Capito sticks with Trump (with update)
Trump called for the violent overthrow of our government. What would he have to do, Senator?
Some national reporters suggested that "moderate Republican" Shelley Moore Capito might vote in favor of the article of impeachment. Surprising no one who follows her closely, however, Senator Shelley Moore Capito (WV) voted against the articles of impeachment. Anthony O’Neil expressed it as well as anyone:
For all the credit that's given to "sensible" republicans like Todd Young, Shelley Moore-Capito, & Rob Portman, they STILL, after all of this, stuck by Trump. There is no GOP, it's just Trump.
— Anthony O'Neil (@anthonyoneil_) February 13, 2021
Here is Capito’s full statement:
My full statement on today's impeachment vote: pic.twitter.com/Ldt70DFTuM
— Shelley Moore Capito (@SenCapito) February 13, 2021
Sorry, senator, but most legal scholars reject your reasoning. But, as you expressed on your last articles of impeachment vote, I’m sure Trump has learned a valuable lesson from this. I can hardly wait for all of the hard-hitting questions you'll get from West Virginia media!
Sunday update
And this:
“A civilization is not destroyed by wicked people; it is not necessary that people be wicked but only that they be spineless.”
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) February 14, 2021
- James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time pic.twitter.com/o0R1DhEd8C