Well howdy, pardner! Let’s giddyup over to Texas.
Seems “the three dirtiest jobs in the world are professional wrestling, politician and bull ridin’ ” at least according to “Big Dan” Rodimer, who’s ready to saddle up and head to Washington so he can take on “the commies” and “kick some left-wing ass.”
Except, er, swaggering Big Dan is actually a Florida law school grad, by way of a New Jersey prep school, who just last November was running for Congress in Nevada as a soft-spoken family man.
He spent 11 whole seconds riding a bull for his Texas ad or so he claimed which is just about the amount of time he spent in the Lone Star State before launching his bid for a congressional seat outside Dallas-Fort Worth and acquiring a new-fangled Southern drawl.
Even after mob attack on Capitol Hill, Republicans cautious about cutting ties with Trump
The outgoing president is expected to remain a major influence in GOP politics.
A Republican lawmaker has a way to mollify outgoing President Donald Trump’s supporters, who on Wednesday wreaked havoc at the Capitol because they believe the presidential election was rigged.
“No congressional audit is ever going to convince these voters, particularly when the President will continue to say that the election was stolen,” said Utah Sen. Mitt Romney, hours after a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol. “The best way we could show respect for the voters who were upset is by telling them the truth.”
Donald Trump’s Dallas-area supporters won’t accept his loss, say populist movement continues
Republicans will look to keep Trump’s base in the mix for future elections.
Trump supporters demonstrate at the corner of Preston Rd and Parker Rd in Plano, TX, on Dec. 12, 2020. (Jason Janik/Special Contributor)(Jason Janik / Special Contributor)
PLANO Donald Trump’s most loyal supporters won’t accept that shortly after noon on Jan. 20 he’ll no longer be president.
They cling to the notion that he’ll somehow win legal challenges and serve another term in the White House, even as former Vice President Joe Biden is transitioning into power.