Rep. Jim Banks (bio here), a Republican from Indiana, tweeted:
Since you asked, uh, yeah …
This is all too typical of the blinders Republicans wear to Trump’s bad behavior. They’re not electable until they stop fawning over Trump and kissing his butt (but foolish people will elect them anyway).
Related story: Rep. Banks is in the news again here. Apparently he says things, well, just because he says them. Facts and reality have nothing to do with it.