you put more assault weapons on the street, you ripped away reproductive freedom and access to abortion. Then you dismantled the EPA. We are hearing more about January 6. We see what’s continuing happen with the president. It’s just guardrails of democracy increasingly being hit, and that’s a wake-up call for folks.”
Does this Army Officer have ANY understanding of the Separation of Powers? Did he ever read the US Constitution before swearing to defend it? This idiot follows polls to decide his position? Sheesh!
1. "more Assault weapons on the streets"? Wonder if this a-hole even knows what a true assault weapon is? Bet he was a REMF.
2. "Reproductive freedom ripped away"? What twisted rationale did this idiot use for that conclusion? The USSC only gave the power back to the Individual States, where it originally belonged.
3. Hey dumbass, the EPA WAS NOT dismantled. It was simply put back in it's place when it tried to enforce laws that don't exist. Ever hear of Congress, you moron.?
4. Jan 6 was nothing more than a protest against a stolen election that included some radical infiltrators. Nothing more.
So Army guy, you actually believe that Biteme who spent most of the 2020 campaign year in his basement with maybe a few dozen personal appearances with maybe dozens(many were media) beat Trump's 10's of thousands, sometimes twice a day? And obviously, you have made NO connection to 5 of the swing states shutting down almost simultaneously with Trump ahead and then starting up early morning with all 5 having Biden ahead?
Is this what West Point produces now? An undiscerning officer who can't or won't put 2 & 2 together. Or maybe you were an idiot enlisted that lucked out with OTC.
My gawd, what has happened to my military? Don't answer, I know.
really?
then why are not all the leftists who have been saying Gore won and Hillary won not in jail?
Why haven’t reporters been calling those “the big lie” all these years?
Threat to Democracy? Is that the new ‘thing’ of the day? The 2022 Dem Campaign is running with it even though the dumb masses understand only what they’re told it means.
The only “crimes” he mentions involve conservative policies.
When does this BOZO have to run for re-election?
What was your final rank when you discharged? What was your MOS? How close to battle were you? Did you even deploy and ever go outside the wire. Were you ever in a fire fight?
So now you're the arbitrator of all things Constitutional? You want to do something constructive? Give up your Trump Derangement Syndrome and help out the countless wounded Veterans still in hospitals or rehab, not to mention thousands on the streets with PTSD. Then there are the families you could help rather that complain about Supreme Court decisions.
YOU ARE A DISGRACE TO THE UNIFORM AND ALL THOSE WHO HAVE HONORED IT BEFORE YOU. MY OWN WWII INFANTRY FATHER WOULD PROBABLY BEAT THE LIVING CRAP OUT YOU IF STILL ALIVE. HELL, EVEN AT MY AGE, I'D TAKE MY CHANCES.
In a way he is right. He is NOT president and CAN NOT declassify information.
So this was a special election. Is he up for reelection in November or how does this work since the current term ends in Jan?
What if Hillary did it? Because she did
EXACTLY WHERE is the kine for Libel & Slander lawsuits???
dude talking smack after winning by less than 3k votes and less than half the GOP voters casting a vote as compared to 2020. Keep talking idiot.
Isn’t this a fairly rural area as compared to a lot of the metros.
over 300k people voted in the district in 2020 so I’m not sure. 130k voted in the special... course everything north of NYC is considered rural. lol
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