Principled moments politicians are unfortunately few and far between these days. But when elected officials take principled stands—we like to highlight and applaud them for it. Principles First alerts feature these important stands and encourage politicians to cater to our principles instead of the populist fad of the moment.
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) December 27, 2022
The @RJC speaks clearly on George Santos: “He deceived us and misrepresented his heritage. He will not be welcome at any future RJC events.”
Thank you, RJC! There have to be consequences and accountability. pic.twitter.com/9t2vGyNzT9
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) December 22, 2022
Zelensky: “The battle is not only for life, freedom, & security of Ukrainians or any other nation which Russia attempts to conquer. The struggle will define in what world our children will live. This battle cannot be ignored." pic.twitter.com/vDKFRQ5fTk
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@SenatorRounds (R-SD): “Anyone who desires to lead our country must commit to protecting our Constitution. They should not threaten to terminate it.”
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) December 6, 2022
Seems obvious. Thanks, Senator. https://t.co/MVW81vGHLV
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@AmbJohnBolton (R): “When you challenge the Constitution itself, that is un-American.”
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) December 5, 2022
Thanks, Amb. Bolton. Keep saying it! pic.twitter.com/rT9Ks4c2gY
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@BrianFitzUSA (R-PA) knows who the good guys are and has the courage to stand with Ukraine.
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) December 1, 2022
Supporting Ukraine puts principles of freedom over the evils of tyranny and oppression. Thanks for your leadership, Brian. https://t.co/qJPP1kiQZW
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) November 29, 2022
New member of Congress, @Lawler4NY (R-NY), isn’t wasting any time stepping up and leading.
Thanks for the moral clarity, Mike! https://t.co/i1gbqxJbFo
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) November 29, 2022
Bearded @MittRomney (R): “I think it's been clear that there is no bottom to the degree to which President Trump will degrade himself and the nation.”
Thanks for leading and speaking clearly, Mitt.pic.twitter.com/qD3ZWCUxuc
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) November 28, 2022
Senator Cassidy (R-LA) doesn’t mince words here. Racism should have no place in our politics and it should be easy to denounce and name.
This is principled leadership. Thank you, Senator. https://t.co/wN0lNAAoy4
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@Karrin4Arizona (R-AZ): “Arizona Republicans were carjacked by grifters.”
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) November 23, 2022
You got that right, Karrin. Thanks for speaking up. https://t.co/FW8gHjkiLl
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@GovChrisSununu (R-NH): “We’ve just got to get back to the basics, the foundations of what Rs are about, which is limited government & low taxes, local control, and individual responsibility."
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) November 19, 2022
Keep talking principles, Gov. pic.twitter.com/Xig0f7JQQm
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) November 19, 2022
CHRISTIE: "We keep losing and losing and losing. And the fact of the matter is the reason we're losing is because Donald Trump has put himself before everybody else."
Principled Americans agree: Trumpism is wrong. pic.twitter.com/WnTcPAsEpw
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) November 15, 2022
LAXALT: “I am confident that any challenge of this election would not alter the ultimate outcome. That is why this morning I called Catherine Cortez Masto to congratulate her on her win.”
Thanks, Adam. This matters. https://t.co/ro4VGdWcAA
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@Santos4Congress (R-NY) on GOP investigations: “My constituents didn't send me here to waste time, they sent me here to work. I don’t want to engage in hyper-partisan issues, I want to deliver results.”
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) November 14, 2022
Keep leading, George.pic.twitter.com/5VCL3jTEy0
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) November 14, 2022
MASTRIANO: “There is no right course but to concede, which I do, and I look to the challenges ahead. Josh Shapiro will be our next governor, & I ask everyone to give him the opportunity to lead & pray that he leads well.”
Thanks, Doug. This matters. https://t.co/asdwWMiyd3
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@WinsomeSears (R-VA): “I could not support Trump if he decides to run for president in 2024. We have a clear mission, and it is time to move on.”
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) November 10, 2022
Principles > Personalities. Thanks, Winsome—keep speaking up. pic.twitter.com/e6Z2D3VNum
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) November 10, 2022
Congressman-elect @Lawler4NY (R-NY) on Trumpism: “I would like to see the party move forward. I think any time you are focused on the future, you can't so much go to the past.”
Thanks, Mike. Keep leading when you get to DC! pic.twitter.com/u5XzVTxxkI
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@GeoffDuncanGA (‘22 PF Summit Spkr): “This is a time when Trump is no doubt in a rearview mirror & it's time to move on with the party. If we’d focused on candidate quality & conservative policy, we’d be in a different place.” pic.twitter.com/ay2Bq6Nweb
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) November 10, 2022
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) November 9, 2022
Glenn Youngkin personally apologizes to Nancy Pelosi for his comments in the wake of the attack on her husband.
