With Trump moving closer to renomination, rewriting Jan. 6 attack gains urgency – The Washington Post

…another op-ed I read this morning that I thought was worth sharing:

A large number of Trump supporters make their way up Constitution Avenue en route to the U.S. Capitol after President Donald Trump gave a speech at the Ellipse and encouraged them to march on Jan. 6, 2021. (Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post)
A large number of Trump supporters make their way up Constitution Avenue en route to the U.S. Capitol after President Donald Trump gave a speech at the Ellipse and encouraged them to march on Jan. 6, 2021. (Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post)

“…everything about what unfolded on Jan. 6, 2021, implicates the cultural leader of the Republican Party — and because pretending that a mystery exists benefits him — we approach the third anniversary of that day with renewed efforts to rewrite its history.

“What Trump is doing now, 340-odd days before the 2024 general election, is amplifying self-serving falsehoods and finding a hungry audience for them. This is also precisely what he was doing in the weeks before the Capitol riot.”

Author: Philip Bump
Source: With Trump moving closer to renomination, rewriting Jan. 6 attack gains urgency – The Washington Post

…head on over to https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/11/27/jan6-donald-trump-truth-lies/ to read more.

Opinion | Trump wants to kill Obamacare again – The Washington Post

Nice little op-ed that caught my attention this morning…

Protesters against Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act protest outside the Capitol in May 2017. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)
Protesters against Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act protest outside the Capitol in May 2017. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)

“And while the Obamacare brand might have been unpopular, most of Obamacare’s actual provisions were well-liked. Nearly every major plank of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) — such as guaranteeing coverage to people with preexisting conditions, expanding Medicaid, and allowing children to stay on their parents’ insurance plans for longer — was and continues to be favored by the public.”

Author: Catherine Rampell
Source: Opinion | Trump wants to kill Obamacare again – The Washington Post

…head over to https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/11/28/trump-threatens-obamacare-popularity-repeal-aca/ to read more.