GOPs law and order

GOP's 'law and order' message at odds with their defense of Trump

Republicans have long proclaimed themselves the party of "law and order."

That political philosophy, however, doesn't seem to have extended to the historic criminal trial of Donald Trump that ended this week in a first-ever conviction of a former president -- 34 guilty verdicts handed down by 12 ordinary Americans.

Conservative allies of their party's presumptive presidential nominee didn't miss a beat jumping to his defense, or echoing his denouncement of the case as "rigged."

I am cautiously optimistic this status will have a measurable impact on Trump come election day, but my god the messaging writes itself:

"Convicted felon Donald Trump says he will be tough on crime."

"Donald Trump, convicted of 34 felonies, says he will crack down on illegal activity at the border."

"Donald Trump, found guilty in a court of law on all 34 felony counts, hopes to take the office responsible for 'faithfully executing the law'"

"GOP says they will be the law and order party - nominate convicted felon, adjudicated sexual assaulter and fraud, who is still awaiting 3 criminal trials and 50 felony charges at the state and federal level." 

They know that their voters are really that stupid.

Donald Trump is a decades-long, money-laundering, tax-dodging criminal and Russian asset that never should have been allowed anywhere near the White House, let alone the presidency. And would have already been in prison but for the failure of our national security agencies to hold him accountable. And that was before he sullied the office, continued criming, and then incited a violent insurrection when the country said, ‘You’re fired!’

Kind of ironic from the "facts don't care about your feelings" and "law and order" party. Turns out, they very much care for feelings and not a whole lot about the law.