Acknowledging errors & making them right is a sign of principled strength, not weakness. This is how we heal as a country. Thanks, Glenn. https://t.co/AI7DyEQy77
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@TimRyan: "I’m privileged to concede this race to JD Vance, b/c the way this country operates is that when you lose you concede. We can't have a system where if you win it's legitimate & if you lose someone stole it.” pic.twitter.com/MNgOF7grxQ
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) November 9, 2022
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@DanCrenshawTX delivers the blunt truth on the Big Lie: “It was always a lie. The whole thing was always a lie. And it was a lie meant to rile people up.”
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) November 4, 2022
Thanks, Dan. Keep speaking up on this. The truth matters. https://t.co/LWtvC6RHjs
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) November 2, 2022
It doesn’t get any more principled than this. Thank you, @TimRyan. We need politicians of every stripe to lead and tell the same truth to everyone. January 6th was an assault on our republic. Period. End of story. pic.twitter.com/zfkE52WC47
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@BillGatesAZ (R): “Speak the truth. That’s what we did on the Board of Supervisors. If you’re not willing to tell the truth, in times like this, then why did you run for office?”
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) November 1, 2022
Thanks, Bill. That’s principles first. pic.twitter.com/KTnGZY672D
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@GeneralBrnovich (R-AZ) on stolen election claims: “Horses***. That’s what it is. Most of it’s horses***, and I’ve been trying to scrape it off my shoes for the last year.”
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) October 31, 2022
Thanks, AG Brnovich. The truth matters. pic.twitter.com/tMkHAuFlFY
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@Liz_Cheney: "No one of any party" should be voting for an election denier. "There's not much graver threat to the democracy than you can imagine than that."
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) October 23, 2022
Thanks for continuing to fearlessly speak the truth, Liz.
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🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@Mike_Pence doubling down on his support for Ukraine and taking issue with Kevin McCarthy’s comments about ending continued US aid to combat Putin.
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) October 19, 2022
Keep speaking up, Mike. It matters!
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🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@Mike_Pence on UKR at Heritage, urging continued support in the fight against Putin: “There are those in the movement that would have us disengage with the wider world. But appeasement has never worked.”
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) October 19, 2022
Thanks, Mike! Principled Americans agree. https://t.co/ksgh8t8fqS
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@LarryHogan: “I said, ‘Mr. Secretary, I’ve been trying to send the National Guard for 2.5 hours.’ It was a ridiculous assault on democracy. It’s disgraceful and we can’t just sweep it under the rug.”
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) October 14, 2022
Thanks for leading, Gov. pic.twitter.com/O8iqfNnrGB
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) October 11, 2022
Mike knows the importance of Ukraine’s fight and is speaking up while other Republicans are either carrying Putin’s water or staying silent.
Thanks for leading on this issue, Mike. https://t.co/PcYjsBojE2
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) October 1, 2022
Arizona Republican Karie Dozer won’t be voting for Kari Lake because constitutional principles are more important than party.
Spot on, Karie! pic.twitter.com/bHzcBlJQuA
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) September 29, 2022
Thanks to these Rs who voted to FUND Ukraine’s efforts against Putin:
Blunt
Boozman
Capito
Cassidy
Collins
Cornyn
Cotton
Ernst
Graham
Grassley
Hyde-Smith
Kennedy
McConnell
Moran
Murkowski
Portman
Romney
Shelby
Sullivan
Tillis
Wicker
Young
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) September 24, 2022
Long-time conservative @GeorgeWill: “Why Mastriano’s candidacy presents a special danger to the nation.”
Truth matters. https://t.co/tvOcmt3lhP
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) September 24, 2022
Former Pence CoS Marc Short (R) on declassification claims: “That’s absurd, obviously. And it would be pretty difficult for our intelligence community to have a classification system if that were the case.”
Thanks, Marc. pic.twitter.com/8FbmaB2EkQ
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) September 22, 2022
A big thank you this evening to the nine Rs who had the courage to vote in favor of the much needed Presidential Election Reform Act to update the ECA & prevent another J6:
Cheney
Kinzinger
Meijer
Rice
Herrera-Beutler
Katko
Upton
Gonzalez
Jacobs
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@ChipRoyTX (R-TX) also takes a principled stand against Saudi whitewashing in the RSC meeting: “Don’t come in here and act like you’re doing some great thing.”
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) September 21, 2022
Thanks for standing firm on this, Chip. https://t.co/BF00dKvB6T
🚨🚨#PrinciplesFirst alert:@timburchett (R-TN) has had enough of the Saudi whitewash effort within certain elements of the GOP and LIV golf.
