Congressional Democrats said Capitol Hill Republicans are moving away from criticizing Donald Trump’s physical safety and his policies against family fear and family fear.
California-born Democrat leader Eric Swalwell called crossing Trump “terrifying” out of fear that his Republican colleagues could not only negatively affect his political career, but could also cause personal upheavals and create physical threats that could require him to hire two glasses of security as protection.
Swalwell’s comments appeared in a webinar chaired by journalist Sidney Blumenthal in response to questions about whether Republicans will be pushed to rebel against Trump or even to rebel against each.
“I have a lot of friends who are Republicans,” he said. “They are afraid of being the tallest poppies on the field, and it’s a primer and not as simple as fearing losing their job. They know that can happen.
“It’s more personal. What they fear is their personal safety, and they say that their spouses and family members have to hire security 24 hours a day.” Life can be very uncomfortable for your child.
“It’s real, because when (Elon) Musk (Trump’s most powerful ally) tweets to someone, tweets to someone, or calls out someone, their lives are turned upside down.
“When he tweets to you, people pose a threat and you have to take people with them in their words. And that’s the truth that my colleagues are struggling.”
Swalwell warned that fear of Trump would likely further undermine Ukraine’s support among members of the GOP House, following recent admiration by the people of President Voldimi Zelensky and Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
“The numbers that seemed to be unified around Ukraine were retained and I thought they weren’t held,” he said.
Swalwell’s comments come as some Republicans in Congress are encountering pressure from constituents to oppose attacks on federal workers by Musk’s “Government Efficiency Bureau” (DOGE) forces.
Swalwell, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, served as manager of the second round each trial, filed a lawsuit against his eldest son, Donald JR, and said he spent more than $1 million on security over the past two and a half years seeking damages to file a lawsuit in the January 6 attack.
His portrayal of Trump-inspired threats was supported by Bradley Moss, a lawyer for the FBI Agents Association. This filed a lawsuit to prevent the Trump administration from publicly naming official naming agents and bureau employees who worked on the January 6th criminal investigation.
Moss recalled that Trump publicly attacked his boss, Mark Zaid. His Mark Zaid represented a whistleblower who revealed details of Trump that Trump went to Ukrainian President Volodimia Zelensky in 2019, which ultimately led to his first blast each.
“Donald Trump literally held up a photo of my boss and called him by name, he said he was a scum and a liar,” Moss said in the webinar. “The next day I woke up to 150 voicemail. My entire inbox was flooded with text. We were receiving crazy death threats, and in reality there was at least one gentleman who went to prison to blackmail my boss.”
He added: He made it clear he didn’t care. He would say if something happened to the person it wasn’t my fault.
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“He knows well enough of the threatening factors that can be brought to the bully’s pulpit.”
Most Republicans who voted Trump for blunder each during his first presidency are no longer in Congress. Liz Cheney, who played a leading role in a House committee investigating the January 6th rebellion, lost his seat in Wyoming after being defeated in the GOP primary by Trump supporters.
Cheney told CNN that some of her Republican colleagues voted Trump for bang each because “they were afraid of their safety — often fearing their lives.”
Her comments were backed up by former Republican senator and presidential candidate Mitt Romney. He spoke to his Senator McKay Coppins to a senior senator colleague who intended to vote for a Senate conviction. Think about your child. ”
Musk, a billionaire Tesla and SpaceX entrepreneur, threatens to use his vast wealth to fund key challenges for the House or Senate Republicans, who vote against Trump’s agenda or oppose cabinet candidates.
The tactic seemed to be effective in the case of Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst. The Iowa Senator overturned initial opposition to Pete Hegses’ nomination as Secretary of Defense, and praised the ad that praised Musk’s mandatory radio host for challenged her, based on allegations of sexual assault committed against him.
North Carolina Republican Sen. Tom Tillis told people he received an FBI warning about a “reliable death threat” while publicly considering voting for Hegses, Vanity Fair reported. Tillis had spoken at length to witnesses who raised concerns about Hegses’ actions, but ultimately voted in favor of confirming him.
Vanity Fair said it cites Tillis, advising people who want to understand Trump to read snakes in suits. A book by Paul Babiak and Robert Hare when Psychopaths go to work. A Tillis spokesman denied recommending the book in that context.
