'Hannity' host says Kentucky senator should leave leadership if he cannot 'lead' the Trump-friendly GOP
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Sean Hannity next
im trying
im doing my best
welcome to Hannity.
President Trump will leave the
White House in less than
twenty four hours.
This presidency has been a
historic on so many levels.
One thing I can guarantee you
this will be studied about and
written about for decades,
unlikely, hundreds and hundreds
of years down the road and the
president signaling today is
that this is perhaps just the
beginning.
We will have more coming up and
predictably, the vitriol on the
left has never been worse.
Democrats, the mob the media
are just out for a pure
vengeance, continuing their never
ending hatred and, as per usual,
weak spineless, pathetic
establishment. Republicans are
all too happy to oblige and now
a sham unconstitutional
impeachment charade trial going
to the U Dot S Senate.
If Republicans allow this, they
shouldnt fan in a moment ill
have a special message for
Mitch, Mcconnell and any other
Republican in the Senate.
Considering what is in
unconstitutional, post
presidential impeachment show
that hurts the country prayed
lets start by stating the
obvious
the Washington swamp. They dont,
like Donald Trump,
never have come. I never will
hes always been in and a
disruptor and iconoclast a
businessman
he doesnt apologize for
fighting to keep his promises. We,
the american people- and I have
right here- the White House put
it out today, one thousand trump
accomplishments in the last four
years, and there is real stuff in
here real accomplishments.
They may not like his style, but
he connects with the american
people from every walk of life.
He does it with his America.
First policies.
If you go back to one thousand, nine hundred and sixty four
Ronald Reagan gave a speech a
famous one called the time for
choosing.
If you the question rhetorically
as a third party, and he
concluded no, he said we need a
revitalized second party with
bold colors and no pale pastels.
In other words, a republican
party that doesnt make
apologies set. The bar high
would fight to keep their word
and their promises and not let
themselves become a watered down
version of democratic
socialists.
They would have bold color
differences
over the last four years. That
is exactly everything that
Donald Trump did in earlier
tonight. He reflected on some of
his many historic achievements.
One thousand, at least by the
White House tonight,
take a look,
as I conclude my term as the
45th president of the
United States. I stand before
you truly proud of what we have
achieved together.
We did what we came here to do,
and so much more
this week we inaugurate the new
administration and pray for its
success in keeping America safe
and prosperous.
I want to think the american
people
to serve, as your president has
been an honor beyond description
description.
Thank you for this extraordinary
privilege and thats what it
is a great privilege and a
great honor
if this is a republic of proud
citizens who are united by our
common conviction that America
is the greatest nation in all of
history.
We are, and must always be, a land
of hope is light and of glory
to all the world.
This is the precious inheritance
that we must safeguard at every
single turn.
As long as the american people
hold in their hearts deep and
devoted love of country than
there is nothing that this
nation cannot achieve.
In November, the
president won more votes by far
than any other Republican in the
history of our great republic.
Nearly seventy five million nationwide
now suing to be minority leader
Mitch, Mcconnell and a handful
of other long serving
establishment. Republicans are
trying to reassert control of
the g dot op and their playbook.
Sadly, all too predictable.
Instead of picking up the mantle
and promoting the presidents
America first agenda, they are
cowering in fear wilting, under
the pressure from the media, mob,
liberal Democrats and big tech
companies. Many spineless
Republicans are joining forces
with their democratic friends to
repudiate all things trump.
In other words, they want to
cancel Trump
Mitch Mcconnell, claiming that
the Capitol Hill Riot was
provoked by the president
thats with the mob and the
media, and what Democrats have
been saying
so Mitch, Mcconnell im all
ears,
tell the american people exactly
what part of the presidents
speech that you thought was
violent.
Was it when he urged his
followers to peacefully and
patriotically march to the
capital, so their voices could be
heard.
Did you know you like this
snap impeachment process? Do you
feel its thorough and fair and
constitutional?
Do you think its just,
and do you think you want to be
validating with the House of
Representatives ran through in a
week without even any knowledge
of those people that, apparently,
we are discovering were part of
a plan that was well
orchestrated to entice people to
do this and get involved in this
themselves?
They plan to.
Did you know about that?
If its an impeachable offense
Mitch Mcconnell, I ask you
tonight: where were you when
Congresswoman Maxine Waters
threatened on going to take
trump out tonight?
You see anybody from that
cabinet in a restaurant, the
department store at a gasoline
station, you get out and you
tell them. They are not welcome.