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) September 21, 2022
Thanks for taking a stand, Tim. Principled Americans stand with you on this one. https://t.co/iErV4i49tQ
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) September 21, 2022
Gov. @DougDucey (R-AZ): “Many small gov’t conservatives have morphed into bullies - people who are very comfortable using gov’t power to tell companies & people how to lead their lives.”
Thanks for leading, Gov! Spot on. https://t.co/Ux94mNIRyl
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) September 19, 2022
CHENEY: “It doesn't matter what party someone belongs to if they are running on the basis that they will refuse to certify legitimate election results, they've got to be defeated."
This is leadership. GOP, take notes. pic.twitter.com/bZZmHWT63W
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) September 17, 2022
Republican Gov. Charlie Baker of MA puts principles of humanity before party stunts; praises volunteers coming together to help and says MA is “assisting” to check statuses and make sure “resources are available.”
Thank you for leading, Gov. Baker. https://t.co/r2kAP6w1BI
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) September 12, 2022
Longtime conservative Harvey Mansfield explains why he dumped Trump: “I never want to see him again. He’s had a very bad influence on America and on the Republicans and they need to get rid of him.”
Thanks, Harvey. https://t.co/BNnKup5rX4 pic.twitter.com/J849QmAoB0
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) September 7, 2022
If you deny our elections, we should deny you support for elected office. That’s principled leadership. Thanks for leading by example, @GeoffDuncanGA. If every Republican had this courage, the GOP would be in a better place. https://t.co/zktVcZZDA2
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) September 2, 2022
BARR: “People say this was unprecedented, well it’s also unprecedented for a president to take all this classified information and put them in a county club. It’s clear the DOJ was being jerked around.”
Thanks for the truth. pic.twitter.com/jP1Pe5gsAs
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) September 2, 2022
Thank you, @SarahPalinUSA. This is principled leadership. https://t.co/O8QvXH5UYy
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) August 31, 2022
Coach @DeionSanders delivers a message to his players: “Sit in the front of the class and be a perfect gentleman because they will recall your character & who you’ve been consistently.”
Character matters. Thanks, Primetime. pic.twitter.com/QBBwKxxPBz
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@SteveDoocy: “Governor, why did he have all those documents in his desk? Why didn’t he turn them over? I don’t think any former president has ever carted off that many boxes to their residence.”
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) August 31, 2022
Thanks for the truth, Steve. pic.twitter.com/BV8s4MVE3E
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) August 28, 2022
Gov. Hogan: “There’s no question we are seeing signs of [authoritarianism] in the Republican Party. And I’ve been one of the ones speaking out.”
You don’t fix a problem by ignoring it. Thanks for your honest leadership, Gov. pic.twitter.com/WzjX22T2zT
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) August 26, 2022
Newsom: “I don’t like bullies who demean people. I didn’t like what DeSantis said about Fauci. You can disagree, but to call them pejorative terms because they’re short? Who the hell raised these guys?”
Decency matters. pic.twitter.com/DblnyN2Gvz
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@Liz_Cheney: “No house seat, no office in this land is more important than the principles we swore to protect. I love what our party has stood for, but I love my country more.”
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) August 17, 2022
Truth. Honor. Dignity. Courage.
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) August 12, 2022
OKC Mayor David Holt provides a reminder of the enduring importance of our federal law enforcement officers. We applaud them for their contributions to justice and we applaud the Mayor for speaking the truth about our American institutions. https://t.co/34kQPy9OgT
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@AmbJohnBolton goes on Newsmax and sets the record straight on our withdrawal from Afghanistan: “Who cut the deal, Eric? ... You don’t know what you’re talking about.”
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) August 12, 2022
Thanks for speaking the truth, John. pic.twitter.com/q4P7KQ4mbY
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@HerreraBeutler (R-WA) concedes her race with no regrets: “I’m proud that I always told the truth, stuck to my principles, and did what I knew to be best for our country.”
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) August 10, 2022
That’s #PrinciplesFirst. Thank you for your service and principled stands! pic.twitter.com/zIltNY0IlW
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@DeanBPhillips (D-MN) urging support for Liz Cheney in Wyoming: “Principles must always come before politics—and nobody has shown more honor, integrity, and courage than Liz.”
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) August 9, 2022
Thank you for your leadership, Dean! https://t.co/IuXbt4g0aS
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) August 8, 2022
GEN. MILLEY: “It doesn’t matter what country you came from, what your last name is—what matters is we’re all Americans. That under these colors of red, white and blue—the colors my parents fought for in WWII—means something around the world.” https://t.co/EZNMXkkm6p
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) August 4, 2022
Chairman of Oklahoma GOP takes a stand for truth.
