Arizona House Speaker Russell “Rusty” Bowers, a Republican, quickly became a hero to blue-checks after Wednesday’s January 6 hearing and his testimony on how he pushed back against Donald Trump’s scheme to overturn the election:
During Tuesday’s Jan. 6 committee hearing, Arizona House Speaker Russell “Rusty” Bowers (R) discussed threats he’s faced after resisting the Trump campaign’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. pic.twitter.com/OmbUb0fkvX
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 21, 2022
Never Trumper Bill Kristol tweeted that “it’s an honor” to “stand in solidarity” with Americans like Rusty:
"Never Trump" is reasonable shorthand for where some of us have chosen to take our stand. But an unearned benefit of opposing Trump is that, in whatever small way we can, we stand in solidarity with Americans like Ruby Freeman, Shaye Moss and Rusty Bowers. It's an honor to do so.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) June 22, 2022
And then Bowers said he’d support former President Donald Trump over Joe Biden in 2024:
“If he is the nominee, if he was up against Biden, I’d vote for him again” — Rusty Bowers on Trump, who he also said orchestrated an illegal and unconstitutional scheme to steal the last election. https://t.co/i5R4yTSP2K
— Sam Stein (@samstein) June 22, 2022
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!
I mean, this is kind of the whole story, isn’t it. https://t.co/uaqPG18flC
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) June 22, 2022
We, repeat: LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!
As I’ve said before, I think this would be true no matter how bad things had gotten.
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) June 22, 2022
Hall of fame level, even:
There’s a lot of these, but this is a hall of fame entry https://t.co/MKNfGE822s
— Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) June 22, 2022
How it started with Joe Walsh. . .
The difference?
Rusty Bowers loves this country. Donald Trump loves Donald Trump.
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) June 21, 2022
. . .and how it’s going:
This. This is why this Republican Party can’t be saved. Rusty Bowers, one of yesterday’s heroes, said today he’d still vote for Trump if Trump is the nominee in 2024. Bowers acknowledged Trump illegally tried to steal the election, and yet he’d STILL vote for him again. Fuck.👇 https://t.co/dZGkyb1f7a
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) June 22, 2022
From hero to zero in less than 24 hours:
We’re in a very bad place: https://t.co/NwKGn9AuPQ
— Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien) June 22, 2022
Maybe go talk to voters as this is where they are, too?
On the one hand, the president absolutely tried to break our democracy to remain in power, disregarding the rule of law and the Constitution.
But on the other hand, these gas prices… https://t.co/9r6mGZRSQC
— Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) June 22, 2022
What an unbelievable day it’s going to be:
Everything you need to know in one sentence. https://t.co/vEsrrB7VTH
— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) June 22, 2022
This is how Trump got to power in the first place. https://t.co/uayM5YJsSt
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) June 22, 2022
It’s just bizarre. I respect him standing up but all he did was insist on not breaking the law. Their mission now is to change the law so it will be legal to overturn the results next time. The issue wasn’t keeping Trump from office. The issue was the technique. https://t.co/zjWy9ugtVK
— Fred Wellman (@FPWellman) June 22, 2022
This shows how sick and demented the @GOP is. Even with the thuggish actions of Donald Trump, Rusty @speakerbowers would still vote for him. These people are sick and have no morals, principles, or values. https://t.co/LUKzhCYHtu
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) June 22, 2022
The modern GOP, folks. This man received death threats from MAGA but will still vote for them. https://t.co/Q4xDJiuVx1
— Wajahat Ali (@WajahatAli) June 22, 2022
These people are ubelievable. https://t.co/o1BntLVTKB
— Kimberley Johnson 🇺🇦 (@AuthorKimberley) June 22, 2022
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