With this kind of inspiration. I will go and take
inspiration. I will go and take
trump out tonight.
She works in the same
building as he appeared to give
her call for her impeachment.
Did you even strongly condemn
her remarks?
We looked and we couldnt find
any
what about Chuck Schumer?
He works with you in the U Dot S
Senate.
Did you threaten to expel your
colleague on the other side of
the aisle threatened to members
of the? U DOT S Supreme Court?
Take a look
I want to tell you
Kavanaugh, you have released the
whirlwind and you will pay the
price.
You wont know what hit you. If
you go forward with these awful
decisions,
he will not know what
hit you.
You will pay the price and he
said it on the steps of the
United States Supreme Court
is that in incitement for an
insurrection and violence,
you did mention and condemn the
remarks. Didnt lift a finger to
impeach him.
Why,
then theres Joe Biden
tomorrow be at the end, the
inauguration when he becomes
president, but it wasnt long ago,
Joe openly, did it a couple times
fantasizing about taking the
president of the? U dot s behind a
gym and beating him?
The press always asked me
dont. I wish I were debating
him.
No, I wish we were in
high school and I could take him
behind the gym
thats. What I wish for,
I make a mistake, and they asked
me what I like to debate this
gentleman.
I said no, I said if we were in
high school taken behind the
gym and beat the hell out of him
him
did you stick up for
the president? Did you call for
Joe Biden to be reprimanded for
his violent remarks? Will you
remind him tomorrow,
what about soon to be VP call a
Kamala Harris
that Minneapolis Precinct was
burnt to the ground.
Senator Harris had this to say:
theyre not going to stop.
They shouldnt stop
theyre not going to stop and
everyone everywhere, because
theyre not going to stop.
They are not going to stop
before election day in November
and theyre not going to stop
after election day, and everyone
should take note of that on both
levels.
They are not going to let up, and
they should not
take note beware.
Now that has to be in
incitement of violence and
insurrection right
by your definition,
Senator Cory Booker, your
colleague incite violence when
he urged his followers to get up
in the face of republican
congresspeople.
You experience that in a diner
that shouldnt happen to any
politician.
Hillary Clinton did she incite
violence when she told a crowd,
you cant be civil with
Republicans
or Eric holders when they go
low. We kick them
Nancy Pelosi. What about her
call for violence at the federal
courthouse in Portland when she
referred to federal
law enforcement officers as
stormtroopers who were
kidnapping protesters?
Where were you, then
Senator Mcconnell would have
more credibility with his new
eagerness to reestablish the
Republican, moderates and
establishment wing of the party
and repudiate President trump if
you were consistent, but
ultimately, this is why
Americans voted for Donald Trump
and not seventeen other establishment.
Republicans, although some were
they have no backbone, no
principle, no courage, no
vision
too many politicians in D. Dot C are
far too willing to go along, get
along and protect the swamp, and
that is why conservatives like
myself are tired of these empty
promises and your rehearsed
speeches and had never getting
anything done
if im A and you helped elect
Donald Trump. If you want to know
the truth,
the american people voted for a
president that would deliver,
even if that meant at times
hurting peoples, precious little
feelings and your swamp and
thats. What President Trump did
regulations cut taxes,
unleased american energy,
expanded fracking, negotiated
new trade deals, built four hundred and fifty miles
of new border wall and as
promised, no new foreign wars
and he believed peace through
strength. So he built up our
military
under the president. We lead on
the world stage
policy, peace through strength,
and he did all of this and all
he could do a lot of times
without the help of people like
you and other Republicans in
Congress, like your Senate two
years earlier, voted for a
straight repeal of Obamacare, but
then when it mattered, the same build two years later, when
build. Two years later, when
Donald Trump was present, he
forcefully stood up to the bias
and corruption plaguing every
corner of Americas, powerful
institutions,
okay ill, give you an a on
getting constitutionalist judges
on the bench, but it looks like
its time now
going to go along with all of
this nonsense.
We need new leadership in the:
U Dot S Senate,
he can represent the people of
Kentucky
youre, showing right now that
you are the king of the
establishment, Republicans that,
frankly, have always had and
remain having contempt for
President Trump, but, more
importantly, the seventy five million
Americans that voted for him.
Americans want somebody that
will fight for their values and
principles, not skiing, behind
closed doors, with your buddy
Chuck, Schumer,
every Republican in the Senate.
