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EXPLAINER: How platforms dealt with 'RINO hunting' video

When a GOP Missouri U.S. Senate candidate released a video Monday in which he cocked a gun after calling for a hunt of fellow Republicans who he believes are “RINOs,” or Republicans in Name Only, Facebook scraped it off its platform within a few hours

The Independent UK

Effort urges 1/6 panel lawyer to run Missouri US Senate seat

Former Republican U.S. Sen. John Danforth and others are urging a former federal prosecutor who now serves as an attorney for the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection to make an independent run for one of Missouri’s Senate seats

The Independent UK

Greitens says violent video about hunting people was meant to be humorous

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens hit the conservative talk radio circuit Tuesday, arguing that a campaign video showing him storming a house with soldiers in search of “Republicans in name only” was intended to be a humorous metaphor.

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Missouri police union slams Eric Greitens ‘RINO hunting’ ad

‘This deplorable video has no place in our political system and sends a dangerous message that it is somehow acceptable to kill those who have differing political beliefs,’ police union says

The Independent UK

As police condemn ad, Greitens says ‘normal’ people know RINO-hunting ad is metaphor

Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens said Tuesday an ad released by his U.S. Senate campaign depicting him, shotgun in hand, hunting “RINOS” (Republicans in name only) was a metaphor that every “normal person” understood.

Tribune News Service

Jan. 6 committee counsel urged to run for Missouri Senate seat

Establishment Republicans fear the party's nominee will be former Gov. Eric Greitens.

Axios

Editorial: Hunting humans: Ludicrous Eric Greitens hits a new low targeting fellow Republicans

Missourians have long been accustomed to boorish behavior from Eric Greitens, the disgraced former governor credibly accused of tying up and forcing a woman to perform oral sex on him, in addition to charges of major campaign finance violations. He resigned in dishonor after those allegations surfaced. Later, his ex-wife…

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Greitens denounced for "RINO-hunting" ad

"Join the MAGA crew, get a RINO hunting permit," says Eric Greitens in campaign ad featuring military-style raid

Salon

Trump ally’s Senate campaign video blocked on social media

Facebook says the ad violates its policies on violence and incitement while Twitter blocked the video from being shared.

Al Jazeera

Missouri Senate candidate Greitens puts out gun-toting video that depicts him hunting members of his own party

WASHINGTON — Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens put out a video Monday that showed him and a group of men in tactical gear with guns hunting Republicans who they do not deem adequately conservative, ramping up the war-like messaging of his campaign for U.S. Senate.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

A Missouri Senate candidate holds a shotgun and calls for 'RINO hunting' in a new ad

A new ad from Eric Greitens, the controversial Republican running for Missouri's U.S. Senate seat, has left him accused of glorifying political violence.

WEKU

Facebook: Greitens' 'RINO hunting' video violates standards

Facebook has removed a campaign video by Republican Missouri U.S. Senate candidate Eric Greitens for violating “policies prohibiting violence and incitement,” because the ad showed him brandishing a shotgun and declaring that he was hunting RINOs, or Republicans in Name Only

The Independent UK

Facebook removes GOP Senate candidate Eric Greitens’ ad about ‘hunting’ ‘Republicans in Name Only’

Twitter determined the ad violated its terms about abusive behavior.

The Independent UK

Missouri Senate candidate Greitens puts out gun-toting video

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The Independent UK

Facebook takes down ad of Republican Senate candidate going ‘RINO’ hunting

Mr Greitens is shown busting into a home on the premise of hunting Republicans in Name Only, also known as ‘RINOs’

Axios

Eric Greitens' "RINO hunting" video removed from Facebook, warning added on Twitter

In the 38-second video, the Missouri Republican talks about his past as a Navy Seal before saying he's going "RINO hunting."

Salon

McConnell vs. MAGA: Guilfoyle dives in

GOP Senate hopeful, Kimberly Guilfoyle accuse Mitch McConnell of a "smear campaign"

Tribune News Service

GOP Senate retirements could spell trouble for earmarks’ future

WASHINGTON — The Senate Republican Conference will lose some prolific earmarkers to retirement next year, as the party faces some soul-searching over whether to keep the practice if they retake one or both chambers after November’s midterms.

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GOP Senate retirements could spell trouble for earmarks' future - Roll Call

The Senate Republican Conference will lose some prolific earmarkers to retirement next year, which may prompt a second look at the practice.

Tribune News Service

Democrats think they can win the Missouri Senate seat. It just depends on who can beat Greitens

WASHINGTON — There is a shadow looming over the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Missouri.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Trump mused about hanging Pence. Voters mustn't let GOP candidates ignore that

Reports that then-President Donald Trump reacted favorably as the Capitol mob chanted “Hang Mike Pence” on Jan. 6, 2021, is a fresh reminder that Trump is, at his core, an aspiring anti-democracy strongman — one who still has a realistic prospect of winning the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. For years…

Tribune News Service

Missouri’s GOP Senate candidates want Trump’s endorsement. Its power is being tested

WASHINGTON — Rep. Billy Long thinks he has two paths to winning the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Missouri.

The Guardian - US

Missouri Senate primary highlights rise of violent rhetoric on the right

In an era of polarization, candidates posing with guns and using extreme language about opponents threatens more violence

Axios

GOP panics over ‘ultra-MAGA’ Pennsylvania Senate wild card Kathy Barnette

Mitch McConnell has been fixated on ensuring the 2022 midterms are not a repeat of the 2012 or 2010 cycles.

The Independent UK

Grand jurors: St. Louis prosecutor's actions 'reprehensible'

Members of a grand jury that indicted an investigator in the criminal case against former Missouri Gov_ Eric Greitens are urging a state disciplinary board to take stronger action against St_ Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, calling her conduct “reprehensible.”

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