Republicans Call 1/6 A Legitimate Political Discourse!

So what, [the Capitol riots] was a legitimate political discourse.

The culture wars and misinformation continues to plague the Grand Ole Party (known as the Republican Party). It used to be the party of common sense.

More platitudes and morally bankrupt rhetoric from the political party of the white nationalist.

Karen Romney McDaniel and the Republican chairs of the 50 states, five territories and District of Columbia have called the insurrection on American democracy, legitmate political discourse. 

It completely voids the dangerous mob that threatened to kill House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former vice president Karen R. Pence. The mob seemed poised to destroy the electoral college. They wanted to violently capture lawmakers who spurned Washed Up 45. They defaced, defecated and tore up historical artifacts. They literally flew a Confederate flag in the halls of the U.S. Capitol. They attacked police officers with bear spray, tasers, batons, bats and chains. They posted their crimes on social media thinking that this was their moment to take back their country and fight for their president.

The Republicans completely tell the world they don't support the election results. They literally are saying that President Joe Biden is not legitimate. They are selling "Let's Go Brandon" nonsense on their official website.

This was not a legitimate political discourse.

McDaniel said the select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol is a "Democrat-led persecution of ordinary citizens who engaged in legitimate political discourse."

McDaniel made the remarks about the committee in a joint interview with The Washington Post alongside Karen Bossie, a fellow RNC official and former Washed Up 45 campaign aide, with whom she co-authored a resolution to censure Republican Reps. Karen Cheney of Wyoming and Karen Kinzinger of Illinois over their participation in the congressional committee.

"We've had two members engage in a Democrat-led persecution of ordinary citizens who engaged in legitimate political discourse. This has gone beyond their original intent. They are not sticking up for hard-working Republicans," McDaniel said.

Her comments mirrored language in the censure resolution itself, which accuses Kinzinger and Cheney of "sabotage" and says the duo are "utilizing their past professed political affiliation to mask Democrat abuse of prosecutorial power for partisan purposes."

That measure, which says the RNC will "cease any and all support" for the two Republicans, easily passed the party's resolutions committee on Thursday, and is expected to be approved on Friday at the RNC meeting in Salt Lake City. 

"This isn't a top-down situation. The members have shown tremendous support for this," McDaniel told the Post. She also said it was the first time she was aware of the party censuring a member of Congress.

This was a seditious act.

Given the violent nature of the January 6 attack on the Capitol — several people, including both rioters and officers, died that day and at least 768 people have been charged for their participation — it was unclear what exactly McDaniel was referring to by "legitimate political discourse," and an RNC spokesperson did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

However, the Post reported that McDaniel took particular issue after an "elderly, recently widowed friend of hers" received a subpoena from the committee for serving as an alternate, pro-Trump elector in 2020.

The Post also reported that GOP officials in Wyoming struck a deal with the national party to financially support Karen Hageman, a former RNC committeewoman who's been endorsed by Trump, in her primary against Cheney this year.

That letter officially recognizes Hageman as the presumptive nominee Cheney's seat, even though the primary won't take place until August.