Erick Erickson Demands GOPers Apologize For Impeaching Bill Clinton

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After Donald Trump’s ascent to presumptive presidential nominee, conservative pundit Erick Erickson demanded Republicans apologize to Bill Clinton for vilifying and impeaching the former President for the same behavior they’ve glorified in Trump.

In a Friday blog post on The Resurgent, headlined, “Republicans, Apologize to Bill Clinton,” Erickson recapped Clinton’s extramarital affair while in office and his eventual impeachment by House Republicans before comparing him to the presumptive GOP nominee.

“On the campaign trail, Trump was more a pathological liar than Bill Clinton ever was,” he wrote, noting the billionaire “smeared” his opponents’ wives and families, pushed 9/11 conspiracy theories, and “peddled malignant, false stories” about rival Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) father.

“Republicans owe Bill Clinton an apology for impeaching him over lies and affairs while now embracing a pathological liar and womanizer,” Erickson wrote. “That apology will not be forthcoming. In fact, for years Republicans have accused the Democrats of gutter politics and shamelessness. Now the Republicans themselves have lost their sense of shame.”

Erickson, a ringleader of the now-unmoored #NeverTrump movement, closed the post by concluding the angry Republican electorate has made “a terrible miscalculation.”

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  1. This guy is a low vicious racist thug. Love it love it love it when scumbag weasels spit in each others’ eyes.

  2. This is the first time I’ve ever remotely agreed with anything this porcine clown has said. I suspect it will be the only time, but for partisan purposes I’m cheering him on.

  3. Avatar for pshah pshah says:

    In fact, for years Republicans have accused the Democrats of gutter politics and shamelessness. Now the Republicans themselves have lost their sense of shame.”

    If by “now” he means the last 100 years or so, then we can agree.

  4. Avatar for 1gg 1gg says:

    Erick’s going to lose his r/w membership card, if he isn’t careful.

  5. Erick son of Erick is about to find out just how little influence he actually has in the Republican party.

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