Dem Rep. Himes: Only Republicans Use Violent Political Rhetoric, You Can’t Find Any Top Democrat Doing It

SCARBOROUGH Well and again ░░░░░░░░ yesterday it s shocking ░░░░░░░░ what he s saying ░░░░░░░░ Vance is saying Willie ░░░░░░░░ s read the Peter ░░░░░░░░ part of Peter Baker ░░░░░░░░ sums this up At ░░░░░░░░ heart of the day ░░░░░░░░ eruption of political violence ░░░░░░░░ Mr Trump a figure ░░░░░░░░ seems to inspire people ░░░░░░░░ make threats or take ░░░░░░░░ both for and against ░░░░░░░░ He has long favored ░░░░░░░░ language of violence in ░░░░░░░░ political discourse encouraging supporters ░░░░░░░░ beat up hecklers By ░░░░░░░░ way as I go ░░░░░░░░ this list I would ░░░░░░░░ for somebody to give ░░░░░░░░ a parallel of the ░░░░░░░░ nominee in any year ░░░░░░░░ such suggestions encouraging supporters ░░░░░░░░ beat up hecklers threatening ░░░░░░░░ shoot looters and undocumented ░░░░░░░░ mocking a near fatal ░░░░░░░░ on the husband of ░░░░░░░░ Democratic House Speaker and ░░░░░░░░ that a general he ░░░░░░░░ disloyal be executed While ░░░░░░░░ Trump insists his fiery ░░░░░░░░ to supporters on January ░░░░░░░░ was not responsible he ░░░░░░░░ pleas from advisors and ░░░░░░░░ own daughter to do ░░░░░░░░ and stop the assault ░░░░░░░░ even suggested the mob ░░░░░░░░ be right to want ░░░░░░░░ hang his vice president ░░░░░░░░ has since embraced the ░░░░░░░░ as patriots whom he ░░░░░░░░ pardon if elected again ░░░░░░░░ know Willie it s ░░░░░░░░ like this cat meme ░░░░░░░░ They re eating the ░░░░░░░░ they re eating the ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump keeps bringing ░░░░░░░░ January 6th Everybody on ░░░░░░░░ Trump right stations Trump ░░░░░░░░ say Why do they ░░░░░░░░ up January 6th Trump ░░░░░░░░ up January 6th BRZEZINSKI ░░░░░░░░ has fundraisers for them ░░░░░░░░ He has fundraisers for ░░░░░░░░ who beat the hell ░░░░░░░░ of cops for people ░░░░░░░░ stormed the Capitol people ░░░░░░░░ defecated on the Capitol ░░░░░░░░ who were very clear ░░░░░░░░ their plan in this ░░░░░░░░ was to stop the ░░░░░░░░ counting of electoral votes ░░░░░░░░ I think there s ░░░░░░░░ choir too SCARBOROUGH And ░░░░░░░░ he of course a ░░░░░░░░ of rioters and people ░░░░░░░░ beat the hell out ░░░░░░░░ cops that he calls ░░░░░░░░ too Willie I do ░░░░░░░░ to go back to ░░░░░░░░ day because while they ░░░░░░░░ lie now through their ░░░░░░░░ while they will claim ░░░░░░░░ 6th was nothing one ░░░░░░░░ the things that a ░░░░░░░░ against another cable network ░░░░░░░░ was the discovery of ░░░░░░░░ people who were the ░░░░░░░░ apologists for January 6th ░░░░░░░░ in real time begging ░░░░░░░░ Trump to stop the ░░░░░░░░ to call it off ░░░░░░░░ they knew he had ░░░░░░░░ power to do so ░░░░░░░░ wasn t just his ░░░░░░░░ His son one of ░░░░░░░░ sons doing it through ░░░░░░░░ parties Hosts on Fox ░░░░░░░░ some of his biggest ░░░░░░░░ begging him to stop ░░░░░░░░ rioting He just wouldn ░░░░░░░░ do it HIMES Yeah ░░░░░░░░ let me just GEIST ░░░░░░░░ ahead congressman HIMES Two ░░░░░░░░ things Look with Donald ░░░░░░░░ the violent rhetoric the ░░░░░░░░ it s a feature ░░░░░░░░ a bug You know ░░░░░░░░ see that in everything ░░░░░░░░ the t shirts worn ░░░░░░░░ his rallies where the ░░░░░░░░ shirts read F your ░░░░░░░░ to the rhetoric you ░░░░░░░░ outlined It s a ░░░░░░░░ People love Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ I struggle to understand ░░░░░░░░ that is true but ░░░░░░░░ of the reasons they ░░░░░░░░ him is because they ░░░░░░░░ he knocks over the ░░░░░░░░ cart and he makes ░░░░░░░░ libs cry It s ░░░░░░░░ feature not a bug ░░░░░░░░ the other thing it ░░░░░░░░ been bothering me for ░░░░░░░░ Joe is the whataboutism ░░░░░░░░ I think is one ░░░░░░░░ the most corrosive elements ░░░░░░░░ our political conversation Every ░░░░░░░░ something happens every single ░░░░░░░░ the immediate instinct is ░░░░░░░░ J D Vance or ░░░░░░░░ Trump or Mike Johnson ░░░░░░░░ Kevin McCarthy to say ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats do it ░░░░░░░░ which by the way ░░░░░░░░ generally speaking not true ░░░░░░░░ what a failure You ░░░░░░░░ we don t accept ░░░░░░░░ our 2 and 3 ░░░░░░░░ old children the what ░░░░░░░░ defense when they hit ░░░░░░░░ brother Well my brother ░░░░░░░░ don t accept that ░░░░░░░░ somehow at the national ░░░░░░░░ the strongest defense for ░░░░░░░░ behavior is that they ░░░░░░░░ too Where did that ░░░░░░░░ from Now I promise ░░░░░░░░ Joe you issued a ░░░░░░░░ let s find a ░░░░░░░░ who used that sort ░░░░░░░░ aggressive maybe even violent ░░░░░░░░ somebody s going to ░░░░░░░░ them maybe some back ░░░░░░░░ 25 years ago who ░░░░░░░░ No no congressman congressman ░░░░░░░░ said find a Democratic ░░░░░░░░ for president in our ░░░░░░░░ HIMES I heard you ░░░░░░░░ Because you and I ░░░░░░░░ know you as a ░░░░░░░░ member of the House ░░░░░░░░ as a former member ░░░░░░░░ the House you can ░░░░░░░░ crazy people on both ░░░░░░░░ I m talking about ░░░░░░░░ mainstreaming the injecting into ░░░░░░░░ political veins the discourse ░░░░░░░░ the entire party because ░░░░░░░░ leader of the party ░░░░░░░░ is saying this HIMES ░░░░░░░░ question about it But ░░░░░░░░ point about whataboutism still ░░░░░░░░ You know that we ░░░░░░░░ in a fact free ░░░░░░░░ here Joe So you ░░░░░░░░ that challenge and you ░░░░░░░░ absolutely right there s ░░░░░░░░ been a Democratic leader ░░░░░░░░ a Democratic candidate for ░░░░░░░░ who has used rhetoric ░░░░░░░░ telling Proud Boys to ░░░░░░░░ back and stand by ░░░░░░░░ But I promise you ░░░░░░░░ we speak right now ░░░░░░░░ social media feed is ░░░░░░░░ up with back benchers ░░░░░░░░ state assembly people from ░░░░░░░░ etc who have said ░░░░░░░░ things But my larger ░░░░░░░░ is here if we ░░░░░░░░ to the destruction of ░░░░░░░░ discernment that comes with ░░░░░░░░ reliance on the what ░░░░░░░░ defense They do it ░░░░░░░░ we re done We ░░░░░░░░ done Democracy is over ░░░░░░░░ again this is not ░░░░░░░░ argument that we accept ░░░░░░░░ our children and yet ░░░░░░░░ it is the defense ░░░░░░░░ American politics.”