Thanks, Anthony! Principled Americans agree. https://t.co/ybRS1YL19a
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) August 4, 2022
RNC Committeeman @BillPalatucci is proposing an RNC resolution in SUPPORT of reforming and modernizing the Electoral Count Act.
Thanks for your leadership, Bill. The country needs this reform. 🇺🇸 https://t.co/wcIqaFhQIk
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) August 2, 2022
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@SpeakerBowers (R-AZ): “I’ll never vote for him. I think America is tired & there’s some absolutely forceful, qualified, morally defensible, upright people—& that’s what I want.”
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) July 31, 2022
Thanks, Rusty! We’re with you on this. pic.twitter.com/PbabyORWD5
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@SpeakerPelosi is set to visit Taiwan amid blowback and threats from Xi.
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) July 30, 2022
Thank you, Madam Speaker. Stay the course. Go to Taiwan. https://t.co/QjIp7kt7WC
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@RepDeanPhillips puts principle before party; takes DCCC to task over its signal boosting of election deniers: “If this institution stands a chance of doing its work the ways our founders intended, we need people of civility & decency on both sides."
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) July 27, 2022
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@BetoORourke invites protesters at his local event under the pavilion to give them water & get them out of the 100-degree Texas heat.
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) July 24, 2022
Thanks for this humanity, Beto. https://t.co/J89AOjyTdA
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) July 24, 2022
“If you end up losing your job in Congress because of your work on this committee, it will have been worth it to you?”
Cheney: “There’s no question.”
That’s a leader. pic.twitter.com/pSx5qhFx5i
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@CondoleezzaRice: “The long list of challenges and uncertainties we face makes even more important the American role in the world as a sort of anchor for a balance of power that favors freedom.” pic.twitter.com/pru8jJsvDM
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) July 23, 2022
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) July 22, 2022
Sarah Matthews (R): “January 6...was one of the darkest days in our nation's history and Pres. Trump was treating it as a celebratory occasion.”
Thank you for speaking truth, Sarah. The American people deserve to hear it. pic.twitter.com/9pERCp7XjS
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) July 20, 2022
Credit where due. Thanks to @ChipRoyTX for speaking up in defense of the Constitution on this issue in a room that most needs to hear it. America needs the entire RSC to start singing this tune. https://t.co/gour4658Vh
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) July 20, 2022
This was a no-brainer. Thanks for helping make life tougher for Vladimir Putin, Mitt. This is the last thing he wants. https://t.co/xOuryf7OXg
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@RepJacobs (R-NY) takes a stand: Trump "lost his mind" between Election Day 2020 and Jan. 6. "I think it would be best for the party if we embrace the new generation of leadership."
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) July 19, 2022
Thanks for speaking the truth, Chris!https://t.co/vTfFCYfvoS
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) July 17, 2022
Gov. @DougDucey (R-AZ) sets the record straight on election denier and serial liar, Kari Lake.
This is how you handle a clown. Thank you for leading on this, Governor—and for having the courage to speak up. https://t.co/1b0dycpR4X
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) July 13, 2022
Stephen Ayres, J6 rally attendee and Trump supporter, embraces Capitol Police Officers Harry Dunn and Michael Fanone and personally apologizes for what happened that day.
Thank you for your humility, Stephen. pic.twitter.com/LFc7in0w5v
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@JordanSpieth puts his principles above profit by rejecting LIV Golf’s overtures. Thank you for doing the right thing and rejecting the Saudi payout, Jordan. Principled Americans appreciate your leadership. https://t.co/58BD0bi0aN
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) July 8, 2022
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) July 7, 2022
Joe Cirincione resigns his fellowship at the Quincy Institute over the group’s propagation of the NATO-as-provoker farce.
Thank you for standing firmly against Putin and with Ukraine, Joe. 🇺🇸🇺🇦 https://t.co/b1NMTCHcJX
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) July 4, 2022
56 Americans pledged their lives, fortunes, & sacred honor for self-evident principles: that all men are created equal & are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, like life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness.
We are grateful. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/cbHzma6oGt
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@DavidAFrench: “The ‘exhausted majority’ has enormous potential power in our politics, but also feels pushed to the side. One thing that can really heal our country is if the ‘exhausted majority’ gets more energized.” pic.twitter.com/AQGzv07AEB
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) July 3, 2022
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) July 2, 2022
Gov. @SpencerJCox (R-UT): "If you are pro-life, then that means you should be pro-all life not just pro-life until birth. We should be working to prevent unwanted pregnancies & to make birth control more accessible." https://t.co/yFgVUQNLpL
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@Liz_Cheney: "I swore an oath under God and I will abide by that oath. I won't say something that I know is wrong, simply to earn the votes of people, to earn political support."
