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In March 2022, Rice called Trump a "would-be tyrant" and Rice drew an analogy between the pro-Trump rally on January 6, 2021 in the Capitol to the Russian invasion of Ukraine as follows

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'''Hugh Thompson Rice, Jr.''' (born August 4, 1957), is the current [[United States Representative]] for [[South Carolina]]'s 7th district since its establishment in 2013.

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'''Hugh Thompson Rice, Jr.''' (born August 4, 1957), is the current [[United States Representative]] for [[South Carolina]]'s 7th district since its establishment in 2013. He is a wealthy attorney whom [[Trump]] described as “a total fool ... laughed at in Washington.”

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In March 2022, Rice called [[Trump]] a "would-be tyrant" and Rice drew an analogy between the pro-[[Trump]] rally on January 6, 2021 in the [[Capitol]] to the [[Russia]]n invasion of [[Ukraine]] as follows:

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{{cquote|If you want a congressman who supports political violence in Ukraine or in the United States Capitol, who supports party over country, who supports a would-be tyrant over the constitution, and who makes decisions based solely on re-election, then [Hice's primary opponent] Russell Fry is your candidate.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/13/trump-tyrant-south-carolina-rally-tom-rice-nancy-mace-capitol-attack</ref>}}

==Tenure==

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Rice was a ~~Run~~ of the mill Republican who did not have really any stand-out votes that broke from most Republicans until 2021. In 2021, he voted to object both [[Pennsylvania]] and [[Arizona]].<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/07/us/elections/electoral-college-biden-objectors.html</ref> He was however a turncoat and later voted for the second impeachment of President Donald Trump, along with nine other Republican representatives, including [[Liz Cheney]] of [[Wyoming]].<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/13/politics/house-republicans-vote-yes-impeachment/index.html</ref> In response, South Carolina Republicans censured him.<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/house/536623-south-carolina-gop-votes-to-censure-rep-rice-over-impeachment-vote?fbclid=IwAR1cjQ628c91ilLSSjltDUuAKmLBSAE1R1VFNlXkRzUtTG63gAQt7lt686Q&rl=1</ref>

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Rice was a run-of the mill Republican who did not have really any stand-out votes that broke from most Republicans until 2021. In 2021, he voted to object both [[Pennsylvania]] and [[Arizona]].<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/07/us/elections/electoral-college-biden-objectors.html</ref> He was however a turncoat and later voted for the second impeachment of President Donald Trump, along with nine other Republican representatives, including [[Liz Cheney]] of [[Wyoming]].<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/13/politics/house-republicans-vote-yes-impeachment/index.html</ref> In response, South Carolina Republicans censured him.<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/house/536623-south-carolina-gop-votes-to-censure-rep-rice-over-impeachment-vote?fbclid=IwAR1cjQ628c91ilLSSjltDUuAKmLBSAE1R1VFNlXkRzUtTG63gAQt7lt686Q&rl=1</ref>

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