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No one would have any sympathy for a black dude shot while trying to rob a 7-11. Why should anyone feel bad about a white terrorist shot while trying to overthrow the government?

 

Adding to what Maggie reported above, here’s reporting from Vanity Fair:

As the violent mob incited by President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, some West Wing staffers panicked that they were possibly becoming participants in a coup to overthrow the government. “What do I do? Resign?” one nervous White House staffer asked a friend on Wednesday afternoon, shortly after news broke that a woman had been shot and killed inside the Capitol. The West Wing staffer told the friend that White House Counsel Pat Cipollone was urging White House officials not to speak to Trump or enable his coup attempt in any way, so they could reduce the chance they could be prosecuted for treason under the Sedition Act. “They’re being told to stay away from Trump,” the friend said. The White House declined to comment.

Cipollone’s purported concern that Trump was committing treason––a federal crime––illustrates the chaos and fear of Wednesday’s unprecedented events. At least one staffer isn’t waiting to flee the ship. On Wednesday night, CNN reportedthat Stephanie Grisham, the former White House communications director and Melania Trump’s current chief of staff, resigned over the Trump-inspired riot. As staff quit or steer clear, Trump is increasingly isolated and alone. According to a person close to the White House, Trump refused to take calls on Wednesday from business leaders who wanted him to call off the insurrectionists. A former West Wing staffer said Republicans were texting and calling Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to lobby him to intervene, but Meadows wasn’t answering.

In recent days, as Trump’s bid to overturn the election became increasingly desperate, he expressed anarchist comments in private, a second Republican close to the White House told me. The Republican said Trump told people that he wanted David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler to lose the Georgia Senate runoff election as a way of punishing them and Mitch McConnell. “Trump told people he is really angry that the senators and McConnell hadn’t stood up for him to challenge the election. He’s happy they lost.” According to the Republican, Trump has said he’ll be the most dominant force in Republican politics if there’s no party leadership.​

“They’re Being Told to Stay Away From Trump”: After a Day of Violence and 25th Amendment Chatter, Trump’s Allies Are Jumping Ship

 

See, I hit a good shot, I think, but you just hit a 3-wood off the deck to within a foot. I tip my hat to you.

 

EDITED with a confirmed tweet

 

I worry today will embolden the right-wing terrorists. We may be seeing The Troubles coming to the USA.

 

Fuck this guy and his "comprehensive" Sinclair report.

 

I kind of love this.

 

Exactly. They saw just how easy it was to sew chaos, get into the Capitol, potentially threaten the lives of our elected officials. And just a scant few at this point are facing actual, real consequences.

 

They help ... frame the situation, eh?

 

... and most of those schools had one qualified officer to oversee them, not a small army.

Wonder if the Republicans who have tried to stop every attempt to limit bump stops, fully automatic weapons and more thorough background checks for those who want to own and use weapons - never to be confused with the Republicans' typical overboard attempt to claim that Democrats to abolish the Second Amendment altogether - now understand better what taking all that money from the NRA hath wrought?

 

Hand the leather football to Joe Biden right now, and show Donald Trump the door. If he won't go peacefully, use force.

 

Impeachment. Now.