- Missouri lawmaker labels GOP colleagues as hypocrites for supporting Trump
- Rep. Bush criticized Trump’s mental acuity during special counsel Hur’s hearing
- Hur was on the Hill to testify about his investigation into Biden’s mishandling of classified information after his report was released in February
Squad member and Missouri Congresswoman Cori Bush called former President Donald Trump “white supremacist in chief” during a hearing on President Biden’s mishandling of classified documents, slamming her Republican colleagues on the Hill.
Bush’s blistering comments came as special counsel Robert Hur appeared before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday to testify about his Biden investigation, which was detailed in a report released last month.
“Republicans have used the special counsel’s report to continue their years-long effort to re-elect former white supremacist Donald Trump,” Bush said.
She went on to say that Trump “faces 40 criminal charges related to the mishandling of classified documents, including obstruction of justice.”
Trump is being investigated by special counsel Jack Smith, who filed charges against the former president last year after secret documents were found at Mar-a-Lago.
Hur was appointed to investigate Biden’s handling of classified documents found in Biden’s home and office. His report declined to indict Biden but described the president as an elderly old man with a “poor memory” who raised questions.
Representative Bush of Missouri castigated Trump during the hearing on Biden’s mishandling of classified information and castigated her Republican colleagues for hypocrisy over their support of Trump
Trump is facing 40 charges of mishandling classified information after documents were removed from his Mar-a-Lago home. Democrats argue that the case against Trump is different from Biden’s because he tried to obstruct the investigation
In her scathing four-minute statement, Bush listed how the Trump classified documents case was different from Biden’s.
“He refused to turn over classified documents in his possession to the National Archives,” Bush said of Trump. “He shares on tape documents that he said he could have released when he was president.”
Bush went on to say that Trump “falsely claimed in an interview that the Presidential Records Act allows him to do whatever he wants and that he was allowed to do whatever he did. He also said on his right-wing social media platform: “I get to do all this.”
Bush argued that Biden, unlike Trump, complied with the investigation and turned over classified material, while Trump continues to admit he had the classified documents on the campaign trail.
The progressive lawmaker condemned the hearing, saying it was “not an attempt at good faith oversight” but the latest in a long line of “destructive” and “dysfunctional” actions taken by the Republican majority that does not “concern about responsible government or making people’s lives better.’
Bush said the mishandling of classified information is a “serious issue” and that the appointment of special counsel in both the Biden and Trump cases was “appropriate,” but blasted her Republican colleagues for the way it was handled.
Special counsel Robert Hur testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday about his investigation into Biden’s mishandling of classified materials, with Hur standing behind his report released last month
Biden delivers remarks Monday during a campaign stop in Manchester, NH. Progressive lawmaker Bush defended the president as he took aim at Republicans during a hearing on Tuesday
At the same time, she criticized Republicans’ focus on Biden’s “mental acuity” after the report highlighted that the 81-year-old commander-in-chief forgot key dates during his October interview.
“They have no credibility to talk about mental acuity if they support Donald Trump,” Bush said.
She pointed to examples in which Trump, 77, appeared to conflate Biden and former President Obama, as well as Nikki Haley and former Speaker Nancy Pelosi. She also highlighted how Trump has mispronounced words like Venezuela, respected and the United States.
“It’s hypocritical in the extreme for everyone who is defending this man for president to talk about someone else’s mental acuity,” Bush said, visibly disgusted.
She called Trump one of the “worst presidents of all time.”
Bush was an open critic of President Biden. Recently, she has been very vocal about her calls for a ceasefire in Gaza. She wore a keffiyeh during Biden’s State of the Union address, holding the “permanent ceasefire now” sign and withholding noticeable applause.
Bush (right) holds a “lasting ceasefire now” sign during Biden’s State of the Union address. She acknowledged her differences with Biden but argued her differences were over policy
Bush acknowledged in her remarks Tuesday that she has differences with Biden on certain issues.
“My concerns are rooted in a desire to resolve policy issues and help him take better positions that will save more lives,” Bush said.
She called on lawmakers to focus on policy and proving the lives of voters.
“Our country deserves better than all this,” Bush said, pointing to the hearing of classified documents. She called the hearing a distraction and an “irresponsible and easily dismissed Republican clown show.”