Hogan criticizes GOP as a 'circular firing squad' that had 'worst four years' under Trump
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Republican Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Sunday lambasted the GOP as a "circular firing squad" attacking each other and said the party experienced "the worst four years" under former President Donald Trump.
The comments from Hogan come as Republican lawmakers prepare to oust Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney from her position as GOP conference chair and amid infighting within the party over whether to continue to follow Trump, who has also called for her removal. The Republican governor, an outspoken critic of Trump, told NBC's Chuck Todd on "Meet The Press" that most GOP leadership does not hold Trump accountable because "they're concerned about retaliation" from the former President. "They're concerned about being attacked within the party. It just bothers me that you have to swear fealty to the dear leader or you get kicked out of the party. It just doesn't make any sense," Hogan said. "It's sort of a circular firing squad where we're just attacking members of our own party instead of focusing on solving problems or standing up and having an argument that we can debate the Democrats on some of the things that the Biden administration is pushing through."Venezuelan authorities are investigating opposition leader Maria Corina Machado for alleged treason after she expressed support for a US bipartisan bill that seeks to block Washington from doing business with any entity that has commercial ties with the government of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro.
Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the intelligence community, was briefly placed on a Transportation Security Administration list that prompts additional security screening before flights after her overseas travel patterns and foreign connections triggered a government algorithm earlier this year, three sources familiar with the matter told CNN.