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GOP Gov. Asa Hutchinson Bashes Trump After Cheney Exile: We Should Not Make Him The Leader of Our PartyBy Ken Meyer May 17th, 2021, 12:33 pm
Governor Asa Hutchinson (R-AK) slammed former President Donald Trump while condemning his fellow Republicans for pushing Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-WY) out of her leadership role.
Hutchinson spoke to The View on Monday, where Joy Behar asked whether he still has a place in the Republican Party since Hutchinson defended Cheney before her ouster. Hutchinson said he didnt question his place in the GOP, but as he went on with his comments, he added the fact is everyone in America sees this as a punitive measure for someone speaking their conscience, and thats not good.
Secondly, it looks like the former president is directing who can serve in leadership and thats not good, Hutchinson continued. Theres multiple voices that represent the Republican Party today. We should not de facto make the former president as the guardian of our party or the leader of our party.
Hutchinsons comments refer to how Cheneys ouster stemmed from the fact that she refuses to acknowledge Donald Trump as the head of the GOP, nor is she falling in line with the former presidents lies about the 2020 election. Hutchinson insisted Cheney still has a voice in their party, and that in order for the GOP to win the election, weve got to come together and we have to come together around principles and not simply a personality.
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GOP Gov. Asa Hutchinson Bashes Trump After Cheney Exile: 'We Should Not' Make Him 'The Leader... (Original Post)
DonViejo
May 2021
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I know you copied this directly, but note that R-AK should be R-AR for Hutchinson
k8conant
May 2021
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k8conant
(3,030 posts)1. I know you copied this directly, but note that R-AK should be R-AR for Hutchinson
Asa Hutchinson is the governor of Arkansas, not Alaska.
UTUSN
(70,686 posts)2. Yea well, Asa one of the all time wingnut weasels. He went on to worm his way on issue after issue
The panel trotted out every wingnut regressive issue he has pushed or signed - cutting Unemployment stimulus, signing voter suppression "worse than Georgia", pushing for anti-Choice, opposing COVID precautions, totally low vax numbers, etc. etc. ect. - and he made everything sound like CandyLand. He's a slick MoFo.
sinkingfeeling
(51,450 posts)3. What? Asa has a backbone?
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)4. Too late, Asa
Your choices are to leave the GQP or fall in line. If history is any indicator by July 4 you'll be introducing the former guy to a disappointingly smallish crowd in Little Rock or Pine Bluff.