Dem Torches Ex-‘White-Supremacist-In-Chief’ Trump At Hearing In Scathing Rant On ‘Mental Acuity’

Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) went on a blistering rant against “White-Supremacist-In-Chief” former President Donald Trump at a hearing, taking aim at the ex-president’s “mental acuity.”

On Tuesday morning, Republicans opened a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the investigation into President Joe Biden’s handling of sensitive documents with a lengthy video presentation ahead of special counsel Robert Hur’s testimony.

As the hearing progressed, Republicans attacked Biden in their questioning, while Democrats pushed back and leaned heavily on comparisons to Trump.

Bush didn’t ask Hur any questions at all, instead aiming both barrels at Trump and the Republicans by rattling off a list of Trump’s past demonstrations of mental acuity:

REP. CORI BUSH: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for being here. Mr. Hur. St. Louis and I are here today once again to focus on the real issues that affect our communities instead of partisan hit jobs.

Let me start by saying that the potential mishandling of classified information is a serious issue, and I believe it was appropriate for the attorney general to appoint both special counsels in the Biden and Trump cases.

As my colleagues have pointed out, President Biden fully complied with the investigation conducted by special counsel Hur, who did not find evidence sufficient to warrant criminal charges.

Despite this outcome, Republicans have used the special counsel’s report to further their long standing efforts to reelect reelect the former White-Supremacist-In-Chief Donald Trump, who faces 40 criminal charges related to the mishandling of classified documents, including obstruction of justice, while President Biden returned all of the classified material and comply with the special counsel’s investigation.

Let’s remind ourselves what Donald Trump has said and done.

He refused to turn over the classified documents in his possession to the National Archives.

He is on tape sharing documents he said he could have declassified when he was president.

He wrongly claimed in an interview that the Presidential Records Act allows him to do whatever he wants, and he was allowed to do everything he did.

He also said on his right wing social media platform, quote,” I’m allowed to do all of this.”

He continues to admit to his possession of these documents on the campaign trail.

So this hearing is not a good faith oversight effort. It is just the latest in a long line of dysfunctional and destructive actions taken by this Republican majority. They don’t care about responsible governance or making people’s lives better. They don’t have an affirmative agenda. They are throwing whatever they can at the wall and hoping it sticks.

And they have zero credibility to talk about mental acuity when they support Donald Trump.

The same Donald Trump who mixes up Joe Biden and Barack Obama and Nikki Haley and Nancy Pelosi, the same Donald Trump who incorrectly pronounced the words “Venezuela,” “respected,” and “United States.”

The same Donald Trump who calls January 6th defendants “hostages,” and the same Donald Trump who believed bleach injections would treat Covid 19.

It is deeply hypocritical for anyone who champions this man for the presidency to talk about the mental acuity of anyone else.

But this is nothing new. This has been a consistent pattern of the Republican majority in this Congress, from the sham impeachment investigation that has completely collapsed to the absurd impeachment of Secretary Secretary Mayorkas.

Republicans have solely focused on destroying the incumbent president, destroying the Democratic Party, destroying progressive movements for social justice, all so that they can reelect one of the worst presidents of all time.

Now, it is well known that I have disagreements with President Biden on certain issues. My concerns are rooted in the desire to resolve policy matters and help him take better positions that save more lives.

That’s not what Republicans are doing. That’s not what these investigations and attacks are about. They are trying everything they can to turn back the clock on our rights and our freedoms, and we cannot take the bait.

Let’s focus on policy. Let’s focus on substance, let’s focus on saving and improving the lives of our constituents, not misusing the precious time and resources of this committee. Not being dishonest just because it serves our political interests.

We are better than that, and our country deserves better than all of this. I will continue to reject these absurd distractions from the investments we need in the communities that we represent. Let’s focus on that instead of this irresponsible and easily repudiated Republican clown show. Thank you. And I yield back.

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