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Kevin McCarthy calls for calm after Trump tells backers to ‘protest’ possible arrest
NY Post ^ | 03-20-2023 | Mark Moore

Posted on 03/20/2023 9:25:02 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

​House Republicans at their annual retreat in Orlando called for calmer heads to prevail in response to Donald Trump’s calls for supporters to “protest, take our nation back” over his claims that he will be arrested on Tuesday.

The tamp-down of Trump’s rhetoric came as the former president lashed out at his former “fixer” Michael Cohen to discredit his testimony to a Manhattan grand jury.

“I don’t think people should protest this, no,” House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) told reporters Sunday night when asked about Trump’s weekend postings.

“And I think President Trump, if you talk to him, he doesn’t believe that either.”

The House speaker suggested that Trump was trying to “educate people about what’s going on.”

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To: GAgal

Trump sounds deranged imo. His ego is off the charts.
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Your gaslighting is off the charts.


41 posted on 03/20/2023 1:04:22 PM PDT by dragonblustar (WEF = World Economic Fascists. )
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To: GAgal

If he thinks bad-mouthing his R opponents is the road to victory, he’s not only wrong, but stupid. His ego is off the chart and there seems to be no one to save him from himself.

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Hmmm...I seem to remember people saying that very same thing in the runup to 2016. How did that work out again?


42 posted on 03/20/2023 1:55:26 PM PDT by mlitefan (Long time lurker...)
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