Sasse Reacts To Trump’s China Demand | Talking Points Memo

Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) isn’t cheering on President Donald Trump’s series of attempts to get foreign governments to make up damaging information regarding his political opponents.


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Blah, blah, blah! The only thing he didn’t’ say was “but what about Clinton’s e-mails?”

Ah, terrible stuff but not quite impeachable stuff, right Ben?

He’s another dork trying to put lipstick on his Trumpy pig!

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But like Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Sasse urged both Republicans and Democrats to get all the information first before landing on a final impeachment inquiry verdict.

So Sasse will go serve the subpoenas at the WH?
When it’s time to lay siege to the WH the Dems can use Sasse and Rubio as battering rams.

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“If the Biden kid broke laws by selling his name to Beijing, that’s a matter for American courts, not communist tyrants running torture camps."

So, I guess that means that it’s fine if Trump orders Barr to start investigating Trump’s political rivals? He just can’t ask other countries to do it?

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Time for Sasse to write another book about how people should behave.

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Yeah. Both are still carrying water for Trump. But only a little water.

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Am I reading a different statement than folks thinking he’s supporting Trump?
I have no issue with this. I don’t expect Republicans to stop being politicians and all of the sudden help get Schiff elected President in 2028 or even Biden in 2020. Sure, he calls it a clown show. He also calls it constitutional. That’s a big slap to The Don.
He doesn’t give Trump much encouragement or support here. This is kind of what I’m expecting from the Republicans in the Senate willing to hang Trump. Cautious but cryptic statements about POTUS while bashing Democrats on procedure.

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“Congressman Schiff is running a partisan clown show in the House — that’s his right because the Constitution doesn’t prohibit clown shows, but fortunately, in the Senate, we’re working to follow the facts one step at a time,” Sasse wrote.

No, YOU read closely. That’s Ben Sasse delegitimizing the HIC investigation. How does that not support Trump?

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“Congressman Schiff is running a partisan clown show in the House — that’s his right because the Constitution doesn’t prohibit clown shows, but fortunately, in the Senate, we’re working to follow the facts one step at a time,” Sasse wrote

http://thelibertycaucus.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/lindsey-graham-clown.jpg

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"Americans don’t look to Chinese commies for the truth…not communist tyrants running torture camps.”

“Real Americans,” he continued, “look to Kremlin stooges who cage babies.”

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Eager to see Ben keep this up for the next 13 months. What a complete charlatan.

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He calls it constitutional. That won’t go well with Trump and his supporters.
Come on? You expect Republicans to help Democrat’s look good in this? Heck no.
Sasse is setting it up so that he and his Republican allies, if they so decide, can be the heroes of the Trump impeachment. Not Schiff and Pelosi.
It’s still politics.

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Susan Collins’ doppleganger with a dick.

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Time for Sasse to write another book about how other people should behave.

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Where’s your proof?

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Ben Sasse is the Mitt Romney of Jeff Flakes.

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And that’s why I also think Mitt Romney’s words against the orange poop clown were not enough. He can’t, as all other GOPers, utter the word impeachment.

So, fuck Sasse, fuck Mittens and all those with Cheeto Lips.

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Sasse and Rubio simply are pouring more gaslighting on the Trumpster fire.

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in the Senate, we’re working to follow the facts one step at a time,” Sasse wrote.

When did the GOP start believing in the significance of facts? But even if we charitably accept his baseless premise, when you combine the endless number of damning facts with the GOP slow walk we’ll be at the next turn of the century before the GOP is ready to proceed.

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Well, what’s good for the gander is good for the goose, amirite, Ivanka?

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