Jennifer Welch is a progressive Democrat who co-hosts a popular podcast called I’ve Had It. As you might imagine given that title, her show, which has 1.81 million YouTube subscribers, is primarily devoted to railing about all the awful things Donald Trump has done in his second term. Recent episodes have had headlines like: “He’s Totally Lost It,” “Massive Betrayal,” and “This Is What He’ll Do Next.”
Shortly after the results were in from Tuesday’s midterms, Welch took to YouTube and went off. “You’re right,” she said, “lawyer up, read it again, motherfuckers. . . . All gas on this thing until MAGA is crushed completely and thoroughly and a museum is erected with every single fascist’s name and every single person who gave money to these piece of shit bigots with their names chiseled in marble.”
On the one hand, Welch’s comments are, undeniably, an extreme example of Trump Derangement Syndrome. But if you’re tempted to write her off as an unhinged Trump hater, consider this: The phrase lawyer up, at least in this context, was first uttered by someone who is about to have a significant amount of power to investigate Trump, his family, and his associates both inside and outside of government. I’m speaking, of course, of California congressman Robert Garcia, who is in line to become the chairman of the House Oversight Committee once the Democrats take power in January. In other words, he’ll be heading Congress’s primary investigative body.
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