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riversedge

(70,242 posts) Thu Jun 21, 2018, 11:28 PM Jun 2018

GOP lawmaker calls on Trump to fire Stephen Miller

Source: the Hill

By Julia Manchester - 06/21/18 05:06 PM EDT
Take his help while we can --and vote him out in NOV.

Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Co.) called on President Trump to fire White House senior adviser Stephen Miller over the controversy surrounding migrant family separations at the U.S.–Mexico border.

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Miller is considered one of Trump's most hardline advisers on immigration.

Coffman added that he is organizing a trip to Texas's southern border, where he plans to inspect the facilities where migrant children are being held.

The Colorado lawmaker is considered a vulnerable Republican in a seat that the Cook Political Report has rated a "toss-up" ahead of November's midterm elections.
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The representative's comments also come hours after he broke with other Republicans on Thursday, voting against the more conservative of two immigration bills being pushed in the House. .........................................

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/393554-gop-lawmaker-calls-on-trump-to-fire-stephen-miller?__twitter_impression=true

Rep. Mike Coffman Verified account @RepMikeCoffman
7h7 hours ago

I’m glad the President ended the border separation policy, but there’s more work to do. I’m going to the border in TX myself this weekend to see the situation firsthand and learn more about what needs to get done. The President should put a General, a respected retired CEO....
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Rep. Mike Coffman Verified account @RepMikeCoffman

or some other senior leadership figure on the job of making sure each and every child is returned to their parents. And the President should fire Stephen Miller now. This is a human rights mess. It is on the President to clean it up and fire the people responsible for making it.

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Shannon Angel
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6h6 hours ago

Replying to @RepMikeCoffman

Finally, a GOPer speaking out on this with some sense! Get louder and bring along some GOP colleagues!
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6h6 hours ago

He doesn’t really care, he’s just trying to get re-elected.
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Shannon Angel
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6h6 hours ago

I'm willing to overlook insincerity if his actions help get these children back with their families! Do the right thing Mike!!
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Denver Sports Fan @denversportsfan
6h6 hours ago

Same here, for the moment. But Coffman still needs to be voted out of office this November.

and this from a few days ago!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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GOP lawmaker calls on Trump to fire Stephen Miller (Original Post) riversedge Jun 2018 OP

Mr. Coffman, you can fire Trump. Otherwise you are an enabler. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2018 #1

So is no one ever allowed to change their political position? The_jackalope Jun 2018 #2

Of course we're glad. But he needs to go further than just condemnation on one issue. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2018 #8

He's just NOW found his soul?! Convenient. paleotn Jun 2018 #9

Only a true sociopath would ever consider having Stephen Miller anywhere around him/her. Judi Lynn Jun 2018 #3

Fall guy. We were told today that Trump thought this would be his next NFL "win." C Moon Jun 2018 #4

One less Nazi not fooled Jun 2018 #5

Switch Parties PaulX2 Jun 2018 #6

Can tRump fire his own brain? KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2018 #7

I sincerely welcome his call for Miller to be fired. When will Republicans who are not "vulnerable" Tom Rinaldo Jun 2018 #10

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,002 posts)

1. Mr. Coffman, you can fire Trump. Otherwise you are an enabler. . . . nt

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Jun 21, 2018, 11:32 PM

Jun 2018

The_jackalope

(1,660 posts)

2. So is no one ever allowed to change their political position?

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 21, 2018, 11:53 PM

Jun 2018

Frankly, every time I hear of a Republican coming out against Trump, I cheer. Human lives are far more important than politics.

On edit: He can't "fire" Trump. The most he can do is speak and work against him. He's begun to do that.

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,002 posts)

8. Of course we're glad. But he needs to go further than just condemnation on one issue.

Reply to The_jackalope (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 06:57 AM

Jun 2018

Nothing in my post criticized Coffman for changing that bit of his position. I simply called on him to go further.

If Trump did fire Miller, he'd just replace him with someone equally awful.

Coffman can "fire" Trump by calling for and supporting impeachment or 25th Amendment.

That no Republicons are doing so is how they continue to enable the madness of Trump. They are truly the Trump-Republican Party. They need to become the Rump-Republicon Party, a mere shadow of the former GOP.

paleotn

(17,931 posts)

9. He's just NOW found his soul?! Convenient.

Reply to The_jackalope (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 07:39 AM

Jun 2018

His "change", as you say, is based on political realities, not a true change of heart. Seriously, where the hell has he been the last year and a half? Siding with the psycho caucus on most issues, that's where he's been.

Judi Lynn

(160,542 posts)

3. Only a true sociopath would ever consider having Stephen Miller anywhere around him/her.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Jun 21, 2018, 11:59 PM

Jun 2018

You'd have to be a fellow demon. My godl

He'd be a good choice to fire at Mars as the first man on Mars, as the hero of the biggest accomplishment in the entire history of the world, maybe the universe. Everyone is saying that.

C Moon

(12,213 posts)

4. Fall guy. We were told today that Trump thought this would be his next NFL "win."

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 12:20 AM

Jun 2018

Now they are trying to find a fall guy for the disgusting mess.

not fooled

(5,801 posts)

5. One less Nazi

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 12:36 AM

Jun 2018

infesting the White House.

Of course, grifter pruitt is still harming EPA, so who knows whether scum miller will get the boot?

PaulX2

(2,032 posts)

6. Switch Parties

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 02:07 AM

Jun 2018

Be a man.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,492 posts)

7. Can tRump fire his own brain?

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 03:56 AM

Jun 2018

Oh wait...that only half. The other half is Bannon.

Oh wait, then there's Hannity.......

I suspect the people of Colorado are giving Coffman holy hell over this fiasco!.....

Tom Rinaldo

(22,913 posts)

10. I sincerely welcome his call for Miller to be fired. When will Republicans who are not "vulnerable"

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 08:28 AM

Jun 2018

(or retiring) start to speak up? The Republican Party has morphed into a hard line far right xenophobic nationalist party. We absolutely need every Republican voice we can get to speak out. This is getting very dangerous. I will hold my tongue regarding "what took you so long?" and "you encouraged this to happen" and "you knew damn well what Trump always stood for". Right now it is "better late than never" before it is "too late" to stop what is happening to our country.

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