Former Department of Homeland Security chief of staff Miles Taylor slammed the Republican party, comparing it to a “Tinder for terrorists” as he made scathing remarks about attendees of the Justice for J6 rally in Washington DC.
In an interview with MSNBC, Taylor said he finds the rally “personally disturbing” having lived in Washington DC for 20 years.
“I was here in the years after 9/11 and it didn’t feel like this,” he said. “DC was built 200 years ago to be this open, expansive city and open like our democracy, but instead of a shining city on a hill, right now it feels like Fortress America.”
He emphasized that the protest was in support of people who had committed crimes when they stormed the Capitol on 6 January. “Let me be clear, these are not political prisoners,” he said. “These are criminals.”
Taylor went on to condemn the GOP as it stands at the moment, saying right now it looks “like a Tinder for terrorists”.
“The Republican Party — my party — in many cases has continued to promote the big lie, but worse, has offered and vocalized support for these criminals,” he said. “So frankly, I think my party’s got a big decision to make, and that is will our platform continue to be the party of Lincoln and founding ideals or will it be kind of a different platform?”
“Today, I think we look more like a Tinder for terrorists where radicals around the country can swipe right and match with an extremist politician who amplifies their views and then when they get into trouble and commit crime, tries to bail them out from prison,” Mr Taylor added. “So if you ask me right now we look a little bit less like the party of Lincoln and more like a Tinder for terrorists.”
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Thanks @LindseyReiser. If parts of the GOP have become like a Tinder for Terrorists, I think we can all recommend against that dating app. https://t.co/mMu2SZJ8ia
— Miles Taylor (@MilesTaylorUSA) September 18, 2021
