BY Associated Press / Scott Miller | February 5, 2021
Courtesy photo Sen. Ben Sasse.
U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska is pushing back against some fellow Republicans who want the state party to formally censure him for his outspoken criticism of President Donald Trump after the U.S. Capitol riot.
Sasse on Thursday posted a YouTube video response to county GOP organizations who are pushing to censure him a second time after he said Trump deserved some blame for inciting the incident.
The Scotts Bluff County GOP is among those who have criticized Sasse, saying in a recent open letter signed by county party Chair Kolene Woodward that his support for “such a mock judicial proceeding reminiscent of Joseph Stalin is reprehensible,” and his actions are “a selfish, political ploy.”