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) July 1, 2022
This is the essence of principle. Thanks, Liz. pic.twitter.com/SGmJKNecPb
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) July 1, 2022
Gov. @AsaHutchinson (R-AR): “I would not support [Trump] in 2024. I think he acted irresponsibly and during that time he was a risk to the nation. Absolutely.”
Thanks, Governor—for the truth. pic.twitter.com/BrMRca8nTZ
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@Liz_Cheney: "I swore an oath under God and I will abide by that oath. I won't say something that I know is wrong, simply to earn the votes of people, to earn political support."
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) July 1, 2022
This is the essence of principle. Thanks, Liz. pic.twitter.com/SGmJKNecPb
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) June 29, 2022
Cassidy Hutchinson: “As an American, I was disgusted. It was unpatriotic, it was un-American. We were watching the Capitol building be defaced over a lie.”
Thank you for your courage and your honesty, Cassidy.
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) June 27, 2022
Zelenskyy: “This address is without greetings. Today’s Russian strike is one of the most defiant terrorist attacks in European history. A peaceful city, an ordinary shopping mall with women, children, civilians inside.” pic.twitter.com/fMmKXhIijv
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) June 27, 2022
George W. Bush: “The Russian government has made a project of turning Americans against each other. This effort is broad, systemic, and stealthy. Ultimately, this assault won’t succeed.”pic.twitter.com/plyf3knyxi
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@Liz_Cheney: “It can be difficult to accept that President Trump abused your trust, that he deceived you. Many will invent excuses to ignore that fact. But that is a fact. I wish it weren't true, but it is."
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) June 24, 2022
Thank you, Liz! 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/A2RYFuRcPb
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) June 22, 2022
Rep. @DonJBacon (R-NE) tells CNN that after watching the J6 Committee hearings, he can no longer support Donald Trump in the 2024 GOP primary if he decides to run.
This is leadership, Don. Thank you!
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) June 21, 2022
Rusty Bowers (R-AZ): “I do not want to win by cheating. I will not play with laws I swore allegiance to.”
Thank you, Rusty. pic.twitter.com/X2xC8Eo6Rq
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) June 19, 2022
Rep. @DonJBacon (R-NE) on those mocking Dan Crenshaw’s war wound: “It’s disgusting & disgraceful” Tucker ever called Crenshaw ‘Eyepatch McCain.’
“The guy lost his eye in combat & for a Fox commentator to belittle him for it is beneath him.” 🇺🇸
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) June 17, 2022
JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR: “Justice Thomas is the one Justice that literally knows every employee’s name, every one of them. He’s a man who cares deeply about the court as an institution, about the people who work there.”
Decency. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/iGDhk9Wivs
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) June 16, 2022
Judge Luttig: “Foundational rule of law was supremely violated on January 6 ... Such a declaration would have plunged America into what I believe would have been tantamount to a revolution within a Constitutional crisis.” pic.twitter.com/gBFHWNO1wu
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@AdamKinzinger: “This was all about keeping power against the will of the American people.”
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) June 13, 2022
Thanks for your leadership and commitment to truth, Adam. pic.twitter.com/MHDeYWTRvg
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) June 12, 2022
Gov. @AsaHutchinson (R-AR): “I hope the future of the GOP is different than Trump’s leadership. J6 is a lot at his feet. It was wrong for our country & him continuing to push it is wrong. I think many Rs are looking for an off-ramp.”
Thank you, Gov. pic.twitter.com/dbqIHa9Uge
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@TomRiceSC7 (R-SC) on his impeachment vote: “It wasn’t that hard. When I looked at his conduct, it was obvious what I had to do. I took an oath to protect and defend the Constitution. I did it then and I would do it again.” pic.twitter.com/UetnABH2OH
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) June 5, 2022
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@BenSasse on what plagues our politics: “Politicians who spend their days shouting in Congress so they can spend their nights shouting on cable, are peddling crack — mostly to the already addicted.” pic.twitter.com/1wcl4KDac1
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) June 4, 2022
🚨🚨#PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) May 24, 2022
CHENEY: “The question for every one of us is in this time of testing, will we do our duty? Will we defend our Constitution? Will we stand for truth? Will we put duty to our oath above partisan politics?”pic.twitter.com/mJ8lNQeP69
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) May 24, 2022
.@HeathMayo: “Conservative ideas are about freedom—freedom of speech, freedom of religion … Orban in Hungary stands against all of that! It’s not even about America First geographically—it’s about the American ideas that they are rejecting.” pic.twitter.com/BH8AhemGNR
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) May 19, 2022
ROMNEY: “It is very much in the best interests of Americans to see Ukraine succeed & Russia fail. If Russia wins, this won’t be the last time it invades a neighbor. Russia winning is a win for authoritarians.”
