Trump hits out at Republicans who backed Jan 6 commission in error-filled rant

Ex-president opposes investigation into riot at US Capitol by his supporters

In his latest error-laden blog post, Donald Trump took aim at the 35 “wayward” Republicans who voted in favour of establishing a commission to investigate the 6 January riot at the US Capitol.

The ex-president misplaced his apostrophes in a feverish castigation of the “the Romney’s, Little Ben Sasse’s, and Cheney’s of the world”.

The latest missive “From the desk of Donald J. Trump” came after the House voted 252-175 in defiance of his urging the Republican party to vote against the legislation.

While 35 Republicans broke ranks with the GOP to support the bill, the Democrats voted in lock-step along party lines.

“They don’t have the Romney’s, Little Ben Sasse’s, and Cheney’s of the world. Unfortunately, we do. Sometimes there are consequences to being ineffective and weak. The voters understand!” Mr Trump wrote.

Whether the bill will pass the Senate remains unclear with minority leader Mitch McConnell indicating he would vote against a 9/11-style commission into the assault at the Capitol.

At the White House’s daily briefing on Thursday, press secretary Jen Psaki called on Republicans to put partisan politics aside and “do the right thing” in join Democrats to support the bill once it reaches the Senate.

“This is not a political issue in the president’s view, this is a question of how we secure our democracy and the rule of law,” she said.

“So it’s incredibly disappointing to see how many representatives have opted to turn this into a political issue instead of doing what’s right for our country and our Constitution.”

In opposing the bill in the House, minority leader Kevin McCarthy told reporters it was not like the commission in the wake of the 11 September terror attacks because the Justice Department is already prosecuting suspects and the Senate is already conducting hearings.

“I just think a Pelosi commission is a lot of politics,” he told Politico.