As Twitchy reported, Sen. Jeff Flake took to the Senate floor Tuesday to remind President Trump that “treason is not a punchline,” after the president said it was un-American and treasonous for Democrats to refuse to applaud good news at the State of the Union address.
Mr. President, treason is not a punchline. pic.twitter.com/iQXyzHfTKS
— Jeff Flake (@JeffFlake) February 6, 2018
Ben Shapiro tried to console Flake, who announced a while back that he’s not running for reelection this year.
Jeff, it's okay, your job at MSNBC is already secure. https://t.co/4WvbgV4ZJ7
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) February 6, 2018
Solid burn.
Some people think Flake has an eye on the White House in 2020, but a gig at MSNBC would be a good way to build a rapport with his core audience of liberal Democrats and get some name recognition.
And btw, Trump's comments were ridiculous. But seriously, guys.
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) February 6, 2018
Trump’s comments were ridiculous, and nothing the Democrats did that night resembled anything like treason. But Trump was playing off his audience — something that went a long way toward his being elected.
If we give up hope of civility, we are worse of than we need to be.
— (((Howard Forman))) (@thehowie) February 6, 2018
That goes for both sides, certainly.
I agree, of course. But do you really think Trump is going to start charging people with treason? Or can we all get a grip?
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) February 6, 2018
Can we all get a grip? We know The Resistance certainly can’t. The media have no interest in getting a grip, either — gotta stretch that comment to fill a whole week’s news cycle. And we really don’t think an off-the-cuff remark during a speech is grounds for censure, no matter what Bill Kristol thinks.
Clearly he was joking. But words REALLY do matter. And he does have a passionate base that does not always seem to get his jokes. So while I agree this whole thing is WAY overblown by the media, I still think we need to continually hold him accountable.
— (((Howard Forman))) (@thehowie) February 6, 2018
Give me a specific example of Trump's base not getting his jokes. Recent history seems to shows the left is much more likely to both not get his jokes and react violently to political rhetoric than Trump's base.
— submandave (@submandave) February 6, 2018
I would argue his base are the ones who actually get the joke. If we’re worried about someone taking shots at congressmen/women we need to remember which side actually produced that result with their rhetoric.
— Abie the Fish Man (@abiethefishman) February 6, 2018
Poor guy can't even crack a joke… and it was funny because it's true!
— Sinnahn (@Sinnahn) February 6, 2018
You have to admit … the look on Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s face during the State of the Union was priceless.
By the end of the year, there's going to be a prime-time show featuring Jeff Flake, Bill Kristol, and Jennifer Rubin on either MSNBC or CNN
— ? (@WolfJeremyR) February 6, 2018
Yep … and they’ll call it “The Right View” or something like that. Check out our panel of conservatives!
How refreshing ! Another tsk tsk PC infused words sermon . Haven’t heard this droning on since the great shithole outrage of 18.
— Shawn Ayers (@SpaceGhost_75) February 6, 2018
We’re old enough to remember Rep. Al Green calling for an impeachment vote over the alleged s**thole comment, and Cornell law professor Josh Chafetz explaining just how that comment was an impeachable offense.
All y'all need to lighten up! Both sides. Sheesh.
— Drew (@Apparentropy) February 6, 2018
Agreed.
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