Thanks, Mitt. pic.twitter.com/CC1rLrklRc
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) May 18, 2022
Treasury Secretary Yellen: “On tariffs, some of the Trump tariffs seem to have imposed more harm on US consumers. I see a case that some relief could come from cutting some of the tariffs.”
Cut the tariffs. Help US consumers.
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) May 17, 2022
Thanks to the majority of Senate Republicans and all Senate Democrats who put America’s interest in a strong, Putin-free Europe first today. There was no reason to oppose this bill. Thank you for doing the right thing for both America and the world. https://t.co/8vUY0ng9dR
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@PDoocy: “All the extra homework I knew I had to do, because when I challenged her she would challenge me right back, probably has made me a better reporter. So, I’m grateful to her for that.”
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) May 14, 2022
Class counts. Thanks, Peter! pic.twitter.com/R2u6BszXjR
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) May 10, 2022
Listen to Jax lay down truth from a curb in Casper, WY about J6, why he supports Liz & where our loyalties should lie.
“There are people who like Kim Jong Un & Putin—and I feel sorry for them, because they’ve forgotten what we fought for.” pic.twitter.com/yJjQa0Jt5s
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@BretBaier: “Do you think Trump is a threat to democracy?”@MarkTEsper: “Given J6 events, how he undermined the election, incited people to come to DC, stirred them up, & failed to call them off. What else can you conclude?” pic.twitter.com/iYc0NIJVmr
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) May 9, 2022
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@mccaffreyr3: “We shouldn’t kid ourselves that it can’t happen here. I’m not saying vote Democrat or Republican. I’m saying vote for people of character.”
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) May 9, 2022
Thank you, Gen. McCaffrey. Character should always come first. pic.twitter.com/XtoHZiweSv
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) May 7, 2022
"Who won the presidential election?”
"Obviously Biden did." - Sam Low (R-WA), challenger of fellow R & 2020 election conspiracist, State Rep. Sutherland.
Thanks, Sam. Better to win elections, not deny them. https://t.co/DD2UsSWqk1
🚨🚨#PrinciplesFirst Alert
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) May 6, 2022
On a GOP primary debate stage in SC, @TomRiceSC7 delivers the hard truth. This took courage.
“He was proud these people were sacking the US Capitol & he did nothing for four hours ... Our Constitution is too precious to risk.” pic.twitter.com/Igulx1toBc
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@ArthurBrooks: “Look, moral courage is not a question of standing up to people on the other side. That’s actually pretty easy to do. Real moral courage is standing up to your own side on behalf of people on the other side.”pic.twitter.com/Vk6O2ySbHF
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) May 5, 2022
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) May 2, 2022
Gov. Hutchinson (R-AR) on FL targeting Disney for its speech: “I disagree with it. I disagree with a punitive approach to businesses. We shouldn’t punish them for their private actions."
Thanks for defending free speech! pic.twitter.com/CpPgGgrZf1
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) May 2, 2022
Gov. @SpencerJCox (R-UT): “It’s the right thing for our nation to do—both to offer a home to those in need & to shoulder our share of global responsibility for the millions of displaced people who are flooding into Europe.”https://t.co/TgjnSWUUKe
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) May 2, 2022
Sen. Manchin (D-WV) comes off the sidelines to support Rep. McKinley. (R-WV) in his primary fight against Trump First challenger Mooney.
Thanks for putting principle before party on this, Senator. https://t.co/mRxwMExWr2
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) May 2, 2022
"Instead of rolling up their sleeves to get to work, the WY GOP spends its time, energy & attention in an intramural pissing match to see who's most loyal to Trump. This pisses me off, both as an R & as a native son” of WY. https://t.co/MOy2PMX9qx
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) May 2, 2022
Gov. Hutchinson (R-AR) on FL targeting Disney for its speech: “I disagree with it. I disagree with a punitive approach to businesses. We shouldn’t punish them for their private actions."
Thanks for defending free speech! pic.twitter.com/CpPgGgrZf1
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) April 27, 2022
“Tony Daunt, a longtime Michigan GOP insider, resigned Tuesday night from the GOP's state committee, saying party leaders had made the coming election a test of ‘who is most cravenly loyal’ to Donald Trump.”
Thanks, Tony! 🇺🇸 https://t.co/drzinZPbBc
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) April 22, 2022
@JennaEllisEsq: “Do we really want the government to have a precedent that it can retaliate against a corp because it doesn’t like a statement that corp makes?”
Thank you, Jenna. This is the principled argument. pic.twitter.com/MTuAHsNrSu
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@MikeBloomberg defends free speech at UVA:“When we do not uphold the rights of our potential political opponents, we should not be surprised that they fail to uphold ours."
