Mitch McConnell and Tom Cotton plotted
behind Trump's back to stop Republican
senators from overturning the election
results, new book claims
Posted By: Imright, 10/11/2021 9:50:31 PM
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Tom Cotton schemed to prevent Republican senators joining President Donald Trump's effort to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election, according to a new book. It describes how McConnell believed Cotton's conservative credentials would make him a useful ally in persuading the G.O.P. not to go along with Trump's plan to prevent certification of the results.The tale is revealed in journalist David Drucker's book, 'In Trump's Shadow: The Battle for 2024 and the Future of the GOP,' which is published next week by Twelve.
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YouTube yanks conservative American group
account with no warning, reinstates after backlash 3 replies
account with no warning, reinstates after backlash 3 replies
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You Know the Daily Aspirin the Feds Told
Us Old Folks to Take? Well, Stop It! That's
Bad for You Now 24 replies
Us Old Folks to Take? Well, Stop It! That's
Bad for You Now 24 replies
There they go again, federal experts changing their minds on more health guidelines. Masks, no masks, two weeks of lock-down, well, no, maybe two months, yada yada yada. How can anyone keep up, especially if they’re old and feeble like our current president? This time the new federal advice is about aspirin, the world’s most widely-used drug. You know how since 2016 you should take one aspirin tablet a day to prevent heart disease, the nation’s and even the world’s top killer? Around 30 million Americans pop one of them daily, me included. Well, forget it. A government-backed advisory board just
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Texas order 21 replies
federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate, defy
Texas order 21 replies
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