Let me be even more clear:
not one republican senator
should be wasting a second of
precious time,
youre off half the year anyway,
on this post presidential
impeachment charade,
every republican senator needs
to walk out of what would be in
impeachment, show probably
Mitt Romney Ben Sasse and
LISA Murkowski will stay and
when its over Republican
should walk back in and acquit
the President of the
United States or former
president at the time and stop
the unconstitutional show
and the choice. To be frank with
you is weak establishment,
republicanism versus America.
First, I choose the latter.
If I venture to guess the
overwhelming majority of
Republicans would agree with me
its. Why im not a republican
im? A registered conservative,
your fellow Kentucky,
Senator Rand Paul, is absolutely
right when he stated that if the
senate- but you supposedly lead
Republicans, go along with this
snap impeachment nonsense, it
will be the end of the
Republican Party,
its unconstitutional, its
beyond divisive, its a
political ploy by Democrats to
seek revenge on President Trump
and, of course, humiliate the
seventy five million people who voted for
him.
Ninety three percent, according to a recent poll,
would vote for him again today.
This is also an attempt to
banish President Trump from ever
running again.
That decision should not be
yours
that needs to be left with Lee
the american people, not
republican senators.
Now more than ever, we need
elected officials to stand up. We,
the people,
the rhetoric from the left- is
downright chilling,
its gotten progressively worse
over the last five years, with
Donald Trump now powerful
institutions in d, dot c. That would
include the Democrats, the media,
mob, big tech, all move into
silence and cancel any opinions
they dont like.
As you all know, President Trump
has been banned permanently from
nearly every social media
platform, so to have many of his
supporters
american citizens
for days, our friends of parler,
who were competitors of twitter
were kicked off the internet
altogether, thanks to an alliance
of big tech companies and
meanwhile, the incoming
president, Joe Biden, is actually
comparing Senator Cruz and
Josh Hawley to and propagandist
because they supported a legal audit of election results.
Audit of election results
something Democrats in two thousand
20012016 17 and 2004 05 also
called for
they want to be treated like
domestic terrorists and on the
no fly list when they were
expressing an opinion and
looking for a legal audit
thats all
students at Harvard now calling
for the school to revoke any
degree from anyone associated
with President Trump.
Have you or have you ever been a
President Trump supporter
Forbes magazine, writes that if
you worked in the Trump
administration, we will take
note
you better not be hired.
It is that the America we live
in
now going after the president,
going after his daughter
son in law, his other son, who
can even buy a house without
being persecuted and live in a
neighborhood,
thatS America,
a truly insane column in
the Washington Post today all
but accusing people like me on
this network of sedition
wanting us to be silenced,
ripped off the air and thats.
Not all former PBS lawyer
thought it was probably an
outlier. I was wrong
caught on tape, going to empower
the government to take us away
from their parents and have them
go to reeducation camps and
watch PBS all day
many other outlets in the mob
openly searching ways to
deprogram Trump supporters.
You cant make this up.
Take a look.
Seventy four million people are going
to believe that, because theyve
been brainwashed,
I really believe that they have
been brainwashed by this
misinformation campaign over the
past four years.
The bottom line is all of
America needs deprogramming,
because weve all been
negatively influenced by
Donald Trump.
Make no mistake: this
is a common theme now of the
left and the mob. Big tech,
not good enough to win the
election and the White House,
they just want power over your
government, your paycheck, and
they now want to control the way
you think,
if you dont think right, though
deprogramming when reeducate you
you,
freedom, apparently is a
dangerous thing.
These are dangerous times.
We have to turn down the
capability of these conservative
influencers to reach these huge
audiences.
There are people on Youtube that
have a larger audience than
daytime CNN.
There were millions of
Americans almost white, almost
all Republicans, who somehow need
to be deprogrammed
its as if they are members of
occult
bought into this big lie. And
the question is they wont
deprogram these people who find
out for the cult of Trump
hearing from the
people who were part of the cult
of rage, psychotic hatred of all
things, Drum Deprogram,
reeducation camps, the kind of
rhetoric on the left they will
need. Leaders in Washington were
willing to boldly fight for our
ideals and our rights.
The nonstop vilification, censorship, orwellian
censorship, orwellian
deprogramming, and this
impeachment charade is just
going to throw fuel on the fire
ill end with another quote. From
Ronald Reagan,
freedom is a fragile thing, its never more than one
its, never more than one
generation away from extinction.
This cannot. My fellow american
citizens happen on our watch.
You know why,
because our children and our
grandchildren deserve better
and Mitch Mcconnell if youre
not going to fight, we deserve
better.
You can go back to representing.
Transcript generated on 2021-01-20.