Trust Between U.S. Republican And Democrat Lawmakers Now At An All-Time Low

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The Hill: Trust between lawmakers reaches all-time low after Capitol riots 

Hefty fines to enforce the use of masks and metal detectors to enter the House chamber. Censure resolutions. And a call for investigating whether some lawmakers aided insurrectionists. 

Trust between the two parties has reached an all-time low — and it’s raising questions about how they can possibly work together on much of anything as the new session of Congress begins when some lawmakers don’t even feel safe around each other. 

Much of the physical damage in the Capitol from last week’s attack by a violent mob egged on by President Trump has since been repaired: The tear gas residue and garbage in the hallowed halls are gone, and new glass panes were installed in the entrance to the Speaker’s Lobby, where a rioter was fatally shot. 

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WNU Editor: And it is going to get worse. Many Republican Congressional lawmakers are no longer passive as they were in the past, an environment that many Democrats are clearly unaccustomed with. And for the Republican base .... they are definitely galvanized. And for those Republicans who have joined the Democrats, what do they expect .... Michigan GOP congressman Peter Meijer working to get body armor, in fear for his life after impeachment vote (WWJ Radio).

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