This is just hilarious … Clarence is gettin' down.
https://x.com/PapiTrumpo/status/1807850586051678703
This is just hilarious … Clarence is gettin' down.
STFU DICK
People who are terrified that Trump could be the Republican Presidential nominee in 2024 have expressed similar sentiments, arguing that Justice Clarence Thomas’s wife, Virginia, led the “Stop the Steal” campaign which led to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol building.
So, let’s tear this thing apart, shall we?
For starters, ‘Ginni’ Thomas was not involved in Jan. 6. She was present at the rally but was not among those who went to the Capitol building afterward. She was not even named by congressional investigators as one of the individuals involved in the riot.
The effort to remove Trump from the ballot seeks to use a provision in the 14th Amendment that prohibits people who participated in a rebellion against the government from holding office. It was originally intended to apply to former members of the Confederacy.
Those seeking to use this provision against Trump argue that he fomented an insurrection against the government on Jan. 6, and that Ginni Thomas was somehow involved, which would mean that her husband should not be involved in adjudicating the case. However, if there is no evidence that Ginni was involved, their argument falls apart.
Next, we have the inconvenient reality that there was no actual “insurrection,” nor did Trump incite anyone to violence. At no point did he advocate for rioting or other type of violent activity in response to the outcome of the election. In fact, during his speech, he urged his supporters to protest “peacefully and patriotically” at the Capitol building. This is not exactly the language one would expect from someone trying to incite a riot, is it?
But we know what this is all about, don’t we? They don’t want Thomas to recuse himself because of his wife. They want him to recuse himself because they know he is more likely to vote against removing Trump from the ballot. Folks on the left see that this strategy might go up in smoke, and they are desperate to do something about it. At the end of the day, the 14th Amendment stratagem isn’t about protecting the Constitution, it is about influencing the upcoming election, nothing more, nothing less.