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) April 19, 2022
Thanks for defending the principle, Mike.pic.twitter.com/Oe7y8w1LI3
🚨🚨#PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) April 12, 2022
CHENEY: “The election claims made by Donald Trump were so frivolous and so unfounded that the President’s lead lawyer did not just lose these cases, he lost his license to practice law.”pic.twitter.com/zZwHELiJXY
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) April 7, 2022
Decency and respect. They aren’t difficult. But some have it and others don’t. Be decent. Thanks, Mitt. https://t.co/bf7UecvOvy
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) April 7, 2022
Decency and respect. They aren’t difficult. But some have it and others don’t. Be decent. Thanks, Mitt. https://t.co/bf7UecvOvy
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert: @RepTomRice (R-SC): “It’s got nothing to do with Republican ideas. Trump demands absolute loyalty—that’s what he’s about. And we’ll see on primary day if there are reasonable people who recognize he did bad on J6.”
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) April 5, 2022
Yes. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/1jEpOzn9c4
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@SenBillCassidy doesn’t mince words when it comes to Putin. The truth is more than clear. Putin must be held accountable by the world and face consequences.
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) April 3, 2022
Principled Americans are with you on this, Senator. Thank you. https://t.co/sLaS00iG3o
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) March 22, 2022
The GOP Senate candidates in Ohio were just asked: “Should the GOP move on from the 2020 election?”@Dolan4Ohio was the only one with the courage to raise his hand. Bravo, sir. Principled Americans are with you on this one. pic.twitter.com/LYIc2JpHGN
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) March 21, 2022
On @EricGreitens, Senator Hawley gets it exactly right. This isn’t difficult. People who abuse women and children do not belong in the US Senate. Thank you for speaking up, Senator. On this, we agree: Greitens needs to go. https://t.co/7uZnwnLBgR
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) March 18, 2022
42 and 43 are clear-eyed about Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and know it should have nothing to do with partisan politics and everything to do with our shared humanity. https://t.co/yR1kuavHAI
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) March 15, 2022
Governor Hogan isn’t just talking about principles like opportunity and individual responsibility—he’s putting them into action with creative new policies like this workforce development initiative.
This is principled leadership. Thanks, Gov! https://t.co/eyKYMMsxwz
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) March 15, 2022
Mitt Romney knows what makes America different; what makes us strong. It isn’t any single leader, but our principles and fundamental commitments.
Bravo, Mitt. We’re with you on this. 🇺🇸 https://t.co/PiTOnAt4Ru
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@SenJoniErnst (R-IA) takes Cawthorn to school for calling Zelensky a thug: “I would push back on my colleague in the House. Putin is an actual murderous thug. Russia invaded Ukraine. Ukrainians want to be free.” pic.twitter.com/QNhmPySy1Y
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) March 10, 2022
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) February 28, 2022
Recent Chair of Floyd County GOP in Greene’s district calls for her to be rebuked by the Party for speaking at a “group of known white supremacists who cheered Russia & chanted ‘Putin, Putin’ before her speech.”
Courage begets courage. https://t.co/in4OhBljwQ
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) February 13, 2022
Gov. @LarryHogan (R-MD): “The Republican Party that I believe in stands for freedom and truth, not a circular firing squad that attacks people who don't swear 100% fealty to the Dear Leader.” pic.twitter.com/HFDVd5xxf7
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) February 11, 2022
SEN. ROMNEY: “Liz Cheney and Congressman Kinzinger are terrific people who are doing a great job and who are doing something the American people want to get answers to."
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) February 8, 2022
MCCONNELL: “J6 was a violent insurrection to try and prevent the peaceful transfer of power after a legitimately certified election. That’s what it was.” He then condemns the RNC censure of Liz & Adam.
More of this, please! https://t.co/NRIOkdKxDC
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) February 8, 2022
Hard to put it any plainer than this. @RepTomRice calls the RNC censure motion “pretty damn embarrassing.”
We agree—and we’re looking forward to having Rep. Rice at the Summit. https://t.co/Fugb6ClXXi
🚨 🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@MittRomney doesn’t hold back. Slams RNC censure motion as sanctioning two people of character and condemns its mislabeling of J6 attack as legitimate discourse.
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) February 7, 2022
Thanks for your leadership, Mitt. It matters. We’re with you on this. 🇺🇸 https://t.co/nJvThQg3pO
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@ToddYoungIN (R-IN) takes the RNC censure motion to task. Condemns it and calls those who passed it a “fringe group.”
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) February 7, 2022
Thanks for defending truth, Senator. Courage begets courage. We’re with you on this & hope others keep standing up. https://t.co/qfc8WqtQby
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert;
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) February 6, 2022
Rep. Young (R-AK) doesn’t mince words: the J6 attack was “criminal, un-American, and cannot be considered legitimate.”
