Republicans Promoting Trump’s Big Lie Stand with Domestic Terrorists, Must be Stopped in November


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June 9, 2022

Contact: Press@chcboldpac.com



Republicans Promoting Trump’s Big Lie Stand with Domestic Terrorists, Must be Stopped in November

BOLD PAC recommits to taking back our country from Republican extremists who undermine our cherished freedom



Washington, D.C. - A year and a half ago this week, President Trump and his Republican accomplices - inside and outside Congress - led an assault on the U.S. Capitol to overturn the presidential elections. The deadly attack was launched not only against the Capitol and the police officers who defended it, but it was also a strike on America’s very freedom to have a government by and for the people. CHC BOLD PAC today called on every Republican congressional candidate to denounce the Big Lie and recommitted to defeating the freedom-hating candidates who refuse to do so. 

 

“The Big Lie is a debunked conspiracy theory used by MAGA Republicans to incite and justify a deadly insurrection to overturn a democratic election. Trump and his minions orchestrated a failed coup, lying to encourage a mob of domestic terrorists to attack police officers and veterans tasked with defending the Capitol and the freedom of the American people itself. Many Republicans in Congress have been loud supporters of Trump’s lies, even after the attack resulted in the death of five police officers, and have sided with their Party in defending the violence as “legitimate,” said CHC BOLD PAC Chairman Ruben Gallego. “January 6th is not in the past. Republican candidates across the country are jumping on the Trump autocratic train, supporting attempts in states across the country to undermine the will of American voters and steal the next election from their very hands. BOLD PAC calls on all candidates for Congress to denounce the Big Lie and recommits to taking our country back from those who continue to destroy our cherished liberties and right to self-government. Now is the time to use any peaceful and democratic means to hold all Republicans who stand with the extremists accountable at every turn, especially at the ballot box.” 

 

GOP leadership in Congress and many others in the Republican party continue to defend the January 6 domestic terrorists and their false claims that the 2020 Presidential election was stolen. Republicans such as House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik have defended the extremists as “patriotic”. Sadly, Rep. Stefanik is not alone. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and other Capitol Hill Republicans have echoed her dangerous rhetoric. 

 

In fact, merely hours after the deadly attack on the Capitol, 147 Republicans stood with the domestic terrorists by voting against certifying the 2020 presidential election despite widespread evidence that the election was free and fair. 

 

CHC BOLD PAC Board Member Sylvia García (TX-29) said, “We must take our country back and defend American democracy. The only way we can achieve this is by bringing to justice all the domestic terrorists involved in the January 6th attacks. Actions have consequences, and the insurrectionists’ cowardly violence is not the exception. We need to have all the details of the failed Trump-supported coup to understand the gravity of what happened and exactly who did what. Only then will we be able to put this dark moment of our history behind us.” 

 

Here are just a few Republican candidates for Congress who encouraged the deadly violence and defended the domestic terrorists by peddling these dangerous lies:

 

CHC BOLD PAC has been at the forefront of efforts to combat Republican misinformation and hold Republicans accountable for their role in the January 6th insurrection. It launched a series of ads highlighting four Republicans who stood with violent extremists by voting against certifying the 2020 election results and for continuing to spread the lies that lead to the failed coup on January 6th a full year later. BOLD PAC calls on every Republican congressional candidate to stand with the police officers and members of the armed services who have fought to safeguard American freedom by denouncing the Big Lie and recommits to defeating the freedom-hating candidates who would rather stand with domestic terrorists than defend our democracy.



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CHC BOLD PAC, the campaign arm of the Hispanic Caucus, was founded in 2001 to increase Latino representation in Congress. Since its founding, BOLD PAC has almost doubled the size of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.



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Los republicanos que promueven la Gran Mentira de Trump apoyan a terroristas domésticos, deben ser derrotados en noviembre

CHC BOLD PAC renueva su compromiso prometerse a recuperar nuestro país de los extremistas republicanos que atentan contra nuestra libertad



Washington, D.C. – Hace un año y medio esta semana, el presidente Trump y sus aliados republicanos, dentro y fuera del Congreso, lideraron un asalto al Capitolio de los Estados Unidos para revocar las elecciones presidenciales. El ataque sangriento se lanzó no solo contra el Capitolio y los policías que lo defendían, sino que también fue un golpe a la libertad de Estados Unidos y su derecho a un gobierno por y para el pueblo. CHC BOLD PAC le exigió hoy a todos los candidatos republicanos al Congreso que denuncien la Gran Mentira y renovó su compromiso a derrotar a los candidatos que odian la libertad y que se niegan a denunciar tales engaños. 

