Michael Steele
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So the next step, folks... is to unelect those who are not in service to the American people, who are not in service to the concerns that you have. We are no longer in the land of $7 cartons of egg. We're beyond that. In fact, it was never really about that. If you're honest people, come on, just be honest. You know what? It really was about the $7 eggs. You know why?
So the next step, folks... is to unelect those who are not in service to the American people, who are not in service to the concerns that you have. We are no longer in the land of $7 cartons of egg. We're beyond that. In fact, it was never really about that. If you're honest people, come on, just be honest. You know what? It really was about the $7 eggs. You know why?
So the next step, folks... is to unelect those who are not in service to the American people, who are not in service to the concerns that you have. We are no longer in the land of $7 cartons of egg. We're beyond that. In fact, it was never really about that. If you're honest people, come on, just be honest. You know what? It really was about the $7 eggs. You know why?
Because you took a vacation that summer and you could have saved up the money for the eggs in the fall, right? We know what 2024 was like for most people. It was okay. But there were other things that were going on that really pissed you off. And that's that's respectable. And that should have been addressed by the Democrats. And it wasn't.
Because you took a vacation that summer and you could have saved up the money for the eggs in the fall, right? We know what 2024 was like for most people. It was okay. But there were other things that were going on that really pissed you off. And that's that's respectable. And that should have been addressed by the Democrats. And it wasn't.
Because you took a vacation that summer and you could have saved up the money for the eggs in the fall, right? We know what 2024 was like for most people. It was okay. But there were other things that were going on that really pissed you off. And that's that's respectable. And that should have been addressed by the Democrats. And it wasn't.
OK, so now you have the power to address those things more directly with your elected officials. And the fact that if you hold a town hall and they don't show up, if they come and stand in front of you with arrogance and disdain for the fact that you are concerned about Abrego Garcia because, you know, he represents you.
OK, so now you have the power to address those things more directly with your elected officials. And the fact that if you hold a town hall and they don't show up, if they come and stand in front of you with arrogance and disdain for the fact that you are concerned about Abrego Garcia because, you know, he represents you.
OK, so now you have the power to address those things more directly with your elected officials. And the fact that if you hold a town hall and they don't show up, if they come and stand in front of you with arrogance and disdain for the fact that you are concerned about Abrego Garcia because, you know, he represents you.
and your rights, if you're concerned about that, and that congressman isn't, that congressman no longer should have a job. That's what the power of our Constitution allows. That's why we, the people, Tim, are the most important words in our founding documents, because these men, as flawed and at times failing as they were, wrote something that
and your rights, if you're concerned about that, and that congressman isn't, that congressman no longer should have a job. That's what the power of our Constitution allows. That's why we, the people, Tim, are the most important words in our founding documents, because these men, as flawed and at times failing as they were, wrote something that
and your rights, if you're concerned about that, and that congressman isn't, that congressman no longer should have a job. That's what the power of our Constitution allows. That's why we, the people, Tim, are the most important words in our founding documents, because these men, as flawed and at times failing as they were, wrote something that
unlike anything written politically, except the Magna Carta, which first established the rights of the common man, right? Allows you, allows you to be the government, not the institutions, and certainly not Donald Trump. Donald Trump is a modern day King George. And we know how that story ended. And as we come up on our 250th, we need to remember that.
unlike anything written politically, except the Magna Carta, which first established the rights of the common man, right? Allows you, allows you to be the government, not the institutions, and certainly not Donald Trump. Donald Trump is a modern day King George. And we know how that story ended. And as we come up on our 250th, we need to remember that.
unlike anything written politically, except the Magna Carta, which first established the rights of the common man, right? Allows you, allows you to be the government, not the institutions, and certainly not Donald Trump. Donald Trump is a modern day King George. And we know how that story ended. And as we come up on our 250th, we need to remember that.
There are a lot of steps in the process. And you put your finger on an essential feature of that. And that is understanding what the process is. Because you know that in the moment, your voice is the most important asset we have. And that's why the protest matters. That's why when you're looking at the number of people coming out and engaging, it does rattle this White House.
There are a lot of steps in the process. And you put your finger on an essential feature of that. And that is understanding what the process is. Because you know that in the moment, your voice is the most important asset we have. And that's why the protest matters. That's why when you're looking at the number of people coming out and engaging, it does rattle this White House.
There are a lot of steps in the process. And you put your finger on an essential feature of that. And that is understanding what the process is. Because you know that in the moment, your voice is the most important asset we have. And that's why the protest matters. That's why when you're looking at the number of people coming out and engaging, it does rattle this White House.
It certainly rattles the members of Congress. And they're now caught between loyalty to their base that elected them in their primary. and thereby loyalty to Trump, or loyalty to their service and the people in the community writ large. I love the way you put it.
It certainly rattles the members of Congress. And they're now caught between loyalty to their base that elected them in their primary. and thereby loyalty to Trump, or loyalty to their service and the people in the community writ large. I love the way you put it.