Former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh (Ill.) said that former President Trump “appeals to the worst of us” when discussing his rhetoric and called on President Biden to “recognize the moment” when appealing to voters heading into November.
Walsh, who served one term in the House, criticized Trump and called him an “evil demagogue.”
“I mean Trump appeals to the worst of us, and [Biden]’s going to drive this home as best as he can,” Walsh said during his Saturday appearance on MSNBC’s “The Weekend.” “We’re living in a populist moment. Trump is an evil demagogue who throws horrible stuff at us about this populist moment. The American people are angry.”
The former GOP member was reacting to some of the remarks Trump made while campaigning. Trump said during his March rally in Ohio that there would be a “bloodbath” for the automobile industry if he is not elected in November. Trump was also criticized for using the phrase “poisoning the blood of our country” when mentioning immigrants coming into the country during a rally in New Hampshire in December.
Walsh, who briefly ran against Trump in 2020, said that Biden and the Democrats need to capitalize now with seven months to go until Election Day.
“I think Biden and that team needs to recognize the moment and appeal to the best of us,” he said. “This is not who we are. I get we’re angry, and the Democrats need to recognize the anger, but not demagogue it like Trump is.”
Walsh served in the lower chamber from 2011 to 2013. Despite voting for Trump in 2016, Walsh was critical of the former president during his 2020 presidential reelection bid.
monty_actual on April 7th, 2024 at 09:32 UTC »
Taxes and fear mongering. Tax breaks for the wealthy, fear of the 'other' for the rest. It is a simple recipe, and the GOP has been profiting off of it in the form of power for decades. It has always been this way, DT is simply a vocal manifestation of those two factors. There is no platform other than control and limiting the spread of wealth to maintain said control. All these "former GOP reps" have already cashed out after bilking on the above. It is easy to flip publicly when there is no threat to your income anymore because you are already sitting on eight figures.
grandadmiralstrife on April 7th, 2024 at 09:12 UTC »
again, emphasis on former GOP rep
ZZ9ZA on April 7th, 2024 at 09:08 UTC »
Be nice if a few of these pukes could grow a conscience while they’re still in office.