 

“La Gran Mentira es una teoría de conspiración desacreditada utilizada por los republicanos trompistas para incitar y justificar un ataque peligroso contra el Capitolio para anular una elección democrática. Trump y sus subordinados orquestaron un golpe de estado fallido, mintiendo para provocar a una multitud de terroristas domésticos a atacar a policías y veteranos encargados de defender el Capitolio y la libertad del propio pueblo estadounidense. Muchos republicanos en el Congreso han sido fuertes partidarios de las mentiras de Trump, incluso después del ataque que resultó en la muerte de cinco policías, y se han unido a su partido en defender la violencia como “legítima”, dijo el presidente de CHC BOLD PAC, Rubén Gallego. “El 6 de enero no es cosa del pasado. Los candidatos republicanos de todo el país se están subiendo al tren autocrático de Trump, apoyando los intentos en los estados de todo el país de socavar la voluntad de los votantes estadounidenses y robarles de la próxima elección. BOLD PAC le hace un llamado a todos los candidatos al Congreso a denunciar la Gran Mentira y renovamos nuestro compromiso a rescatar a nuestro país de aquellos que continúan destruyendo nuestras libertades preciadas y el derecho a autogobernarnos. Ha llegado el momento de usar maneras pacíficas y democráticas para responsabilizar a los republicanos que respaldan a los extremistas en todos los frentes, especialmente en las urnas de votación.

 

El liderazgo republicano en el Congreso y muchos otros en el partido republicano continúan defendiendo a los terroristas domésticos del 6 de enero y sus falsos alegatos de que las elecciones presidenciales de 2020 fueron robadas. Republicanos como la presidenta de la Conferencia Republicana de la Cámara, la representante Elise Stefanik, han defendido a los extremistas como “patriotas”. Lamentablemente, la representante Stefanik no está sola. El líder de la minoría de la Cámara de Representantes, Kevin McCarthy, y otros republicanos del Capitolio se han hecho eco de su  retórica incendiaria.

 

De hecho, solo unas horas después del ataque sangriento al Capitolio, 147 republicanos apoyaron a los terroristas domésticos votando en contra de certificar las elecciones presidenciales de 2020, a pesar de la evidencia abrumadora de que las elecciones fueron libres y justas.

 

La miembro de la junta de CHC BOLD PAC, Sylvia García (TX-29), dijo: “Debemos rescatar a nuestro país y defender la democracia estadounidense. La única forma en que podemos lograr esto es llevando a todos los terroristas domésticos involucrados en los ataques del 6 de enero ante la justicia. Las acciones tienen consecuencias y la violencia cobarde de estos golpistas no es la excepción. Necesitamos tener todos los detalles del golpe fallido apoyado por Trump para comprender la gravedad de lo que sucedió y saber exactamente quién hizo qué. Solo así podremos dejar atrás este momento oscuro de nuestra historia”.

 

Estos son solo algunos de los candidatos republicanos al Congreso que incitaron a la violencia letal y defendieron a los terroristas domésticos apoyando estas peligrosas mentiras:  


  • Yvette Herrell (NM-02) votó en contra de certificar la elección luego del ataque sangriento contra el Capitolio que dejó cinco policías muertos. Incitó el ataque en primer lugar al cuestionar repetidamente la integridad de los resultados electorales.
  • María Salazar (FL-27), una ex periodista que sabe investigar y verificar, sembró dudas sobre los resultados electorales en Pensilvania después de la insurrección. 
  • Mayra Flores (TX-34)  difundió la Gran Mentira, incluso en la misma mañana de la insurrección, afirmando falsamente que Trump ganó las elecciones de 2020, que se encontraron "votos ilegales" en estados indecisos clave y que las boletas por correo causan "fraude". 
  • Tony Gonzales (TX-23) ha tratado activamente de bloquear los esfuerzos para descubrir la verdad sobre el 6 de enero, prefiriendo repetir teorías falsas a traer a la justicia a los culpables del ataque sangriento a nuestras libertad y aquellos que los ayudaron e instigaron.
  • Adam Laxalt (NV-Sen) ha encabezado los esfuerzos para anular los resultados electorales en Nevada, que finalmente fueron rechazados por los tribunales por falta de pruebas. Continúa promoviendo mentiras sobre el fraude electoral y se  niega a decir que aceptará los resultados de las próximas elecciones de 2022 si pierde. 

 

CHC BOLD PAC ha estado liderando los esfuerzos para combatir la desinformación republicana y responsabilizarlos por su participación en el ataque del 6 de enero. Lanzó una serie de anuncios que destacan a cuatro republicanos que apoyaron a los extremistas violentos al votar en contra de certificar los resultados de las elecciones de 2020 y continuar difundiendo las mentiras que llevaron al fallido golpe de estado del 6 de enero del siguiente año. BOLD PAC le exige a todos los candidatos republicanos al Congreso que apoyen a los policías y miembros de las fuerzas de seguridad que han luchado para proteger la libertad estadounidense. Los exhortó además a denunciar la Gran Mentira y renovaron su compromiso de derrotar a los candidatos que odian la libertad y que prefieren apoyar a los terroristas domésticos que defender la democracia americana.



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CHC BOLD PAC, el brazo de campaña del Caucus Hispano, fue fundado en 2001 para aumentar la representación latina en el Congreso. Desde su fundación, BOLD PAC ha casi duplicado el tamaño del Caucus Hispano del Congreso. 

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