Chris Ruddy, Newsmax CEO and friend to President Donald Trump, said that Trump’s call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was “absolutely” inappropriate.
With that kind of disloyalty, Ruddy has clearly outlived his usefulness. Sad.
Praising with faint damn.
In other words, to conservatives: Breaking the law is “inappropriate, but not illegal.”
That is, if you’re a Republican.
He went on to praise Trump’s record, saying he’d done an ‘A+ job’ otherwise.”
For instance:
Immigration reform …
Regulatory reform …
Dealing with climate change
etc.
ETA: And, of course, taking important steps to end gun violence …
“He should have notified Poland before invading…but, aside from that, he did a Great Job.”
I’m looking forward to the explanation of what guys like this who say Trump acted “inappropriately” but it “doesn’t rise to the level of an impeachable offense” — mainly Republican Senators — think does constitute an impeachable offense.
He blackmailed a vulnerable foreign ally to interfere in an upcoming election for Trump’s personal benefit, using duly appropriated defense funds as a bribe. Explain how that is not an abuse of power, please.
Lindsey? Mitch? Cornyn? Collins? Looking at you.
Trying to have it both ways is so, so unseemly…and pathetic.
Not peachy, but not impeachable either. What’s a little selling’ out among friends?
What I think is funny is that Ruddy was practically foaming at the mouth with rage during the Clinton Impeachment. And then when he was found ‘not guilty’ …hoo boy.
On Al Jazeera English’s UpFront , he called the call a “mistake,” but not a “criminal” or “impeachable” one.
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“Joe Biden’s name should’ve never been raised on the call,” he said. “There’s no evidence that the Bidens committed a crime.”
He went on to praise Trump’s record, saying he’d done an ‘A+ job’ otherwise.”
No more chocolate cake for Ruddy …
"He went on to praise Trump’s record, saying he’d done an ‘A+ job’ otherwise.”
“You’re gonna need a bigger tongue.”
(h/t Chief Brody)
A+ job. Sounds like Trump describing his school transcripts, and we all know what horse hockey his claims were.
Hmmmm. Transcripts. How about the full one of the Ukraine call, Donnie?
We have a way of always avoiding the big picture in America, particularly when it comes to Trump.He has committed so many impeachable acts it is almost impossible to keep count, but now it will boil down to whether the Ukraine call was “impeachable”. Self enrichment, obstruction of Justice, and most importantly, general and everyday abuse of power in all aspects of the presidency have become mere background noise to this latest line drawn in the sand.
The Republican “party” has devolved into a pyramid scheme for amoral and unethical bigots who surround themselves with FOX talking points 24/7. We are in a fight for the very democracy they profess to support but are undermining on a daily basis. I certainly never thought we would reach this point again in my lifetime after Watergate, but I have been as wrong as a person could be about what the future would bring.
I would love to see what the Republican defense against Trump’s impeachment would be today if he lied about getting a blowjob in the Oval Office…
Is “mistake” a legal term?
