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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,023 posts) Wed Nov 22, 2017, 03:24 PM Nov 2017

Ex-RNC chair: Trump's comments on Roy Moore 'beyond stupid'

A former chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC) said Wednesday that President Trump's comments dismissing GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore's accusers were "beyond stupid" and that he doesn't care about his own party.

"This is beyond stupid. And there's irreparable harm that's being done to this party and to this country. Someone needs to take control here and it's certainly not the president," Michael Steele told MSNBC's Chris Matthews.

Trump appeared to throw his support behind Moore on Wednesday, pointing to Moore's denial of the sexual assault allegations against him and the need for a Republican to take the seat over a liberal Democrat.

Steele said Trump and former White House strategist Stephen Bannon "don't give a damn" about the women who have accused Moore or the Republican party itself.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ex-rnc-chair-trumps-comments-on-roy-moore-beyond-stupid/ar-BBFsW32?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=edgsp

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Ex-RNC chair: Trump's comments on Roy Moore 'beyond stupid' (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2017 OP

Michael Steel is correct Gothmog Nov 2017 #1

2 am tomorrow: "Michael Steele is a poor man's version of..." dalton99a Nov 2017 #2

I think we all know Bannon doesn't care about the GOP VMA131Marine Nov 2017 #3

Steele can be criticized. Pope George Ringo II Nov 2017 #4

Steele was the same one defending Ed Gillespie. Two faced. OnDoutside Nov 2017 #5

Yeah, that would qualify as one of the things he can be criticized on. Pope George Ringo II Nov 2017 #6

Yes but Steele is only upset because they're under pressure OnDoutside Nov 2017 #7

Gothmog

(145,303 posts)

1. Michael Steel is correct

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Nov 22, 2017, 03:27 PM

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dalton99a

(81,515 posts)

2. 2 am tomorrow: "Michael Steele is a poor man's version of..."

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Nov 22, 2017, 03:27 PM

Nov 2017

VMA131Marine

(4,139 posts)

3. I think we all know Bannon doesn't care about the GOP

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Nov 22, 2017, 03:31 PM

Nov 2017

He has as much as said he wants to destroy it. Trump is the ultimate Trojan Horse and the Republican Party invited him in.

Pope George Ringo II

(1,896 posts)

4. Steele can be criticized.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Nov 22, 2017, 04:41 PM

Nov 2017

But I think we have to acknowledge that he understands Trump's threat to his party.

OnDoutside

(19,962 posts)

5. Steele was the same one defending Ed Gillespie. Two faced.

Reply to Pope George Ringo II (Reply #4)

Wed Nov 22, 2017, 06:05 PM

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Pope George Ringo II

(1,896 posts)

6. Yeah, that would qualify as one of the things he can be criticized on.

Reply to OnDoutside (Reply #5)

Wed Nov 22, 2017, 07:00 PM

Nov 2017

He's not one of the good guys, but I think it helps to remember that for us he's just late to the party; but to the average Republican this is really driving home that they're having an existential party crisis they've somehow managed while holding all the cards.

OnDoutside

(19,962 posts)

7. Yes but Steele is only upset because they're under pressure

Reply to Pope George Ringo II (Reply #6)

Wed Nov 22, 2017, 07:06 PM

Nov 2017

to win, as opposed to the likes of Schmidt, Wallace, Painter etc who have spoken about the moral disease within the GOP. That's never been a big topic for Steele.

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