Joe Walsh announces Republican challenge to Trump
Source: The Hill
Former Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) on Sunday announced he would mount a primary challenge to President Trump.
The conservative radio host unveiled his campaign on ABC's "This Week."
"We've got a guy in the White House who is unfit, completely unfit to be president and it stuns me that nobody stepped up, nobody in the Republican Party stepped up, because I'll tell you what George, everybody believes in the Republican party, everybody believes he's unfit," Walsh told ABC's George Stephanopoulos. "He lies every time he opens his mouth."
Link to tweet
Walsh was elected to the House in 2010 as part of the Tea Party wave and served one term. He began as a strong supporter of President Trump but over the past year has emerged as a fierce critic of the president. On Sunday he apologized for his own past racist and sexist tweets and "personal" criticism of former President Obama, acknowledging the role it played in creating today's politics.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/458720-joe-walsh-announces-republican-challenge-to-trump
global1
(25,247 posts)a classic tweet.
olegramps
(8,200 posts)SergeStorms
(19,201 posts)Otherwise I couldn't care less if Walsh threw himself off a cliff.
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)yaesu
(8,020 posts)do to them what the ruskies are doing to us.
Thekaspervote
(32,767 posts)riversedge
(70,218 posts)The Liberal Lion
(1,414 posts)of course that's "IF" trump were smart.
We know otherwise....
Roy Rolling
(6,917 posts)Please. Trump vs. Trump 2.0. Im not seeing much difference, Walsh just thinks hes better at implementing really bad policies.
rampartc
(5,407 posts)the idea of challenging trump from the right is proof of insanity. but, let them fight.
IADEMO2004
(5,554 posts)Perseus
(4,341 posts)Well done...
That is what I have been saying about the creature, after talking to the press while the helicopter is waiting, I would bet anyone that the creature doesn't remember a thing he said, in his head he thinks he was eloquent, insightful, literate (used the best words), but can't remember anything, maybe not even that he just "talked" to the press.
Cirque du So-What
(25,938 posts)A pox on both your houses, but I endorse your shitshow if it causes Strawberry Shartcake to have heartburn.
Funtatlaguy
(10,875 posts)procon
(15,805 posts)If nothing else come of this contest it will be a screaming match between two no class losers. They represent the "best" of the Republican party, a couple of world class trailer trash thugs.
calimary
(81,267 posts)If Joe Walsh can irritate trump even half as much as hes irritated the rest of us, Im WAY cool with that.
IronLionZion
(45,442 posts)Trump needs someone to insult him back
pecosbob
(7,538 posts)Cosmocat
(14,564 posts)The needle does not move, and even then only by a fairly small margin, either Kasich or Flake suit up.
brooklynite
(94,571 posts)Roy Rolling
(6,917 posts)But without the heavy baggage of knowing where all the bodies are buried, or whos on the videos in the safe.
SergeStorms
(19,201 posts)Maybe he can coordinate his 'Be Brave' campaign with the amazingly successful Worst Lady's 'Be Best' campaign?
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)favor Epstein. Maybe he will give t-rump some nightmares - hee hee hee
Mz Pip
(27,445 posts)But this will be interesting. This will be the first time trump will face any serious criticism from a Republican. Walsh can dish it out.
Glad to see someone, anyone, who is will to rattle Trumps cage.
cstanleytech
(26,291 posts)Democrat that wins the nomination to run rather than have to vote for Trump?
SergeStorms
(19,201 posts)He's hoping for a primary victory over Trump for the rethuglican nomination. I doubt Walsh will run an Independent campaign for president.
cannabis_flower
(3,764 posts)I'm hoping for a big nasty primary fight that Trump wins but that leaves Trump bloody and wounded and barely able to continue.
SergeStorms
(19,201 posts)Other than being impeached or resigning, that would be my next favorite political solution to Trump. Of course prison figures into every one of those solutions in my perfect world.
onetexan
(13,041 posts)One ugly monster for another. To vote for either and GOP as a whole is to be complicit on the devastation and commission of crimes against the US.
still_one
(92,190 posts)Walsh won't go anywhere among republicans
trumps, their person
He doesn't change the dynamic one bit, other lifting his profile personally.
Until Kasich or Flake suit up, and then only marginally, there is no "primary challenge."
Merlot
(9,696 posts)And yet they all do nothing. Which means that republicans don't like trumpft but love and will continue his policies.
Thanks for summing that up joe.
Mrs. Overall
(6,839 posts)to Trump.
Does that have implications on Walsh's attempt to run against him?
AKing
(511 posts)is one less moment he can ruin the country
Firestorm49
(4,035 posts)IronLionZion
(45,442 posts)Romney and Kasich next. Or Cruz or whoever wants to go after the Christian conservative voters against the sinful heathen.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)sheshe2
(83,764 posts)Perfect Republican candidate. GOP family values dontcha know.
Ferrets are Cool
(21,106 posts)highplainsdem
(48,978 posts)from Nate Silver, Neera Tanden and others:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212408052
Walsh's candidacy will probably hurt Trump and help Dems.
Perseus
(4,341 posts)Joe Walsh is a piece of crap...so one unfit piece of crap, wants to take another unfit piece of crap out of office.
I don't buy his apologies. Yes, he is a millimeter more intelligent than the piece of sh&(* creature, but that doesn't make him fit to become president.
The Liberal Lion
(1,414 posts)he'd have to out-Nazi the orange Nazi. Sorry Joe, but your beloved GOP is now the National Fascist Greedy Fucks and Racist Shitheads party of America.
lastlib
(23,233 posts)I won't support him, but I hope he causes AnusMouth all kinds of primary trouble.
yellowcanine
(35,699 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,161 posts)Kudos to anyone who will stand up and admit mistakes and be a patriot not a MAGAt. Walsh candidacy is going nowhere, but he could hurt Trump. Not by drawing votes away from him, but by waking up 1.2% of Trump voters who may decide not to vote at all.
wiggs
(7,813 posts)for the world, repugnant.
Walsh isn't their savior...but can't help but think Pence or Haley or Ryan will come out in October and announce. With Trump's OK, of course. Trump will want a billion dollars or ambassadorship to Saudi Arabia or something.
Baclava
(12,047 posts)The news outlets will eat this up. Deplorables on parade, en masse
MarcA
(2,195 posts)over which one is the real murikan and which one is a deep state operative.
Could be a downside in detracting from the Democratic Primaries, but the
rethug convention could end up being a madhouse.
AKing
(511 posts)for personal use?
calguy
(5,309 posts)There's no guarantee he'll be able to get any
NNadir
(33,518 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,591 posts)How come? He is a better choice over Walsh, no contest. If I were a GOP supporter I would vote for him.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,112 posts)no intellect, none.
And while he is better than rump he is a no good asshole.
Kurt V.
(5,624 posts)Ponietz
(2,971 posts)RussBLib
(9,010 posts)I wish I'd hear more Dems talking like this.
Joe Nation
(963 posts)I'm from Illinois. Do not trust what this snake says. He is no different than Trump.
dhill926
(16,339 posts)let him savagely attack trump's character and get news coverage for it since he is a republican. Then let the dems run on economic and social issues for now, until the general. I think it can weaken trump...
marble falls
(57,083 posts)DeminPennswoods
(15,286 posts)push back from Wallace, Heilman and Jolley like "why should we believe you?" type skepticism.