GOP Senators "Don't Recall" Shithole Comments
Source: The Hill
Two GOP senators said Friday they "do not recall" President Trump's reference to "shithole" countries during an Oval Office meeting on immigration.
Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and David Perdue (R-Ga.) issued a joint statement saying they did not recall the president making the exact comments, and called out Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) for confirming the comments.
"In regards to Senator Durbins accusation, we do not recall the President saying these comments specifically but what he did call out was the imbalance in our current immigration system, which does not protect American workers and our national interest," the senators wrote.
Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/368745-gop-senators-say-they-do-not-recall-trump-referring-to-shithole
gopiscrap
(23,768 posts)olegramps
(8,200 posts)The Republican over the last forty years have undermined our democracy to the extent that a significant portion of our citizens have absolutely no faith in our government, and especially in the freedom of the press. These institutions have under constant attack by Republican politicians and the powerful extreme right-wing press twenty-four hours, seven days a week.
They have created a monster which they don't dare challenge. They are in a position that they must agree, or at least never challenge the extremism simply because it will cost them their position in congress. They are compelled to place their party before the very welfare of the nation. It is just that damnably simple.
Irish_Dem
(47,900 posts)gopiscrap
(23,768 posts)ailsagirl
(22,907 posts)Eliot Rosewater
(31,136 posts)I wonder if anybody is getting mad yet
I have asked multiple friends and coworkers NONE Of them know that this even happened
Ohiogal
(32,177 posts)Golly gosh, what a surprise. Two of the biggest bootlickers in Congress.
underpants
(183,019 posts)Not surprised at all
Judi Lynn
(160,667 posts)Cotton, left, Perdue, right. Nothing in the middle.
olegramps
(8,200 posts)awesomerwb1
(4,269 posts)And I don't think he cares that we know. He reminds me of Stephen Miller.....they're probably best friends.
louis-t
(23,313 posts)"Didn't hear it. But if he did say it, it was brilliant. And true. And presidential."
Buncha fuckheads.
lastlib
(23,376 posts)Ryan called the remarks "unfortunate and unhelpful." Lame. Just. F&ucking. Lame.
Those who do not condemn it, own it.
ollie10
(2,091 posts)louis c
(8,652 posts)If they can't recall what was said, how can they be making a deal?
Maybe they should all be tested for dementia
ollie10
(2,091 posts)LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,601 posts)and they need him to sign whatever bullshit bill they put in front of him. Hence, they say they "don't recall" tRump saying those specific words, falling in line with the official WH line. Hmmm, which other Republican didn't recall anything?
Oh, year...him.
Jansen
(106 posts)I would expect a U.S. senator to be more capable than a mid-level manager in [random] corporation. I mean, at least use OneNote! haha.
lark
(23,193 posts)There's a reason these particular rw racist asshats where chosen for the meeting.
bdtrppr6
(796 posts)it didn't stand out from their everyday "discussions" of evil.
GP6971
(31,269 posts)Racist slurs and comments are probably such a normal part of their everyday conversations that they didn't even notice it.
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,601 posts)RKP5637
(67,112 posts)thegoose
(3,115 posts)We do not have to invade the United States, we will destroy you from within.
Nikita Kruschev
C_U_L8R
(45,038 posts)They have zero integrity
PatSeg
(47,750 posts)Just like Trump, these assholes will lie about anything and everything.
Gymbo
(133 posts)Tim Scott and Graham all said he said it. http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/368744-sen-tim-scott-sen-graham-confirmed-trumps-reported-shithole
All the repthugliKKKan HN'S just would go sit in the corner with their thumbs...I can't stand a black republican traitor/bootlicker/HN.And for anyone's info, I am a AA in the correct Party....
More_Cowbell
(2,192 posts)Jerks.
Qutzupalotl
(14,341 posts)Par for the course.
Kashkakat v.2.0
(1,752 posts)and it was safe to go to the tactic of DENY-DENY-DENY.
Otherwise, they would have denied it yesterday. And the whitehouse staff would not have confirmed the accuracy of the quote.
I am beyond disgusted.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,071 posts)LonePirate
(13,441 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,071 posts)Vilis Veritas
(2,405 posts)|
unblock
(52,494 posts)which means either:
(a) they don't find the statement controversial or
(b) donnie says that sort of thing all the time.
neither is good.
in this case, the correct political response (for a republican) would have been "if he did say it, i didn't hear it".
this is one of those situations where "i don't recall" doesn't work.
bluestarone
(17,122 posts)THIS is the republiCON way I DON'T RECALL?? How may times have we heard that in testimony?
Vinca
(50,328 posts)jmowreader
(50,590 posts)StevieM
(10,500 posts)GOPricklepants
(34 posts)Perdue's cousin is Don the Con's Secretary of Agriculture and Cottonhead would like to still be considered to head the CIA. So their mouths are shut and puckered.
Native
(5,943 posts)RandomAccess
(5,210 posts)I called his office and left a message that I was "disappointed -- no, make that disgusted -- that the Senator would gaslight us and pretend not to have heard President Trump's racist remarks yesterday. And if he thinks anyone will believe he doesn't remember, then he's crazier than Trump."
spooky3
(34,527 posts)would fabricate a story like that, and Trump did NOT deny it for many hours afterward.
RandomAccess
(5,210 posts)he stood up to Trump so I sent him an appreciative fax:
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spooky3
(34,527 posts)nwduke
(352 posts)Goebbels and Himmler stand next to the 3rd moron!
Paladin
(28,285 posts)The truth is the Truth, these Political Cowards need to go home.
malthaussen
(17,237 posts)... they probably don't listen to him to begin with.
-- Mal
YOHABLO
(7,358 posts)BaronChocula
(1,634 posts)We have the account of cognizant people. But thanks.
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)Out they go!
shenmue
(38,506 posts)The_Casual_Observer
(27,742 posts)Pet goat.