State Rep. John 'Kill Them Now' Rogers announces bid for Senate, offers more hot takes on abortion

As Twitchy reported, we hadn’t before heard of Alabama State Rep. John Rogers until video surfaced of him arguing against proposed pro-life legislation, in which he argued that in the case of unwanted kids, “you kill them now or you kill them later. You bring them in the world unwanted, unloved, you send them to the electric chair.”

If only there were even a third option for “unwanted” children besides abortion or execution, but we can’t think of one.

Rogers, having gained some fame from his “kill them now” speech, doubled down and started preaching eugenics, telling the local news that Donald Trump Jr., who is “evidently retarded or crazy,” is a good example of why abortion should be kept legal.

So now Rogers apparently wants to be promoted to state senator, where he’ll be even better positioned to keep crazy and retarded kids from ever being born.

State Rep. John Rogers (D-Birmingham): I am now a candidate for the U.S. Senate#alpolitics

— Sean Ross (@sean_yhn) May 7, 2019

Rogers on House floor just claimed he’s already raised $500k for his primary bid against @DougJones pic.twitter.com/xE2Jw5u6na

— Sean Ross (@sean_yhn) May 7, 2019

Rogers even gave more reasons why abortion is an issue so close to his heart.

Rogers won’t drop the issue. He’s now giving a speech about “coat hanger,” “back-alley” abortions and “damaging” fetuses.

He’s talking about children locked up in chains in a basement in one household (???), arguing abortion would’ve prevented that

— Sean Ross (@sean_yhn) May 7, 2019

Here’s a hot take: aborting all babies would eliminate anything bad happening to them as children. Plus you’d rid the world of the retards and the crazies.

Further, Rogers claims that the man he’s primarying called him to say he agrees with him on the abortion issue.

The "kill 'em now or kill 'em later" state Rep says @DougJones called him to say he agreed with his abortion comments but had to condemn him publicly.

Jones didn't even try to deny it but said "I’m disappointed he made our private conversation public."https://t.co/zsD6RfxaJz

— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) May 6, 2019

Reminder: THIS is what Doug Jones privately told Rogers he agrees with ⬇️pic.twitter.com/rg2ZcMBlRw

— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) May 6, 2019

For a man who cares about life so much, he certainly talks a lot about violence:

Rogers talking about not backing down from a fight.

Says if he’s in a fight, he’s going to “knock your eyeballs out.”

— Sean Ross (@sean_yhn) May 7, 2019

AL State Senator Kill-Em-Now-Or-Kill-Em-Later is primarying Doug Jones. ?

— Cuffy (@CuffyMeh) May 7, 2019

Great job, Alabama.

pic.twitter.com/RnfE1NIfGE

— WillCaliff (@WillCaliff) May 7, 2019

All of us ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/Uk7eDfxcIE

— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) May 6, 2019

“Kill’em now or kill’em later”. Great sentiment Alabama democrats

— Dorothea Mahrt (@granthamdor) May 7, 2019

Don't say what you think, because it's too abominable.

— Madame Queen (@annbellipanni) May 7, 2019

It is their platform: infanticide

I also take offense at both of them referring to disabled as "retarded and half-deformed"

Go to hell @dougjones and piece of ? Rogers

— Larry (@Marshwin) May 6, 2019

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Update:

Now Rogers says he has an audio recording of Jones agreeing with his “kill them now” comments.

NEW: The “Kill em now or kill em later” Rep in Alabama not only announced his campaign against Doug Jones despite being friends with him for decades, but now says he has an audio recording of Jones saying he agreed with his comments in private.

Doug Jones is done for. https://t.co/WYLeLifIGy

— Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) May 7, 2019

Related:

State rep who said ‘you kill them now’ thinks ‘retarded’ Donald Trump Jr. is a good argument for abortion https://t.co/Qij9fcBXiB

— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 2, 2019