Former Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-Va.) says he’s give up the birthday celebration for the reason that GOP has veered clear of conservative rules and towards conspiracy theories and a cult of character dedicated to former President Donald Trump.
“I believe the birthday celebration left me a while in the past,” he advised CNN’s Jake Tapper on Sunday, including that he give up because of the “trust programs” now embraced by way of the GOP.
“It’s completely insane what other people have form of put their fingers round. For those who take a look at ‘Prevent the Thieve,’ in the event you take a look at, you already know, one of the crucial COVID problems with the vaccination conspiracy theories, whilst you take a look at all of the issues in general, the reality is that a large number of that has been driven by way of other people round [Trump],” Riggleman mentioned.
He often known as the Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol by way of Trump supporters making an attempt to forestall the certification of the election an “tried coup” and mentioned this week’s hearings shall be revelatory for plenty of American citizens:
Months later, Just right used to be a number of the Republicans who objected to President Joe Biden’s victory over Trump.
