Kelli Ward with President Trump in Arizona/ABC Bews
Opinion: It’s painfully clear that the Party of Trump needs a makeover. But how does that happen with Arizona GOP Chairwoman Kelli Ward still in full MAGA battle mode? (Editor’s note: Opinion pieces are published for discussion purposes only.)
By Laurie Roberts | Arizona Republic
Remember when Kelli Ward and the Arizona Republican Party she chairs asked if people were willing to die for President Donald Trump?
On Wednesday, Ward got her answer.
Ashli Babbitt, a 35-year-old Air Force veteran from California, was part of the Trump mob that stormed the nation’s Capitol. She was shot and killed as she moved to climb through a broken window into an area where members of Congress were sheltering.
Babbitt had wrapped herself in a Make America Great Again flag.
I wonder if Ward will be attending her funeral?
Here’s another thing I wonder. Are Arizona’s Republican leaders — the ones who are now tripping all over themselves to condemn Wednesday’s riot — ready to back up their condemnation with action?
It’s painfully clear that the Party of Trump needs to a makeover. But how does that happen when Ward is still in full-blown MAGA battle mode?