{"id":37871,"date":"2019-10-07T09:36:45","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T16:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=37871"},"modified":"2019-10-07T09:36:45","modified_gmt":"2019-10-07T16:36:45","slug":"republicans-on-parade-10-7-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2019\/10\/07\/republicans-on-parade-10-7-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans on Parade – 10\/7\/2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Here is the one hundred sixty-seventh article in our Republicans on Parade series, featuring individuals who personify what the Republican Party has become. Today\u2019s winner is Trump sycophant and Republican Senator Ron Johnson. He is so honored for one of the biggest episodes of simultaneous goose-stepping or side-stepping I have ever seen!<\/font> <\/p>\n

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\"1007Johnson\"Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) gave a wild performance on \u201cMeet the Press\u201d<\/a> Sunday, refusing to answer questions posed by host Chuck Todd, instead peddling unfounded conspiracy theories about the 2016 election. The bizarre<\/strong> interview is a demonstration of how President Donald Trump\u2019s allies have responded to the impeachment inquiry by rallying around debunked theories about Democratic plots and deep state set-ups during the 2016 election, while dismissing the findings of Robert Mueller\u2019s investigation into Russian interference.  <\/p>\n

Johnson\u2019s refusal to answer questions, paired with Todd\u2019s dismay that Johnson was embracing conspiracy theories, may also explain why other Trump allies refused to go on the Sunday news shows<\/strong>. In the midst of a tumultuous impeachment inquiry, no administration official or GOP leader from the House or Senate accepted<\/a> an invitation to appear on any of the weekends news programs. <\/p>\n

The interview went south at the very beginning. Rather than answer Todd\u2019s first question about Ukraine, Johnson began his appearance with a jumble of old, debunked theories in which Johnson, reading from a paper on which he had prepared his comments, seemed to claim that former FBI agent Peter Strzok and former FBI director James Comey had framed Trump. \u201cSenator, I have no idea why Fox News propaganda stuff is popping up on here,\u201d Todd said in response… [emphasis added<\/em>]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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I strongly recommend that you click through and read the rest of the article.  Then watcj the video.<\/font><\/p>\n

Full Johnson: GOP Attacks Press Over Trump\u2019s Ukraine Actions<\/a><\/p>\n