Thanks, Don. We’re standing for truth with you, even if the RNC won’t. 🇺🇸 https://t.co/lua1TlizMC
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) February 6, 2022
Add @LisaMurkowski to the list of Rs putting principles first and bucking the party when it comes to the truth of the evils of J6.
Thanks, Senator. Keep defending the truth. It matters. https://t.co/okREqFVoKi
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) February 6, 2022
GOV. HUTCHINSON (R-AR): “The censure resolution by the RNC is wrong; undermines respect for our rule of law; & divides our party unnecessarily. I am grateful for those courageous dissenters in the RNC vote.”
Thank you, Gov. Keep speaking up. 🇺🇸
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@BenSasse takes a stand for truth. Thanks, Senator—principled Americans are standing for the truth and our Constitution on this with you.
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) February 4, 2022
Keep speaking up! 🇺🇸 https://t.co/fgqLdnHfyN
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) February 4, 2022
PENCE: “President Trump is wrong…I had no right to overturn the election. The Presidency belongs to the American people, and the American people alone.”
Thank you for speaking this truth, Mike. It matters.pic.twitter.com/8UfiPsqOu8
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) February 4, 2022
Now is a time for bright lines. Shameful whitewashing, indeed. Thanks for speaking truth, @RepMeijer. It matters! 🇺🇸 https://t.co/lVvkzGbmdu
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) February 4, 2022
Freedom and truth. Pretty simple. Thanks for defending principles, Governor. We’re with you. 🇺🇸 https://t.co/7H2WBRZGXS
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) February 4, 2022
Accountability and rule of law are core principles. The RNC is shamefully making a mockery of them.
Thanks for speaking up, Tom! We’re with you. https://t.co/3VWsLthiwF
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) February 4, 2022
Honor attaches. Thanks, Mitt. Who else will stand with us? 🇺🇸 https://t.co/eZQX2CtBh1
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— Principles First (@Principles_1st) February 4, 2022
Truth. Honor. Grit. Integrity.
Keep leading, Liz. We’re with you on this. Some principles are nonnegotiable. https://t.co/cMNwmTGME2
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) February 4, 2022
Are you standing for personalities and doing whatever they say, or are you standing for ideas and principles?
Rep. Kinzinger knows where he stands—and we stand for principles with him. https://t.co/OxpNEQKsCu
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) January 31, 2022
Gov. @ChrisSununu (R-NH): “Look, the people who were part of the riots and frankly assaulted the US Capitol have to be held accountable. That’s the rule of law.”
Thanks, Gov. Keep speaking up. Leadership makes a difference. 🇺🇸pic.twitter.com/r5Lk0EjDmf
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) January 29, 2022
Gov. @JaredPolis (D-CO) knows the importance of America welcoming those who want to come here legally, work hard, and contribute to our great country. We are a strong country & immigrants make us even stronger.
Thanks, Governor! 🇺🇸 https://t.co/mym1IwZ15o
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) January 21, 2022
Miami Mayor @FrancisSuarez (R) sets the record straight on “voting fraud”: “I don't see this as a major problem in our state or in our city, frankly.”
This is honest, focused, #PrinciplesFirst leadership. Thanks, Mayor. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/QweVSleiI2
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@ChrisSununu knows the importance of principle—and is willing to defend the proposition that businesses should be free to set their own policies where they aren’t harming anyone else. Keep championing limited government, Gov. We’re with you on this! https://t.co/juOExc0JaJ
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) January 19, 2022
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) January 11, 2022
The new Summit website is LIVE. You can register, review the tentative agenda, make travel arrangements, and learn more about what the Summit is all about.
We hope you’ll join us in February. 🇺🇸 https://t.co/44lbHaFlD0
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@SenatorRounds (R-SD) is doubling down on truth—and we are here for it. Stand on principle, Senator. Keep leading on this even if others won’t. It matters. 🇺🇸 https://t.co/QCEpftUsfm
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) January 10, 2022
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@SenatorRounds (R-SD): “As part of our due diligence, we looked at 60+ accusations made. The election was fair, as fair as we've seen. We simply didn’t win the election, as Rs, for the presidency.”
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) January 10, 2022
Thanks, Senator. 🇺🇸pic.twitter.com/DlXnSasP1p
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:
— Principles First (@Principles_1st) January 10, 2022
AR Gov. @AsaHutchinson on J6: "We have to define it the right way – it was an attempt to stop the peaceful transfer of power [...] and President Trump did have some responsibility."
The truth is powerful. Thank you, Gov. 🇺🇸pic.twitter.com/j37uKSOdPc
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