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You never REALLY know the mettle of a POTUS until he has to navigate a true crisis. Well, Trump had his crisis first term - the COVID pandemic. How’d that work out for the country?
Why on earth does anyone think this would be different.
@DeadlineWH
Bryan retweeted
This is the single most unproductive, selfish thing a Democratic candidate has done all cycle and likely many cycles before that.
Having misjudged candidates in the past myself, I hope everyone who tried to recruit, support, and defend Haley can now admit what a mistake it was.
Bryan retweeted
Upset? I'm disgusted. There's a difference.
Bryan retweeted
No, you're a Republican now
No place for you in the Democratic party
You ruined your career over this
Hope you're happy
Bye Felicia
@HaleyforMI
You are helping Trump gain 2 Supreme Court seats, women not have access to reproductive rights, the war in Iran to continue along w higher prices
Bryan retweeted
I know @HaleyforMI way better than most people on X. She and I came into Congress together in 2018. She was co-Prez of our freshman class. She was incredibly kind to me when my late partner died; she organized a big group of our class to come to the House floor to support me when I spoke about his suicide. We were roommates in 2023, after my wonderful first roomie lost her election; both my adult kids know Haley well and are on a texting basis with her. We’ve socialized and we have good friends in common. While she and I differ on one impt issue, specifically Israel and AIPAC support, I’ve never publicly challenged her on those things, because I felt that her good points outweighed the issues I disagreed with her on. Today, that changes. 👇
Haley’s endorsement of Rogers in the MI senate race is appalling. Not because he’s a Republican, but because what he stands for is what she, and I, and our caucus has fought so hard against. Rogers is a 100% anti-choice politician. He is a Trump loyalist. He’s shown his Islamophobia in his many remarks against @AbdulElSayed, and with this endorsement, Haley has shown that she agrees with his positions. I’m shocked by Haley’s endorsement. I’m terribly sad and disappointed. I’m furious and will be more so if we lose the MI senate race. So many people in the Democratic Party have shown so much support to Haley over the years, and she has betrayed them all. If this is because of her new relationship (about which many of us were so happy for her after she lost the primary), all I can say is that any woman who abandons her friends when a new guy comes along is no friend at all. The fallout for Haley won’t just be in Dem politics; she will be a pariah among her friends in the Democratic caucus in Congress. Only she will be able to decide whether it was worth it.
Bryan retweeted
DAMN — a protester yells “Haley Stevens is a traitor!” and then Haley Stevens immediately wraps up her news conference with Mike Rogers in a hurry from reporters!
Whoever the protester was, I wanna give him or her a beer! 🍺
Bryan retweeted
I spoke with Haley Stevens yesterday.
Feeling a bit absurd in pointing out the obvious and being far kinder than I should have been, I reminded her that the outcome of this senate race will be viewed in the light of a future Supreme Court vacancy, and I expressed a hope that all of us understand the stakes.
She assured me she's supporting Dr. El-Sayed, sent me a video of a recent speech she gave blasting Mike Rogers and said this: "Still stands. I promise."
She also said she's been sending this video to other folks to make it clear where she stands on this race.
Again: that was yesterday.
I have known Haley Stevens for years. I have counted her as a friend and an ally. We've had many thoughtful conversations about this country, and she has never failed to remind me that her mother is a fan of my writing.
Whatever other political differences we have, she has always made it clear to me she would stand with LGBTQ people. It was a red line she refused to cross.
Instead, she has made the inexplicable decision to endorse a man who views LGBTQ Americans as second-class citizens unworthy of full equality.
I can't help but wonder what her mother must be thinking right now.
I have no idea what has happened to the person I thought I knew, but clearly, she has completely taken leave of her senses in endorsing a Republican who is little more than a Trump sycophant -- less than 24 hours after promising me that she has not wavered from the bigger picture.
I am disgusted with her cynicism and cowardice in this moment. God forgive me for trusting her.
If you're a Michigan voter and as disgusted as I am, get to your polling place and vote for Dr. El-Sayed.
Bryan retweeted
Dear @HaleyforMI
This isn't only about Michigan.
And you know it.
You were one of the most effective Congress members and you know what's at stake.
You lost the primary.
That's how it works.
Now you'll be remembered for sour grapes, being on the wrong side of Michigan, and on the wrong side of history.
Don't let the door hit you. ✌️
Bryan retweeted
BREAKING: A member of Perfecting Church in Detroit is FURIOUS after Mike Rogers appeared alongside Haley Stevens.
“It’s UNCONSCIONABLE! This is CRAZY!”
He says he confronted Stevens after the service: “I’m completely disappointed in you.”
Her response? “I’m sorry.”
Via Jolly Good Ginger
Bryan retweeted
Democrats are masters at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, but I did not have butthurt Congresswomen who lost their primaries on my bingo card as this year's challenge.
MICHIGAN.
TEXAS.
GEORGIA
ALASKA.
OHIO.
NORTH CAROLINA.
KANSAS.
MAINE.
Let's fucking go. 🗳️ 🌊 🌊
Bryan retweeted
🚨BREAKING: Haley Steven’s official staff including her longtime chief are now resigning from her office this morning, according to per spox. 👀
The walls are closing in on her.
Bryan retweeted
So he condemned it
Is Haley Steven’s happy now?
Or how many times must he condemn this and everything else they throw at him ?!
El-Sayed: You guys love to play the condemn game. I've already been clear that that ad was not made by me, and I do not agree with the contents of that ad. Please ask me questions that are relevant to the voters of the state of Michigan. I'm running to win an election in Michigan.
Most people don't care about this like intrigue stuff that you all love to carry. It is not of concern to the vast majority of Michiganders. People here are struggling to afford their gas. They're struggling to afford their groceries. They're struggling to see a doctor. They really could care less about all this stuff that you all push for clicks
Bryan retweeted
Senator Chris Murphy is recovering from a stroke. Glad he is expected to make a full recovery! We need his voice of reason in the Senate!
Politico: Chris Murphy (D-CT) expected to make full recovery after stroke
“Yesterday afternoon, Senator Murphy started experiencing numbness in his arm while at his son’s hockey game. He was taken to a local hospital, where it was discovered he had experienced a stroke,” Allison Herwitt, Murphy’s chief of staff, said in a statement.
Considering what this action could portend, it is akin to treason. Stevens political career in the Democratic Party should be over.
@RepJeffries @WhipKClark
This is traitorous!
Haley Stevens can vote for whoever she wants, but her unhinged last couple of days means her whole primary campaign was a lie. In July, she called @MikeRogersForMI a:
- "carpetbagger millionaire"
- "a super-rich Florida man"
- "a fake"
- And that Trump is "who he answers to".
Bryan retweeted
🤯So Haley Stevens endorses the Republican SHE called
- a carpetbagger millionaire
- a super-rich Florida man
- a fake
- who he answers to Trump
Mike Rogers is also a rabid racist who wants a nat’l abortion ban.
Michigan, ignore these frauds. Vote for @AbdulElSayed🇺🇸