Vought also revealed the extent of the #CenterForRenewingAmerica’s role in whipping up #RightWing #panic ahead of the 2022 midterms over an increase in #asylum-seekers crossing at the #border.
In Feb 2022, #Arizona AG Mark Brnovich released a legal opinion claiming the state was under “invasion” by violent cartels & could invoke #war powers to deploy #NationalGuard troops to its southern border. The legally dubious “invasion” theory became a potent #Republican talking point.
#RussVought said in the 2023 speech that he & Cuccinelli, the fmr top #DHS ofcl for #Trump, personally lobbied Brnovich on the effort. “We said, ‘Look, you can write your own opinion, but here’s a draft opinion of what this should look like,’” Vought said.
The nonpartisan watchdog group American Oversight later obtained an email in which Vought pitched the “invasion” framework to Brnovich.
…In the event #Trump loses, #RussVought called for #Republican leaders of states such as Florida & Texas to “create red-state sanctuaries” by “kicking out all the feds as much as they possibly can.”
The 2 speeches delivered by Vought, taken together, offer an unvarnished look at the animating ideology & political worldview of a key figure in the #MAGA movement.
#Project2025 #extremism #fascism #authoritarianism #tyranny #autocracy
