Top McConnell Deputy Calls Backlash Against GOP Senators Who Voted Against Trump ‘Cancel Culture’

Top McConnell Deputy Calls Backlash Against GOP Senators Who Voted Against Trump ‘Cancel Culture’
Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) walks to the Senate floor in Washington on Jan. 26, 2021. Samuel Corum/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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Republican senators who are being censured or otherwise criticized for voting to convict former President Donald Trump are an example of “cancel culture,” a member of the GOP Senate leadership is alleging.
The seven Republicans who sided with Democrats were voting their conscience, Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) told the Associated Press in his first interview since the Feb. 13 vote that saw Trump acquitted of a charge of inciting an insurrection.
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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