Bill Weld calls on Trump to resign, calling him a 'one-man crime wave'

[brooklynite]

Source: Boston Globe

GOP presidential candidate Bill Weld is calling on President Trump to resign from office in the wake of Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election interference and obstruction of justice, calling him “a one-man crime wave.”

Writing in the conservative website The Bulwark, Weld, the former Massachusetts governor, argues that the Mueller report exposed a serious credibility problem for Trump.

“How can a president function if he instinctively lies to not only the public but to his own staff? There is one essential truth that leaps from the pages of the Mueller report: No one can trust Donald Trump,” he writes.

Weld covers many of the Mueller report’s findings to bolster his argument: There is evidence suggesting Trump at least attempted to obstruct justice, several of the president’s associates have been convicted of crimes, and the redacted referrals to other prosecutors suggest there’s more to be uncovered.

Read more: https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2019/04/24/bill-weld-calls-donald-trump-resign/3syJJUWKJM982u1WqUYNSP/story.html

[cilla4progress]

1. Never thought I'd thank

a Republican!

[marble falls]

3. And on DU. Its a disgrace to provide a forum for his GOP spew here. So far his platforms seems to ..

be, "I hate Trump".

[marble falls]

2. Its taken hime over two years to learn the words to that song? Why are we promoting a GOP candidate

particularly when we have a great bench of Democrats?????????

Where dies Weld stand on Trumps Tax cuts for the wealthy? ACA?

[Chakaconcarne]

4. Would you rather NOT have a Republican coming out against trump?

Seems we should welcome it.. I don't see this as a promotion at all.

[marble falls]

7. I don't care either way. My concern is to elect a Democrat. I do not see why we are wasting time ...

patting the back of a GOPer who policy wise is Trump without the personality disorder and ethics deficit. This is a fucking Republican who stayed quiet for too long.

[msongs]

5. saying what democrats wont say but should. good for him nt

[Farmer-Rick]

6. So, why aren't Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin or Larry Page calling for his resignation?

They are owners of Google and have enough wealth to be considered the top 0.7%. Why haven't they weighed in to get this fool Trump out of the presidency?

They must like him or at least benefit from his actions.

[Qutzupalotl]

8. Trump can't resign, of course,

since as a private citizen he will be liable to be prosecuted for any crimes he committed, including the many counts of obstruction in the Mueller report. One wonders if he will ever leave the WH voluntarily, even if he loses in 2020...

[mpcamb]

17. He could bank on a first pardon from Pence. That happens unless Pence is properly soiled.

And there's not much question he and Sessions were in it from the start.

It's a clumsy piece of homework, getting him to step down, but unless somebody does it first we're screwed.

[duforsure]

9. Many other republicans

Only wish they had the courage to say that to him. Cowards and criminals are the new GOP.

[dameatball]

10. I don't care what party he belongs to. If he is calling for Trump's resignation it's okay by me.

What's the harm? People bitch when Republicans do not come out against Trump and then some also bitch when someone does. I don't get it.

[denvine]

11. The problem with what he is saying is that

Trump is not a one man crime wave, he has a lot of accomplices, Mitch McConnell, Devon Nunes and Trump's entire cabinet for a start.

[corbettkroehler]

12. Such A Great Line - Too Bad It Came From A Republican

His statement sure made me smile, though.

[Chemisse]

13. It'll be interesting to see how many prominent Republicans chime in with Weld.

If any.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

14. CNN on the same story

Trump GOP Challenger: 'If Donald Trump is an American patriot, he should resign'

Republican presidential candidate Bill Weld called on President Donald Trump to resign Wednesday, writing in an op-ed that the country would be "better served with a President Mike Pence."

"If Donald Trump is an American patriot, he should resign from office," Weld, the only announced Republican primary challenger to the President, wrote in an op-ed published in The Bulwark, an online platform that publishes conservative commentary.

He added: "Trump's rampant dishonesty and paranoia render him incapable of serving as president. For once, he should put the good of the United States ahead of his own ego and resign."

Weld, the former Republican governor of Massachusetts, officially announced his primary challenge to Trump earlier this month, making him the President's only Republican opponent so far in the 2020 election. In 2016, Weld was the vice presidential nominee on the Libertarian Party ticket with former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson. He previously served two terms as the governor of Massachusetts in the early 1990s.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-gop-challenger-if-donald-trump-is-an-american-patriot-he-should-resign/ar-BBWgeeE?li=BBnb7Kz

[MFGsunny]

15. The enemy of my enemy ....... good on Weld not to bend over for Dumpster Pukes

and leave the R primary to the trumped-up exclusive field of the wanna-be-emperor, especially since we know he has no clothes!

[not_the_one]

16. If he REALLY wanted to hurt turdface

he would run as an independent.

That would guarantee a democratic win.

[Maxheader]

18. This guy have a job?

Unemployed wingers are pretty fearless when it comes to dissing their own party...and thats just what billy is doing.