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We can make a list hundreds of pages long detailing the problems within today’s Republican party, and for the record a Democratic party list would be just as long, but with the GOP there is a single aspect that I find particularly troubling, and that is – why?
Why have they allowed this leap off the cliff of denial to happen?
The once-proud institution based upon limited government and fiscal responsibility has devolved into a mixed bag of anti-science, pro-violence, hypocritical nutjobs determined to win at any costs with a complete disregard for the good of the nation they pretend to love and represent.
On Friday, Reps. Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene brought their “America First” road show to Maricopa County, the place that has become ground zero in the Republican effort to keep alive former President Donald Trump’s false claims about his 2020 election loss.
Representatives Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene, two of America s most controversial Republican politicians, headlined a GOP rally in Mesa on Friday night where they spewed insults, railed against moderate Republicans, and praised Arizona s so-called election audit.
The two lawmakers aren t famous for nothing. Florida Congressman Gaetz is reportedly under investigation for sex trafficking, and Marjorie Taylor Greene, who represents Georgia, previously embraced the QAnon conspiracy theory and was stripped of her committee assignments in February by the Democrat-controlled U.S. House of Representatives.
The packed event, which was held at the Delta Hotels by Marriott in Mesa, was part of the duo s America First tour. It served as both a fundraiser and a blatant attempt to solidify former President Donald Trump s grip on the Republican party. High-profile pro-Trump Republicans like Arizona GOP Chair Kelli Ward attended, as well as Congressmen Paul Gosar and Andy Biggs. Comp
Biden backs Israel but criticism rises in US
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17/05/2021 - 18:38 Israeli soldiers fire a 155mm self-propelled howitzer towards the Gaza Strip from their position along the border with the Palestinian enclave EMMANUEL DUNAND AFP 4 min
Washington (AFP)
As it has for decades, Israel has counted on the United States as a diplomatic shield in its latest crisis. But once unwavering US support is looking increasingly precarious as calls grow on the left to advance Palestinian rights.
With violence that has killed more than 200 people, mostly Palestinians, entering a second week, Israel has emerged as rarely before as a partisan issue in Washington with members of former president Donald Trump s Republican Party boasting of unstinting backing of Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.