close Video Trump disputes election in TV calls Breaks his silence, praises Limbaugh. A new poll shows former President Trump is still popular among his supporters in the wake of the impeachment trial earlier this month that led to his second acquittal. A Suffolk University/ USA Today poll found that 46% of Trump supporters would abandon the Republican Party and join a Trump party should he decide to create one, versus 27% who would stay with the GOP. MCCONNELL SAYS HE WAS DEFENDING THE CONSTITUTION, NOT TRUMP, IN IMPEACHMENT ACQUITTAL VOTE Half of the individuals polled said the Republican Party should become "more loyal to Trump," even if it means losing support from establishment Republicans, versus 19% saying the party should become less loyal to Trump and more aligned with establishment Republicans. The survey of 1,000 Trump voters, identified from 2020 polls, was taken by landline and cellphone last Monday through Friday. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.1 percentage points. Video Trump was acquitted by the Senate earlier this month after a weeklong trial, following the House of Representatives on Jan. 13 voting to impeach him on one article — inciting insurrection — following the Capitol riot on Jan. 6. Trump was the first president in U.S. history to be impeached twice and the first president out of office to go through an impeachment proceeding. MCCONNELL RIPS TRUMP, SAYS ACTIONS 'UNCONSCIONABLE' BUT TRIAL WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL Trump was acquitted, with 57 senators voting for his conviction -- short of the required two-thirds majority -- and 43 voting against conviction. While popular with his supporters, Trump has had a falling out with some establishment Republicans. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell voted to acquit Trump but defended the move as one in defense of the U.S. Constitution — not in defense of Trump. Trump last week unloaded on McConnell. ...
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Butler County Republican Committee Votes To Censure Sen. Pat Toomey Over Impeachment Vote
BUTLER, Pa. (KDKA/AP) — The Butler County Republican Committee of Pennsylvania voted to censure Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) over his vote to convict former President Donald Trump during his second impeachment trial. “The BCRC considers his votes to be in blatant violation of the U.S. Constitution and the Rule of Law,” the committee said in an email. READ MORE: 16-Year-Old Girl Dies, 13-Year-Old Boy Hurt After Falling Through Ice; Police Officer Also Dies The committee held a special meeting on Wednesday, with members voting 94 to 2 to censure the senator. Republican leaders from other counties including Clarion, Lawrence, Washington, York, and Centre County have also voted to censure Toomey. READ MORE: Pennsylvania GOP Meets To Discuss Whether To Censure Sen. Pat Toomey Republican Party committee members in Pennsylvania were meeting remotely Wednesday night, possibly for hours, in what is expected to include a discussion of whether to censure U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey . A censure vote is a symbolic gesture that may have no real effect on Toomey, who announced in October that he will not run again for office. Following his vote to convict, Toomey said in part of the former president that “His betrayal of the Constitution and his oath of office required conviction.” President Trump was acquitted of inciting the insurrection during the impeachment trial in the Senate. MORE NEWS: Pennsylvania Lawmakers Ask Biden Administration To Waive School Test Mandate (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.) ...
Pennsylvania GOP Meets To Discuss Whether To Censure Sen. Pat Toomey
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican Party committee members in Pennsylvania were meeting remotely Wednesday night, possibly for hours, in what is expected to include a discussion of whether to censure U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey. Toomey’s vote to convict Donald Trump during the former president’s second impeachment trial — and his earlier assessment that Trump had committed “impeachable offenses” in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol — has set off a wave of pro-Trump county and local party condemnations of Toomey in Pennsylvania. The state party brass have remained silent publicly about the matter and did not give a precise agenda for the meeting. A censure vote is a symbolic gesture that may have no real effect on Toomey, who announced in October that he will not run again for office. RELATED STORIES: Butler County Republican Committee Votes To Censure Sen. Pat Toomey Over Impeachment Vote Pennsylvania GOP Sets Meeting To Discuss Censuring Sen. Pat Toomey Over Impeachment Vote Several County GOP Committees Vote To Censure Sen. Pat Toomey Over Impeachment Vote Western Pa. Republican County Chairs Oppose Sen. Toomey’s Vote To Convict Trump But Disagree On Censure Resolutions Scores of state committee members are expected to join the call, and longtime members say they can’t remember a time that the state party censured anybody, going back 40 years. Toomey has not backed down from his position after he became one of seven Senate Republicans who voted to convict Trump of “incitement of insurrection.” Ultimately, Trump was acquitted. Besides Toomey, the North Carolina Republican Party unanimously voted to censure Sen. Richard Burr and the Louisiana GOP executive committee unanimously voted to censure Sen. Bill Cassidy. (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.) ...
