.HarrisonJaime says the GOP launching 'full-frontal assault on democracy,' like 'something you would see in Russia'
During Saturday's episode of MSNBC’s The Cross Connection, DNC Chair Jaime Harrison claimed Republicans are launching a 'full frontal assault on democracy,' like one 'you would see in a place like Russia.'claimed Saturday Republicans are launching a"full-frontal assault on Democracy," one that you would"see in a place like Russia."
MSNBC’s The Cross Connection stand-in host Katie Phang prompted Harrison’s latest hyperbolic epithet with a question on whether Democrats are scaring their base enough to get them to beat Republicans in theShe asked,"Do you think the Democrats have actually taken up the mantle to be able to tell voters out there that if you don’t get out and vote… you can see something like the January 6 insurrection and … votes being stolen from legitimate winners like Joe Biden happen...
Jaime Harrison, Chair, of the Democratic National Committee, speaks during the 2022 National Action Network's Annual Convention at the Times FILE: Square Sheraton hotel on April 06, 2022 in New York City.Harrison responded by saying that the threat from Republicans in much bigger than the Capitol riot."January 6th is a part – is one piece of a big puzzle that we see coming out of the Republican Party.
Harrison’s point was that everything the GOP does is oppressive."You think about January 6th, and what it looks like. We have never seen anything like that in American history to take place. But in addition to that… Think about the other things that Republicans are doing right now in this country." He provided a litany of perceived horrors that he claims are Republican policies:"They are trying to suppress the right of freedom of speech. They are banning books right now. They are in Florida, they are trying to keep people from saying certain words. They are oppressing people in terms of their votes at the ballot box," the chair said.
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