by Jim Heath | Jan 6, 2021 | Headlines, Trump
Stephanie Grisham, the former White House press secretary who became chief of staff for Melania Trump, resigned her position on today, effective immediately. Grisham left because of the insurrection on Capitol Hill and the way it was handled. There were reports some...
by Jim Heath | Jan 6, 2021 | Headlines
President-elect Joe Biden and former President George W Bush have both condemned the “insurrection” at the U.S. Capitol today as “heartbreaking and sickening.” The former Republican president released a statement saying, “This is how...
by Jim Heath | Jan 6, 2021 | GOP, Headlines
Two leading congressional Republicans, Sen. Ben Sasse and Rep. Liz Cheney, blamed President Trump for the riots and violence at the U.S. Capitol today, saying the president “cowered behind his keyboard.” “Today, the United States Capitol — the...
by Jim Heath | Jan 6, 2021 | Headlines, Trump
The head of the National Association of Manufacturers has called on Vice President Mike Pence to consider removing Donald Trump from office for inciting the rioting seen inside the Capitol today. Jay Timmons, the NAM’s president and CEO, blasted the “armed...
by Jim Heath | Jan 6, 2021 | Headlines
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., tweeted tonight that Electoral College ballots were rescued from the Senate floor before protesters were able to get to them. “If our capable floor staff hadn’t grabbed them, they would have been burned by the mob,” he tweeted....
by Jim Heath | Jan 6, 2021 | Headlines
Pro-Trump anarchists in Washington D.C. stormed Capitol Hill in an act of violence stoked by Donald Trump, who has continued peddling election conspiracy theories. Today marked the certification of president-elect Joe Biden’s victory by Congress—an ordinary process...
