Normally, we cats would treat anything Benedict Donald-related as a sideshow. Mainly because we're sick of him, but also because he's just pretending to run for President in 2024 because he thinks it will protect him from Tish James, Alvin Bragg, Merrick Garland and Jack Smith. (It won't, but never mind.) It's purely performative.
But the alleged dinner at Mar-a-Lago with anti-Semites Kanye West and Nick Fuentes appears to have kicked up some dust. At least, some Republicans like Chris Christie are speaking out. But not nearly enough. So we cats are putting the news media on notice.
Journalists of America: Every single one of you must ask every Republican — from Kevin McCarthy to Mitch McConnell to all House members, and any Republican lamebrain thinking of running for President, like Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis and Mike Pompeo — to either approve or condemn this Mar-a-Lago dinner.
No dodging allowed. No "I didn't see that." Approve or condemn. Period.
As Brian Schatz, Democratic Senator from Hawaii, deftly imagined, Republicans will probably try to skate by with: "I am (confidentially and off the record) appalled at Trump dining with anti-Semites. There is no (again, to reiterate this is on background and not for attribution) place for him in our party. This is the final straw (unless it looks like he’s winning, and then I’m all in.)"
Journalists, don't let the Republicans get away with this. We're at a serious crossroads in our country, and your reporting could make the difference between complicity and accountability. If you choose the latter, we cats would PURR.
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