Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, who earlier this month won a Republican U.S. Senate primary in the state, urged Americans to "respect the verdict" in former President Donald Trump's case. Hogan's post appears to have been shared shortly before news broke that Trump had been found guilty on all counts by a jury in a New York criminal trial.
"Regardless of the result, I urge all Americans to respect the verdict and the legal process. At this dangerously divided moment in our history, all leaders—regardless of party—must not pour fuel on the fire with more toxic partisanship. We must reaffirm what has made this nation great: the rule of law," Hogan said in the tweet.
'Today's verdict is a fire-bell in the night.'
In response to Hogan's post, GOP Sen. Mike Lee of Utah tweeted, "I don't respect this verdict. Nor should anyone."
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Eric Bolling tweeted, "Can you please do us ALL a favor and STHU. You fake news massive RINO!!"
"I hope you lose handily," Jeremy Frankel wrote in response to Hogan's post.
Tim Pool called Hogan "a disgrace."
But while many blasted Hogan, others, including former Rep. Adam Kinzinger, agreed with him. "By far the best Republican response i have seen. Respect for the system we all rely on, what a noble concept," Kinzinger wrote.
John Bolton — who wrote in former Vice President Dick Cheney in the 2020 presidential election and plans to do so again in 2024 — tweeted, "Today's verdict is a fire-bell in the night. The Republican Party now has one last chance to change course, and not nominate a convicted felon for President." Bolton served as assistant to the president for national security affairs during a portion of Trump's presidential tenure.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said in a tweet, "America is a nation built upon the rule of law. The jury has spoken and carefully rendered a decision. Responsible leadership requires the verdict to be respected."
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John Bolton, an outspoken critic of former President Donald Trump who previously served as assistant to the president for national security affairs during a portion of Trump's White House tenure, has revealed that he voted for former Vice President Dick Cheney in 2020 and plans to write in Cheney's name again during the 2024 presidential contest.
During an appearance on CNN, Bolton called Cheney a "Reaganite conservative" who would "do an immensely better job than either Trump or Biden."
Cheney served as vice president alongside of Republican President George W. Bush from early 2001 through early 2009.
When asked by CNN's Kaitlan Collins about former Rep. Liz Cheney, who is one of Dick Cheney's daughters, Bolton noted that he likes the former congresswoman, adding, "Maybe some day she'll get my write in vote too." Liz Cheney, who was one of the House GOP lawmakers who voted to impeach then-President Trump in the wake of the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot, has been a vocal Trump critic.
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Bolton has opined that Trump and President Joe Biden are both unfit to occupy the Oval Office. "Unfortunately for America and the world, neither Donald Trump nor Joe Biden are fit to be President. Both have flawed national security approaches, albeit for different reasons," he tweeted.
Bolton is in favor of reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. "I implore Congress to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. It is irresponsible to create unnecessary risk for intelligence agencies who defend American lives worldwide. House Republicans must show strong leadership on FISA," Bolton tweeted.
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