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Louie Gohmert: We had a resignation now that seems to be the big news of the day of a Cabinet member of the Trump administration. It is…

On the recordFebruary 14, 2017
We had a resignation now that seems to be the big news of the day of a Cabinet member of the Trump administration. It is interesting to have seen this Indivisible movement arise. The Daily Signal points out: `` . . . Ties to George Soros, Sows Division Against Trump, GOP Lawmakers.'' ``Democrats who used to work on Capitol Hill are helping to disrupt Republican lawmakers' town hall meetings across the country through a nationwide effort to oppose and `resist' President Donald Trump's agenda.'' And it goes on to talk about some of the leftists who are trying to do that. And another article that says that the Indivisible team is trying to mimic strategies of the Tea Party. But it was quite a difference. The Taxed Enough Already Party was grabbing hold of American principles, constitutional principles, principles that brought about the revolution and served the country well for over 200 years; and that we are supposed to have a government that works for us, not works us; takes away our religious freedom, tries to take away Second Amendment freedom, tries to take away freedom of religion; tells us we can't say anything negative about anything they care about or they will try to destroy us, our business. And there were people that were shocked. And then on top of it all, add a lot more tax. And as the President told Joe the Plumber, in essence: We need to take your income and spread it around the country. I had some friends here during the inauguration.…
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Louie Gohmert
Republican · Texas
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Feb 14, 2017

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