Since yesterday's Capitol insurrection, Republican staff have been relatively quiet compared to their Democratic peers but for the first time in Donald Trump's presidency, GOP staff are publicly sharing doubts and even outright alarm at the president.
Here are some notable tweets from Republican staffers:
Today's mob and the president shamed every American who has died defending this country by defacing the very building that is the seat of our government. It's the saddest and most pathetic actions I've ever seen from my fellow Americans in my lifetime.
- Dylan Frost (@HeavyD501), legislative director to Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.), Jan. 6, 2020
Invoke the 25th amendment immediately
- Nathaniel Beach (@NathanielBeach), caseworker to Rep. Steve Stivers (R-Ohio), Jan. 6, 2020
Far more Republican staffers seized onto the words of others, retweeting messages critical of the president and his handling of the insurrection.
John Maniscalco, counsel to Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), retweeted former Rep. Justin Amash's (Libertarian-N.Y.) call for President Trump to "resign or be removed from office." Many others retweeted a quote from Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), "What happened here today was an insurrection, incited by the president of the United States."
Others still reached across the aisle. Julia Convertini, a legislative assistant to Rep. Jim Hagedorn (R-Minn.), retweeted without comentary a Fox News' correspondent's quote of Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer: "What happened at the U.S. Capitol yesterday was an insurrection against the United States, incited by the president. This president should not hold office one day longer."
