Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) refused to say yes or no.
When pressed on whether he believes it’s appropriate for the President of the United States to ask a foreign leader to investigate a political rival — referring to President Donald Trump’s now-infamous July call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky showing efforts to pressure Ukraine into manufacturing bogus allegations against the Bidens — Gardner failed to give a direct answer following an address at the Colorado Chamber of Commerce Thursday.
“Look, I think we are going to have an investigation — and it’s a non-partisan investigation,” Gardner said. “It’s an answer that you get from a very serious investigation.”
Does anybody else hear this as a Trumpian, though higher intellect version of a Trump dodge and parry?
He’s trying to point out how unfair it is that the only people being asked whether or not it’s okay to have foreign countries interfere in US elections are people who happen to be running for re-election to the US senate. Although California, I don’t know where he got that from. And he left out Maine. And Iowa. And Nebraska. And Texas. And Kentucky.
Thing is, when pitched what should have been a big hug softball of a question, Gardner wouldn’t even take a swing at it, instead whining about how he was being pitched a fastball high and tight. Colorado voters are going to send his corrupt little league ass packing.
Gardner is too stupid to just agree it is wrong for a president to seek from a foreign leader dirt on a political opponent. Someone less dumb would say he isn’t prejudging Trump’s impeachment since the question is a hypothetical.
Alternatively Gardner thinks it’s okay for Trump to engage in such activity, but not a Democrat.
Yep, but her support is low among Dems and indies. Rethugs gave her a big boost after the Kavanaugh vote. I expect to see her become more trumpian as the election comes closer.
