Michael Steele
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Michael Steele is a prominent Republican political figure from Maryland, known for his role as the first African American chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), serving from 2009 to 2011. During his tenure, he focused on expanding the party's outreach to minority communities and modernizing its image. Steele has also been a vocal commentator on political issues, frequently appearing on various media platforms to discuss Republican strategies and policies. His insights often reflect a blend of traditional conservative values with a call for inclusivity within the party.
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July 2, 2025
America, you’re next. Citizens in neighborhoods and communities ― you’re next.
— Michael Steele
The fact that they just sat there like little lemmings and applauded the moment that more and more of their power was sucked away from them...
He is the most important person in that room, and that includes the President of the United States.
You don't hear members of Congress standing up rebuking Elon Musk, which would be easy to do because he's an unelected individual who is, you know, taking a chainsaw to the federal government.
You're expendable because you're a federal employee. And when they want to cleave 2 million federal employees from the rolls, where do you think that's going to come from?
The results that they're beginning to hear and see and experience is sending a shockwave, which I don't know why they're shocked.
It's called Project 2025; they signed off on it. They lied to the American people about it.
The man told you this! What you want to do? What do you think being a dictator for one day meant?
Keep in mind they backtracked on Project 2025 because they got called out on it.
Donald Trump has always told you what he wants to do, and he tells you because he doesn't think you can stop him.
From my perspective, senator, the three nominees are up this week are wholly unqualified.
There's no question at this point — if I were a senator — I'd do one thing. I would block every last one of them.
Some have said, 'Oh, yes, I will speak up. I will follow the law,' they're lying.
I'm telling you something you seem to forget –– so, let me make my point, you may not like it, but I'm going to make it.
But the reality is, no, you are using the term civil, I'm using your term, you put civility on the table.
I take your civility argument, you like to say 78 million people voted for Donald Trump, well 82 million people voted for Joe Biden and he didn't get that civility that you're talking about from Donald Trump in those four years.
The man wants to lock up citizens, the man wants to turn the government against them, how are we supposed to respond to that? Are we supposed to be civil?
Right now, the focus has gotta be on the governor and the mayor coordinating with as many of the folks on the ground…. to get this thing contained…. And then, you can do that deeper dive into: How do we avoid this in the future? Because it…
Maybe Trump simply pulled back the curtain and exposed the truth of what the Republican Party has always been about.
What if the idea that this party ever stood for those things — the Constitution or the rule of law — was a fallacy?





