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Historically, Black Americans voted Republican. Originally founded as a party of diverse political beliefs, the Republican Party has recently converted into an immoral and corrupt organization. In today’s episode, host Michael Desrosiers and guest Sam Jean sit down to discuss the aggressive transformation of the Republican party.
According to Michael, the Republican party was founded in 1792 by supporters of Thomas Jefferson. This particular group was in favor of a decentralized government with limited powers and pushed for freedoms for all Americans. In the history of the United States, there has always been polarization among politicians but it has never been such a threat as it is under Trump. Not only was his initial campaign based on malicious lies, but Trump’s influence has since developed into a destructive cult-like following that has successfully rebranded the party entirely.
Tune into this week’s episode of Cuckoo 4 Politics for an in-depth conversation about the Republican Party. Learn more about the history of the party and how it has transformed into a political nightmare after the Trump administration.
Quotes
• “The term Republican was first coined in the year 1792 by supporters of Thomas Jefferson. That group favored the idea of a decentralized government with limited powers.” (01:22-01:34 | Michael Desrosiers)
• “The only people who really refuse subpoenas tend to be the people who can afford really good lawyers.” (24:54-25:05 | Sam Jean)
• “The GOP was very much cosmopolitan and diverse in its political beliefs and actions. However, the party of Lincoln no longer exists because it has cemented itself to the party of Trump.” (28:57-29:11 | Michael Desrosiers)
• “Trump's political rise first began through a lie.” (30:35-30:40 | Michael Desrosiers)
• “Former FBI director who served under Trump, James Comey said that lying about all things large or small is a service to some code of loyalty to Trump.” (32:02-32:14 | Michael Desrosiers)
• “There is no room to embrace falsehoods associated with fantasies of a narcissistic man instead of the fidelity of the US Constitution that each public officials swear by.” (33:41-33:56 | Michael Desrosiers)
• “Historically, Black Americans overwhelmingly registered as Republicans. But today that number is significantly less as the party continues to move in a direction that aims to disenfranchise voters, particularly in communities of color.” (34:36-34:50 | Michael Desrosiers)
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