In a series of tweets on Saturday, Republican strategist Rick Wilson went after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, challenging the Kentucky senator to obey Donald Trump and to investigate the fake conspiracy theory that Trump calls “Obamagate,” telling McConnell that “nothing could possibly blow up in your face, Mitch.”
Wilson’s challenge comes after Trump publicly pressured McConnell to investigate the former president.
“Mitch, I love you, but this is 100% true. Time is running out. Get tough and move quickly, or it will be too late. The Dems are vicious, but got caught. They MUST pay a big price for what they have done to our Country. Don’t let them get away with this!” Trump tweeted Saturday morning.
He then tweeted “OBAMAGATE” for the fourth time:
OBAMAGATE!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 16, 2020
Enter Rick Wilson:
“McConnell most certainly does not want to launch the Molly Hemingway/Donald Trump/Maga Horde idea to drag Obama and his administration before the Senate to investigate them over ‘Obamagate.’ Even Trump doesn’t really want it. It’s provocation and boob bait for his cult,” Wilson said.
He was just starting: “Potential downsides are enormous. Trump allies in the Senate chasing their dicks while we’re in the middle of Great Depression 2 and COVID is a terrible look, Collins, McSally, Gardner, and even Tillis in the line of fire when none of them can afford it,” Wilson explained.
“What could go wrong? Sworn testimony on live TV from people who can recapitulate the story of Flynn, Trump, Russia?” he wrote. “You might as well bring Obama to the stand, right? Nothing could possibly blow up in your face doing that, right, Mitch?”
2/ Potential downsides are enormous. Trump allies in the Senate chasing their dicks while we’re in the middle of Great Depression 2 and COVID is a terrible look, Collins, McSally, Gardner, and even Tillis in the line of fire when none of them can afford it.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) May 16, 2020
4/ You might as well bring Obama to the stand, right?
Nothing could possibly blow up in your face doing that, right, Mitch?
it doesn’t matter if you lose your majority as long as Trump doesn’t tweet mean things about you, right?
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) May 16, 2020
6/ … have conditioned then to hate one thing more than Democrats or brown people.
The worst possible enemy in their mind is a Republican who doesn’t obey trumps wishes.
How long can even the strongest Republican hold off the Foxslaught?
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) May 16, 2020
8/ P.S. The Obamagate play is also VERY much about @parscale keeping his job, which is VERY much in danger from Corey and others closing in for the kill and a weakening relationship with Jared.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) May 16, 2020
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