Bayan
01-16-2023, 12:33 AM
This episode contains strong language.
Three days after being sworn into Congress, Representative Peter Meijer, Republican of Michigan, was sitting in the gallery of the House of Representatives as pro-Trump rioters stormed the Capitol.
After the siege, Mr. Meijer made his feelings clear: President Trump’s actions proved that he was “rankly unfit.” A week later, he became one of just a handful of Republicans to vote for impeachment.
We talk with Mr. Meijer about his decision, his party and his ambitions.
Guest: Representative Peter Meijer, a first-term Republican congressman from Michigan.
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Background reading:
Meet the first-term Republican representatives who are emerging as some of their party’s sharpest critics (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/12/us/politics/house-freshman-republicans-impeachment.html?searchResultPosition=1).
Many Republican leaders and strategists want to prepare the party for a post-Trump future (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/us/politics/republican-party-trump.html?searchResultPosition=2). But the pro-Trump voter base has other ideas.
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Three days after being sworn into Congress, Representative Peter Meijer, Republican of Michigan, was sitting in the gallery of the House of Representatives as pro-Trump rioters stormed the Capitol.
After the siege, Mr. Meijer made his feelings clear: President Trump’s actions proved that he was “rankly unfit.” A week later, he became one of just a handful of Republicans to vote for impeachment.
We talk with Mr. Meijer about his decision, his party and his ambitions.
Guest: Representative Peter Meijer, a first-term Republican congressman from Michigan.
For an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, subscribe to our newsletter (https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline). You can read the latest edition here (https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-daily-newsletter).
Background reading:
Meet the first-term Republican representatives who are emerging as some of their party’s sharpest critics (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/12/us/politics/house-freshman-republicans-impeachment.html?searchResultPosition=1).
Many Republican leaders and strategists want to prepare the party for a post-Trump future (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/us/politics/republican-party-trump.html?searchResultPosition=2). But the pro-Trump voter base has other ideas.
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily)
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)