…..Some Republicans publicly slammed Trump’s attacks. Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, who is now a Senate candidate, said it’s “unacceptable and abhorrent to attack Vice President Harris or anyone’s racial identity.” “The American people deserve better,” he wrote on X, a sentiment shared by Harris in her own denunciation of the attack.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), similarly called Trump’s comments one of several “very unfortunate” slip-ups from the MAGA camp. “Childless cat women, DEI candidates, now, ‘Is she black? Is she Indian?’” she said, according to Axios. (Daily Beast)
Larry Hogan has been a never-Trump running for office in a blue state, so meh! Lisa Murkowski has been spurned by Trump and has become a never-Trumpster, so another meh!
…..The outlet also quoted a pair of unnamed House Republicans who were irked by the former president’s words, one of whom said his remarks were “not a demonstration on how to win over undecided voters,” while another summarized Trump’s NABJ interview as “awful.” “The entire exchange was embarrassing,” one said. (Daily Beast)
Whenever we hear about ‘UNNAMED Republicans, we, as readers, must replace the words UNNAMED with fucking cowardly Republicans. If these people actually had a real conscience, they would proudly go on the record.
-----Politico separately reported that “virtually every Republican” it contacted about Trump’s new attack line was “flat-out distraught by what they perceive as a self-inflicted wound not only for Trump but for Republicans down the ballot.” (Daily Beast)
-----And this IS the doozy. “flat-out distraught by what they perceive as a self-inflicted wound not only for Trump but for Republicans down the ballot.” Instead of saying TRUMPS' comments were Racial, Bigoted, Biased, and Bogus, they are worried about their own political futures. Once again, it's like saying, “IF YOU THINK I INSULTED YOU, I APOLOGIZE!”
