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Todd Starnes Claims That 'Scandalized' Republicans 'Get The Boot'
Reacting to the allegations against Graham Platner, Todd Starnes laughably claims that whenever there is some sort of a scandalized individual in the Republican Party, they get the heave-ho, they get the boot. We certainly saw that with, for example, Matt Gaetz.
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Townhall
· Jul 10, 2026
These Lies About Susan Collins Are Why Democrats Climbed in Bed With Graham Platner
These Lies About Susan Collins Are Why Democrats Climbed in Bed With Graham Platner
CNN
· Jul 1, 2026
Shouting match erupts at House hearing on 'sanctuary cities'
Reps. Mike Lawler, a New York Republican, and Jamie Raskin, a Maryland Democrat, got into a shouting match during a House hearing on "sanctuary cities." The exchange became so heated that Raskin told Lawler to "get the hell out of here."
2Paragraphs
· Jun 28, 2026
Mike Johnson “Obsessing Over Losing House,” Says Raskin
Alt: Jamie Raskin Blasts Mike Johnson for “Taking Care of All MAGA Violators” U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) blasted House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for warning Republicans that if the party loses the midterms, Democrats “will turn every committee of Congress into an investigative body, and they’ll go after the president’s family, the cabinet, his []
The Daily Wire
· Jul 1, 2026
‘F*cking A**holes’: Lawler Goes Scorched-Earth On Dem Lawmakers Over Sanctuary Cities
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) didn’t mince words after a screaming match on Capitol Hill Tuesday — branding Democratic Reps. Jamie Raskin and Pramila Jayapal “f*cking a**holes” in the hallway outside a House Judiciary hearing on sanctuary cities, and doubling down that the pair deserved every syllable of it. The New York Republican’s fury erupted after ...
Real Clear Politics
· Jul 11, 2026
Sen. Collins in Worse Trouble After Platner Exit?
The conventional media wisdom is that Maine GOP Senator Susan Collins is sitting back and laughing this week, and well she might be. The collapse of Graham Platner's campaign is an implosion for the ages, and it puts the state's Democrats in a tricky situation they need to navigate skillfully in these next two weeks.
Washington Examiner
· Jul 2, 2026
‘King of the dirtbags’: Fetterman on Platner’s Kik and ex-girlfriend baggage
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) blasted Graham Platner, the Democratic Senate nominee in Maine, as the “king of the dirtbags,” highlighting growing tensions within the party after another socialist won a congressional primary in Colorado. After a sweeping win from Melot Kiros, a 29-year-old socialist, in Colorado’s 1st Congressional District over Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and []
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Related coverage for "Todd Starnes Claims That 'Scandalized' Republicans 'Get The Boot'": Townhall — These Lies About Susan Collins Are Why Democrats Climbed in Bed With Graham Platner. CNN — Shouting match erupts at House hearing on 'sanctuary cities'. 2Paragraphs — Mike Johnson “Obsessing Over Losing House,” Says Raskin. The Daily Wire — ‘F*cking A**holes’: Lawler Goes Scorched-Earth On Dem Lawmakers Over Sanctuary Cities. Real Clear Politics — Sen. Collins in Worse Trouble After Platner Exit?. Washington Examiner — ‘King of the dirtbags’: Fetterman on Platner’s Kik and ex-girlfriend baggage