Republican Ben Sasse drew heat from conservatives for defending Trump's national emergency
Nebraska's Ben Sasse was criticized by some conservative thinkers when he sided with Trump's national emergency by calling a resolution of disapproval against it "politically motivated." Some critics of Trump's national emergency, including 12 Republicans who broke with Trump on Thursday, suggested they were voting "upon their conscience."
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Twitter Moments
@TwitterMoments
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Numerous Republicans in the US Senate voted in line with Democrats on a resolution to terminate Trump's border security emergency declaration. twitter.com/i/events/11062…
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Jay Caruso
@JayCaruso
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Whoa....@BenSasse voted AGAINST terminating the emergency declaration.
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Igor Bobic
@igorbobic
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Against Trump:
Collins
Murkowski
Paul
Lee
Romney
Alexander
Toomey
Moran
Wicker
Portman
Blunt
Rubio
With Trump:
Cornyn
Tillis
Gardner
Cruz
Sasse
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Matt Lewis
@mattklewis
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Sasse's statement pic.twitter.com/zRmzbUTKdl
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Aaron Blake
@AaronBlake
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Sasse statement on why he oppose disapproval resolution after criticizing national emergency:
"I think that law is overly broad and I want to fix it, but at present Nancy Pelosi doesn't, so I am therefore voting against her politically motivated resolution."
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Heath Mayo
@HeathMayo
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Extremely disappointed in Senators Scott, Cruz, and Sasse. I expected them to put #PrinciplesFirst. They let conservatives down today.
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Jonah Goldberg
@JonahNRO
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I admire @BenSasse. I consider him a friend and the wisest senator since Moynihan. He’s earned the benefit of the doubt from me. But I’m hard pressed to see how this isn’t merely politics. twitter.com/mattklewis/sta…
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Allahpundit
@allahpundit
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Sasse will vote for the Enabling Act of 2021 but he’ll do so for deeply principled, conservative reasons
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Joe Walsh
@WalshFreedom
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Chickenshit statement by @BenSasse. This isn't about Pelosi. It's about the Constitution. twitter.com/aaronblake/sta…
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Matt Lewis
@mattklewis
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Credit to the brave 12 GOP Senators -- AND the 13 House Republicans who stood up for the Constitution. Rubio, I think, deserves special praise. He has had great influence w/ Trump on some important issues. He could have easily used that to justify voting 'no' on this resolution.
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Mark R. Levin
@marklevinshow
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Mitt Romney's statement in support of Pelosi's resolution twitter.com/SenatorRomney/…
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Manu Raju
@mkraju
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Romney on Trump: "He would rather have me vote in the other direction, but I let him know that for me this is a matter of defending the Constitution."
Asked if he were worried about backlash from Trump, Romney said Trump "recognizes senators will vote upon their conscience." pic.twitter.com/esvQik8tLO
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Brian Santa Maria
@briansantamaria
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Hey @BenSasse, what's it like to have less personal conviction than Mitt Romney? twitter.com/igorbobic/stat…
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Jon Lovett
@jonlovett
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Amazing. All of Ben Sasse's tilting at respectability, all of his claims to be and want something better - couldn't bring himself to mean it. twitter.com/igorbobic/stat…
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Charlotte Clymer🏳️🌈
@cmclymer
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Is this really that surprising? I feel like "anti-Trump" cred given out to certain Republicans feels way more performative than actual practice would reflect. twitter.com/JayCaruso/stat…
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Sam Stein
@samstein
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You can say that the Ben Sasse vote on the emergency declaration today was off brand. But, in fact, it was quite on brand.
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Mehdi Hasan
@mehdirhasan
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Exactly. He talks moderation, votes Trump. twitter.com/samstein/statu…
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Allahpundit
@allahpundit
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Treating this as Sasse’s announcement that he’s running for reelection. There’s no other possible explanation. twitter.com/JayCaruso/stat…
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Matt Lewis
@mattklewis
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The fundamental problem for Ben Sasse is that this is discordant. It’s off brand. It goes against everything he allegedly stands for. If Sasse isn’t the guy who (eloquently) takes a principled stand on this, why does he even exist as a political entity? What’s his raison d'être?
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Matt Lewis
@mattklewis
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Sasse’s vote today makes it more likely he will be re-elected, but less likely he will be admired or respected. Trump creates these ironic, mutually exclusive choices.
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Wajahat Ali
@WajahatAli
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If Ben Sasse is allegedly one of the few remaining "moderate Republicans" but he keeps voting with Trump and supporting his agenda, then what exactly is a "moderate Republican?" Sincere question.
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Andrew Egger
@EggerDC
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The damage the Ben Sasses of the world do with votes like this isn't a mirage. When you make "principles above all" your brand, you lose your right to go along to get along. Otherwise you just convince people "principles above all" is a bit for suckers.
thebulwark.com/the-big-cave/
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Twitter Moments
@TwitterMoments
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According to news reports, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul will become the fourth Republican in Senate to vote against President Trump’s national emergency declaration. twitter.com/i/events/11023…
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Twitter Moments
@TwitterMoments
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Trump dismissed Ann Coulter in a press conference announcing his national emergency over the southern border. The conservative pundit pushed back, arguing the president was deceiving his base. twitter.com/i/events/10965…
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Twitter Moments
@TwitterMoments
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Here's a deeper look at the history of national emergency declarations after President Trump said they've been signed "many times before" for "far less important things." twitter.com/i/events/10964…
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