...even during the time when the contrast of Chuck Schumer throwing a temper tantrum here at home just to pose the more radical elements of his base so that on the 18th, when they have the "Hate America" rally that everybody knows is coming and that everybody knows Chuck Schumer needs to deliver a shutdown of government to them, or appease them, well, what about you think about us, think about those families.....
If the GOP bill to fund the government is passed, over 21 million individuals will lose the enhanced tax credit they had received for purchasing health care in the Affordable Care Act exchanges. Ad that to the approximately 15 million people who will lose health care because of the Trump Megabill enacted on Independence Day, and that's a lot of families which will suffer while taxes go down for the wealthy.
At the same news conference, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer declared "this is about one thing and one thing only: to score political points with the terrorist wing of their party, which is set to hold- as Leader (Steve) Scalise just commented on- a 'hate America' rally in D.C. next week."
Emmer: "This is about one thing and one thing alone -- to score political points with the terrorist wing of their party, which is set to hold a hate America rally in DC next week." pic.twitter.com/FKnIpFMSUY
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 10, 2025
And then there was House Speaker Mike Johnson, who
slammed the No Kings protest march scheduled to take place at the National Mall next week, describing the planned protest as the “hate America rally” that would draw “the pro-Hamas wing” and “the antifa people.” His characterizations, however, drew condemnation from some Democrats who defended the protest movement, whose first big demonstration was overwhelmingly peaceful.
“They’re all coming out,” Johnson said Friday in an interview on Fox News. “Some of the House Democrats are selling t-shirts for the event. And it’s being told to us that they won’t be able to reopen the government until after that rally because they can’t face their rabid base.”
Cancun Ted Cruz claims "follow the money. You look at this No Kings rally- there's considerable evidence that George Soros is behind funding these rallies, which may well turn into riots." And presidential press secretary Karoline Leavitt weighed in for Donald with "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."
The Democratic Party's main constituency? Black women would like a word. Johnson weirdly alleges "House Democrats" are selling t-shirts for the event,"
Or rather, they would have a thing or two to say about it if Democratic leadership understood what these prominent Republicans are saying. Leavitt, whether she realizes it or not, is taking a shot at black women, who are the core of the Democratic Party, or its "main constituency," as Trump's spokesperson put it.
Scalise says Senate Democratic Leader Schumer is "throwing a temper tantrum," a boldly dishonest remark from a very loyal supporter of Donald Trump, who never, ever throws a temper tantrum. Emmer says Democratic leadership aims "to score political points with the terrorist wing of the party," presumably Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and others who would like Americans to be experience universal health care.
The Speaker, again:
SPEAKER JOHNSON on the "No Kings" rally: “If you think about what’s going to happen here tomorrow, you’re going to bring together the Marxists, the socialists, the Antifa advocates, the anarchists, and the pro-Hamas wing of the far-left Democrat Party—that is the modern… pic.twitter.com/UYRVFSspvv
— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 17, 2025
Asked about the Republican crusade against the upcoming No Kings rally, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries responded
.... Republicans are not serious about solving problems for the American people. They're creating problems. And so the efforts to mischaracterize the rallies that are gonna take place all over the country is part of the right-wing disinformation machine that is failing to persuade the American people as to what this shutdown is all about and as a result, Republicans are falling apart.
Republicans "mischaracterize," are "not serious;" are " creating problems" and "failing to persuade the American people." This is typical of Democratic "condemnation" of Republicans, who are aligning themselves with kings and against anti-fascist sentiment.
Yet, according to Republicans, Democrats are harboring Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals, and some are terrorists themselves. One of their two leaders is throwing a "temper tantrum" and others are "selling t-shirts to promote a hate America agenda.
Houston, we've had a problem here. These are not parallel messages. Democrats generally are saying "Republicans are saying bad things. Republicans generally are saying "Democrats are bad people, and that includes the people they elect."
These are not the 1980s with genial Ronald Reagan and Tip O'Neill tipping a few and hashing things out. They also are not the period of 2000-2015, with occasional hyperbolic flushes intermingling with a shared acceptance of common values, mores, and procedures.
It is now the Age of Trump, where the loudest voice prevails. That voice is not of the Democratic National Committee, Party leaders, or its elected officials.
Those individuals seem not to understand two things about their GOP colleagues. While some are intimidated by the President, many others actually agree with his extremist rhetoric and actions.
And also: they don't like you. Friends don't let friends label colleagues Antifa, illegal immigrants, criminals, terrorists, anarchists, socialists, Marxists.
From Trump on down, the Republicans who matter are out to destroy the Democratic Party and its officials. Democrats accuse them of not being "serious about solving problems" because Democrats still believe most of these Republicans are friends and responsible colleagues temporarily beholden to President Trump. If Democrats don't begin to retaliate in kind, Republicans no longer will be bringing a mere gun to a gunfight. It will be an AR-15.
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