Not sure if you caught this, but look:
I'm not violating any pledge of journalistic confidentially in reporting this: 21 Republican Sens–in convos w/ colleagues, staff members, lobbyists, W. House aides–have repeatedly expressed extreme contempt for Trump & his fitness to be POTUS. (1/3)
— Carl Bernstein (@carlbernstein) November 23, 2020
With few exceptions, their craven public silence has helped enable Trump’s most grievous conduct—including undermining and discrediting the US the electoral system.
— Carl Bernstein (@carlbernstein) November 23, 2020
More from my appearance earlier on @cnn: https://t.co/c1jZXMR0Pv (3/3)
Look who's on Bernstein's list: Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey.
While it's true that Toomey finally came around this weekend and issued a statement containing those eight syllables that are, at this point still banished from the GOP/MAGA episteme: President-elect Joe Biden.
But when did Pat Toomey express "extreme contempt for Trump & his fitness as POTUS"?
Was it before or after he voted to acquit Trump for obstruction and abuse:
Today, I joined a majority of senators in voting to acquit President Trump. The Constitution sets a very high bar for impeachment and removal of a sitting president. While some of President Trump's actions were inappropriate, they did not come close to meeting the very high bar required to justify overturning the last election, removing him from office, and kicking him off the ballot in an election that has already begun. In November, the American people will decide for themselves whether President Trump should stay in office. In our democratic system, that's the way it should be.
Was it before or after Trump tweeted this (in response to Toomey calling Roger Stone's pardon a "mistake"):
Do RINO’S Pat Toomey & Mitt Romney have any problem with the fact that we caught Obama, Biden, & Company illegally spying on my campaign? Do they care if Comey, McCabe, Page & her lover, Peter S, the whole group, ran rampant, wild & unchecked - lying & leaking all the way? NO!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 12, 2020
Note: Stone was convicted of seven felony counts, including lying to Congress and witness tampering. And Obama did not spy on the Trump campaign.
Senator Toomey, I have a few questions:
- Did you discover your Trump disgust before or after either of the above?
- If it's before, then why weren't you honest with your constituents and say so then?
- And if it was after, can you please explain why you were OK with Trump then but not now?
I realize that you're not running for reelection in 2022 and so you have a fair amount of freedom from the Trump's MAGA crews, but if you could explain yourself, that would be great.
Ok?