Democratic fury with GOP explodes in House
Democratic fury over the mob attack on the Capitol and its aftermath is spilling into nearly every aspect of life in the House, squashing hopes for comity and threatening even mundane legislative tasks like the naming of a local post office. Democrats accuse Republicans of nothing short of sabotaging the nation’s democracy with false claims that November’s election was “stolen” from former President Trump Donald Trump Romney: 'Pretty sure' Trump would win 2024 GOP nomination if he ran for president Pence huddles with senior members of Republican Study Committee Trump says 'no doubt' Tiger Woods will be back after accident MORE . Already angry that the refusal by some Republicans to wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 was endangering lives, Democrats now see the GOP as directly putting lawmaker lives on the line with dangerous rhetoric that feeds outlandish conspiracy theories. ADVERTISEMENT “It's impossible for us to not look at them in a different light,” Rep. Dan Kildee Daniel (Dan) Timothy Kildee Biden pledges action on guns amid resistance Managers seek to make GOP think twice about Trump acquittal Biden's inauguration marked by conflict of hope and fear MORE (D-Mich.) said of the 139 Republicans who voted to reverse the election results. Bad blood reached a new level Tuesday night when Rep. Sean Casten Sean Casten Lawmaker calls Robinhood helpline to make point about customer service On The Money: House panel spars over GameStop, Robinhood | Manchin meets with advocates for wage | Yellen says go big, GOP says hold off House panel spars over GameStop frenzy, trading apps MORE (D-Ill.) took the highly unusual step of forcing a full floor vote on an uncontroversial bill to name a Mississippi post office because it was authored by a Republican who voted to overturn the election. It was equally evident during a Postal Service hearing on Wednesday as a furious Rep. Gerry ...
Former Trump officials eye bids for political office
Former Trump administration officials are testing the waters for political office, underscoring the former president’s lasting influence on the Republican Party as it searches for a post-Trump identity. Cliff Sims, the former deputy at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) who is close with several Trump family members, is seriously considering getting into the race to replace retiring Sen. Richard Shelby Richard Craig Shelby Powell pushes back on GOP inflation fears Former Trump officials eye bids for political office The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by The AIDS Institute - COVID-19 rescue bill a unity test for Dems MORE (R-Ala.). Trump’s former ambassador to Slovenia, Lynda Blanchard, a top Trump donor, has already entered that primary as a “proud member of the MAGA movement.” In Pennsylvania, where Sen. Pat Toomey Patrick (Pat) Joseph Toomey Philly GOP commissioner on censures: 'I would suggest they censure Republican elected officials who are lying' Toomey censured by several Pennsylvania county GOP committees over impeachment vote Toomey on Trump vote: 'His betrayal of the Constitution' required conviction MORE (R-Pa.) is retiring, Trump’s Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite and his ambassador to Denmark, Carla Sands, are both weighing bids. ADVERTISEMENT Former acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell Richard Grenell The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by The AIDS Institute - Tanden's odds plummet to lead OMB Former Trump officials eye bids for political office Grenell congratulates Buttigieg on becoming second openly gay Cabinet member MORE is being encouraged by Trump allies to run for governor of California if Gavin Newsom Gavin Newsom California lawmakers approve 0 stimulus checks for low-income residents The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by The AIDS Institute - Tanden's odds plummet to lead OMB Former Trump ...
