Former President Donald Trump blasted the nearly three dozen House Republicans who voted to create a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection.
In a statement on his website on Thursday, Trump said, “See, 35 wayward Republicans—they just can’t help themselves. We have much better policy and are much better for the Country, but the Democrats stick together, the Republicans don’t.”
He added, “They don’t have the Romney’s, Little Ben Sasse’s, and Cheney’s of the world. Unfortunately, we do. Sometimes there are consequences to being ineffective and weak. The voters understand!”
On Wednesday, the House voted 252-175 to pass legislation to create a commission to investigate the violence on Jan. 6. Thirty-five Republicans broke ranks to vote in favor of the bill.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) both have voiced their opposition to the bill.
On Tuesday, Trump said in a statement, “Republicans in the House and Senate should not approve the Democrat trap of the January 6 Commission. It is just more partisan unfairness and unless the murders, riots, and fire bombings in Portland, Minneapolis, Seattle, Chicago, and New York are also going to be studied, this discussion should be ended immediately.”
He added, “Republicans must get much tougher and much smarter, and stop being used by the Radical Left. Hopefully, Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy are listening!”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she was “proud” of the Republicans who voted for the bill and urged them to “back your party.”
“This is the Grand Old Party, a party that has done so much for our country,” she added.
