Trump: “Buffalo protester shoved by Police could be an ANTIFA provocateur. 75 year old Martin Gugino was pushed away after appearing to scan police communications in order to black out the equipment. @OANN I watched, he fell harder than was pushed. Was aiming scanner. Could be a set up?”
Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS): “I haven’t read the damn thing. I don’t want to hear it.”
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), who is up for re-election this fall, “walked away when asked about it.”
“Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., sidestepped two questions about whether Trump’s tweet was appropriate.”
“Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., said he isn’t Trump’s spokesman and referred questions to the president.”
“Many Republican lawmakers find the president’s comments at times to be indefensible but prefer not to criticize him publicly, fearful that he’ll strike back and damage their reputation with the party’s voters.”
America needs better senators. And just duct-tape his mouth already. Read story here.