Anybody else think this is kind of significant? The vice president effectively saying, "Behave yourself, Donald, or I'll have you fired."
— Coup Coup Barabajagal (@Yastreblyansky) January 10, 2021
Gotta say I'm a little impressed. Of course when Trump made clear he didn't care if Pence was murdered or not it prolly got Pence thinking. https://t.co/iJtpNGpijb
Not really sure it's sunk in for anybody else that Pence could be in a legitimately tetchy mood about this:
[Lin] Wood, a staunch believer that Trump won the election, has switched his focus from Democrats to Republicans, calling for Pence to resign and face "execution by firing squad" in a tweet Friday. Once arrested, Wood suggested that the vice president would "sing like a bird" and confess to being a "main participant" in the "theft of the election."
The controversial Atlanta attorney's comments sparked people to tag the FBI and Secret Service in responding tweets, saying that Wood's tweets constituted a threat against the vice president.
Just because of this:
Footage of the Capitol breach released afterward showed rioters chanting, “Hang Mike Pence,” apparently stemming from his decision to not intervene in changing the results of the presidential election.
Though Trump publicly pressured Pence to try to overturn the election, the vice president's ability to do so was widely disputed. Congress ultimately certified President-elect Joe Biden’s victory early Thursday morning, hours after authorities cleared rioters out of Capitol.
well, and then this:
Authorities have revealed that a vehicle found near the scene shortly after the siege contained a large number of firearms and explosives.
It comes as a Reuters photographer recounted what rioters were discussing as they tore through the Capitol on January 6 – including hanging the Vice President from a tree for being a "traitor".
Despite being a Republican, Pence is now loathed by a number of Trump supporters after endorsing Joe Biden's electoral college victory.
And ultimately this:
“In a nutshell, Chuck, [the Trump-Pence relationship is] not good,” said [Hallie] Jackson.
“I have learned from a source familiar with this that not only did President Trump not reach out to Vice President Pence as the events of Wednesday unfolded — and, remember, the vice president was in a secure location with, by the way, members of his family; his wife, his daughter, his brother had all come to be in attendance — but I'm told that the president has not called Vice President Pence since then.”
The counter-revolution, in line with the general habit of trying to do everything the revolution does, eats its children too. SAD!
In other local news, a Jonathan Turley sighting
Shorter Turley: "Congress shall make no law respecting the freedom of the president." https://t.co/BYKkkoc8fb He really does have an article II that says he can do whatever he wants, who knew?
— Coup Coup Barabajagal (@Yastreblyansky) January 10, 2021
Turley seems to think you can't charge a high crime or misdemeanor that isn't exactly as defined by a statute, contrary to three centuries of impeachment jurisprudence pic.twitter.com/fSJNqIgxI3
— Coup Coup Barabajagal (@Yastreblyansky) January 10, 2021
Turley seems unable to understand that the most powerful man on earth is in a different position, with different responsibilities, than Eugene Debs or Nelson Mandela when they were busted. pic.twitter.com/Rmi4Omg9up
— Coup Coup Barabajagal (@Yastreblyansky) January 10, 2021
And today's Hawley
This picture is so great. I can already imagine the movie, "Mr. Zoolander Goes to Washington"
— Coup Coup Barabajagal (@Yastreblyansky) January 10, 2021
Meanwhile, an amusing theme in Republican communications is their hatred of toxic divisiveness and longing for a good leader who will unify our country—not thinking, as you can imagine, of a Republican. Marco certainly sees it as a Democrat's job:
You have a historic opportunity to contribute to unifying America by backing off the extreme positions you've been supporting for the past 5-6 years and yet instead you seem to be devoting all your time to doubling down on attacks. Why is that, Marco?
— Coup Coup Barabajagal (@Yastreblyansky) January 10, 2021
After all, Marco explains, 99% of the people Trump sent down Pennsylvania Avenue didn't make it into the Capitol, and probably hardly anybody really wanted to murder the vice president
No true Scotsman would ever. https://t.co/Sq7YOzRogr
— Coup Coup Barabajagal (@Yastreblyansky) January 11, 2021
Don Johnson of Miami Vice would love to know where Marco got that fabulous shirt.
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