The number of “CIA Democrat” candidates for seats in the House of Representatives has doubled this year, compared to the past four elections.

The number of “CIA Democrat” candidates for seats in the House of Representatives has doubled this year, compared to the past four elections.

  • Warl0k3@lemmy.world
    171·
    9 days ago

    The CIA Democrats played a significant role in triggering the first impeachment of Trump, over his temporary withholding of military aid to Ukraine after a phone call to President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump demanded Zelensky help him politically by digging up dirt on former Vice President Joe Biden, whom Trump correctly viewed as his likely Democratic opponent in the 2020 election.

    Seven House Democrats with national-security backgrounds issued a joint letter in September 2019 calling for Trump’s impeachment. They included Crow, Slotkin, Spanberger, Sherrill, former Air Force officer Chrissy Houlahan, former Navy commander Elaine Luria and former Navy officer—and later assistant Navy secretary—Gil Cisneros. This was followed shortly by then House Speaker Nancy Pelosi throwing her support behind the impeachment drive.

    The message here is kinda confusing, this is all presented like it’s a bad thing? And a whole bunch of the people are just military, they don’t have ties to the CIA (which yeah, not good, I just don’t see how the label fits at all). I’m really confused by what they’re trying to say.