The party is 'ignoring self-evident truths' for 'self-serving lies,' he said.
Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, is interviewed by Roll Call in her Longworth Building office, March 4, 2015; and Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., votes no on the first article of impeachment as the House Judiciary Committee holds a public hearing to vote on the two articles of impeachment against former President Donald Trump in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill, Dec. 13, 2019 in Washington, DC.Colorado Rep.
MORE: A timeline of Donald Trump's election denial claims, which Republican politicians increasingly embrace Buck was also one of the eight Republicans who, along with the Democratic minority, voted to "vacate" McCarthy's speakership in early October. Rather than a party that built on the tradition of leaders like Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan, continuing to center principles of liberty and "economic freedom," "The Republican Party of today ... is ignoring self-evident truths about the rule of law and limited government in exchange for self-serving lies," he argued.
"Our nation is on a collision course with reality," he said, "and a steadfast commitment to truth -- even uncomfortable truths -- is the only way forward."
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