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[smokeymicpot]

Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff railed against congressional leaders in closed-door remarks to wealthy donors and called for a ”purge" if GOP lawmakers don't quickly rally behind President Donald Trump's agenda.

In remarks at a Republican National Committee event at the St. Regis Hotel in Washington on Tuesday morning, Nick Ayers also warned that Republicans are ”on track to get shellacked" in next year's midterm elections if GOP lawmakers don't pass Trump's legislative priorities.


But Ayers reserved his harshest criticism for congressional leaders and members who have not offered full-throated support for the president.

”Just imagine the possibilities of what can happen if our entire party unifies behind him? If — and this sounds crass — we can purge the handful of people who continue to work to defeat him," Ayers said, according to an audio recording of the remarks obtained by POLITICO.

One attendee later asked how the donors could ”rally the congressional delegation that does support the president and vice president, and rally them and push them to change the current leadership in both the Senate and the House."

”I'm not speaking on behalf of the president or vice president when I say this," Ayers responded. ”But if I were you, I would not only stop donating, I would form a coalition of all the other major donors, and just say two things. We're definitely not giving to you, number one. And number two, if you don't have this done by Dec. 31, we're going out, we're recruiting opponents, we're maxing out to their campaigns, and we're funding super PACs to defeat all of you."

As the meeting came to a close, one female attendee asked if she understood Ayers' message correctly, saying: ”Are we all willing, in order to get the tax bill passed, to contact all the people we donate money to — which is a long list — and tell them the money stops coming if they don't get something done!"

The room burst into applause.

”If there's one exception to that, that's the RNC," Ayers added. ”But yes."

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/03/purge-anti-trump-republicans-nick-ayers-243416

http://www.politico.com/video/2017/10/03/top-pence-aide-speaks-to-gop-donors-064106

Audio recording above.

 

[NYCmetsfan]

And he praised the president for his criticism of NFL players who kneeled during the national anthem as a form of protest.

“Who would have ever said a couple years ago that a politician could take on the entire NFL and in one week, win. But by my count 183 players knelt on the national anthem nine days ago and 12 kneeled on Sunday.” he said. “Would that have happened if Hillary Clinton would have been president? No. You would have gone from 180 to everyone.”

are these idiots that stupid (spoiler: they are)

the number went from a few to 183 BECAUSE OF AND IN OPPOSITION TO THE PRESIDENT in opposition to him. It reverted back because it was a one time thing.

 

[plagiarize]

Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff railed against congressional leaders in closed-door remarks to wealthy donors and called for a “purge” if GOP lawmakers don’t quickly rally behind President Donald Trump’s agenda.

In remarks at a Republican National Committee event at the St. Regis Hotel in Washington on Tuesday morning, Nick Ayers also warned that Republicans are “on track to get shellacked” in next year’s midterm elections if GOP lawmakers don’t pass Trump’s legislative priorities.


But Ayers reserved his harshest criticism for congressional leaders and members who have not offered full-throated support for the president.

“Just imagine the possibilities of what can happen if our entire party unifies behind him? If — and this sounds crass — we can purge the handful of people who continue to work to defeat him,” Ayers said, according to an audio recording of the remarks obtained by POLITICO.

One attendee later asked how the donors could “rally the congressional delegation that does support the president and vice president, and rally them and push them to change the current leadership in both the Senate and the House.”

“I’m not speaking on behalf of the president or vice president when I say this,” Ayers responded. “But if I were you, I would not only stop donating, I would form a coalition of all the other major donors, and just say two things. We’re definitely not giving to you, number one. And number two, if you don’t have this done by Dec. 31, we’re going out, we’re recruiting opponents, we’re maxing out to their campaigns, and we’re funding super PACs to defeat all of you.”

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/03/purge-anti-trump-republicans-nick-ayers-243416

Yeah. Fuck what your constituents actually want. Do whatever King Crony demands or we primary you.

If this civil war really happens, I hope it's bloody.

 

[OriginofHysteria]

Is this the same guy who threatened Murkowskis power grid if she didn't vote for the Healthcare bill?

 

[SlickShoesRUCrazy]

I have a better idea.

How about we purge the trump disease infesting the government instead with one of these?

 

[Machina]

I have a better idea.

How about we purge the trump disease infesting the government instead with one of these?

You're gonna need more than one. This swamp is deep

 

[legacyzero]

Less money for the GOP? Yes please

 

[Ogodei]

Thing is, they're on track to get shellacked (which is a kickass rhyme btw) if they *do* pass his legislative priorities. Tax reform could get them some points with the general public, but only if it actually lowered middle and lower class taxes, which doesn't seem to be in the cards.

 

[SomewhatGroovy]

Nah. Hillary wouldn't have done that because she isn't a racist.

 

[Oberon]

I have a better idea.

How about we purge the trump disease infesting the government instead with one of these?

Isn't that like less painfull than lethal injection?

 

[gcubed]

With idiots like this running things who needs opponents

 

[benicillin]

Isn't that like less painfull than lethal injection?

I think they used them because it's a lot faster and cheaper though.

 

[Stoop Man]

A party of Trump loyalists would tear itself apart faster than what the Republican Party is already doing.

 

[Michael F. Assbender]

It’s like Abraham Lincoln said:

“A house divided amongst itself is the best way to run things. Make them eat shit for disagreeing with you.”

 

[Snaku]

The GOP establishment is really starting to regret giving the fucking Tea Party a platform right about now.

 

[SpaceWolf]

I have a better idea.

How about we purge the trump disease infesting the government instead with one of these?

Jesus.

 

[Deleted member 80556]

“Just imagine the possibilities of what can happen if our entire party unifies behind him?"

I'm sure Democrats are really imagining what the possibilities would be in 2018 if that happened.

 

[smokeymicpot]

The GOP establishment is really starting to regret giving the fucking Tea Party a platform right about now.

Some Tea Party members are already in the House/Senate these are just the crazier ones. In already deep red parts they will win. That is the scary part.

 

[Vena]

The health care vote definitely broke the party in a lot of ways, this is a fall-out from that failed attempt at bill passing.

The "Trump Party" is going to be gunning for certain senators/representatives but they're just shooting at their own party while the blue creeps in the background.

 

[Ithil]

Here's the problem, Trump doesn't have any legislative priorities. "Do opposite of Obama" does not count.

 

[kamineko]

I thought Pence was smarter than this, but I guess in this administration quiet passes for smart

 

[Shadow Puppetry]

Pence think he's totally innocent, huh?

 

[Slayven]

Nothing inspires loyalty like threats and a plan to carry them out

Doesn't the guy he just backed losing, defang that threat?

 

[BoogieWoogie]

Good, kill each other.

 

[smokeymicpot]

Updated thread with the recording.

 

[Strike]

letthemfight.jpg

 

[Sciz]

Ayers was pressed again on the inability to pass health care reform, and stressed that the problem was “two or three senators.”

“I’m not being passive aggressive against Leader McConnell,” Ayers added. “Look, he delivered Judge [Neil] Gorsuch. That was transformational what he was willing to do, he had a plan and he executed it. We just have to have the same aggression and effort and focus on the rest of the [agenda].”

Those two or three senators are basically immune to your financial pressure, you moron.

 

[Killer Queen]

I would love to see this happen

 

[Ogodei]

Those two or three senators are basically immune to your financial pressure, you moron.

It's telling that McConnell getting 50 senators to vote together was "transformational" while only getting 49 senators to vote together is a non-issue.