Posted 1/7/2024, 8:11:00 PM
Raskin Rebukes Trump as Liar and GOP as Cult, Lauds Biden as Honorable amid Civil War Comments Backlash
- Rep. Jamie Raskin slammed Trump as "a huckster, a ripoff artist, a compulsive liar, and a danger to the republic"
- Raskin accused Trump of promoting "pro-slavery, anti-union rhetoric" by suggesting the Civil War could have been avoided through negotiation
- Raskin said Trump has "ruined" the Republican party and reduced it to a "cult of authoritarian personality"
- Raskin contrasted Trump to Biden, calling the president an "honorable public servant devoted to the common good"
- Raskin noted attempted Civil War compromises still allowed slavery, so no deal could have resolved key disputes