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There was rarely any Democrat leader or Leftmedia condemnation to the burning, looting, and murdering that took place in leftist urban centers over the last six months. But when there is disruptive behavior on the Right, Ã la the actions at the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday â ostensibly in the name of âconservatismâ â condemnation from genuine conservative political and thought leaders was swift and unequivocal. You will find below a compendium of their righteous anger.
Though Democrats will call for Trumpâs resignation and/or impeachment to keep this disgraceful occurrence front and center until the day he leaves office, this much is abundantly clear: While the actions of this fringe group of rioting miscreants reflect poorly upon conservatives, it does
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Blunt added in a separate interview with KSHB, another Missouri TV station, that impeaching Trump was not going to happen.
Though the House would need to pass articles of impeachment, the Senate would hold the trial and ultimately vote on whether to convict Trump and remove him from office.
Blunt is the highest-ranking Senate Republican to weigh in on calls from a growing number of Democrats for Trump to be impeached after a mob came to the Capitol as lawmakers were counting the Electoral College vote.
Trump has claimed for weeks that the election was rigged, even as his legal team lost dozens of court challenges and election experts dismissed allegations of widespread voter fraud.
Trump administration employees resigning in wake of violent Capitol riots
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FILE - In this July 21, 2020 file photo, Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad Wolf, speaks during a news conference in Washington. A congressional watchdog agency has found that the top two Trump administration officials in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security were improperly appointed to the posts under federal law. The Government Accountability Office says acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf and acting deputy Ken Cuccinelli are ineligible to run the agency under the Vacancy Reform Act. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) blasted President Trump and his supporters in a statement released on Wednesday in response to the Capitol being breached and temporarily occupied by violent rioters.