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by Aidan McLaughlin | 10:12 am, January 12th, 2018
Congressman Jim Renacci appeared on Fox & Friends Friday morning, and provided a
questionable defense of President Donald Trumps reported, and derogatory, comments about people from certain countries.
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Renacci appeared on Fox & Friends Friday morning for an interview with host Brian Kilmeade who, to his credit, scolded the president for his reported comments earlier in the morning.
When Kilmeade asked Renacci about the remarks, the Ohio Republican offered a fairly limp defense for Trump. Ive said all along the president many times says what people are thinking, Renacci said. I learned as a business guy you have to be careful what you say because people pick everything up.
Renacci continued that Trumps comments can be explained by his being a business guy going into a political career.
I know its difficult for the president because many times you want to say what you are thinking but in the end, I know a lot of times he is saying what people are thinking, he added.
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Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,483 posts)blurt out vile, retched shit?
minidriver
(57 posts)It's OK if you're a f**king racist republican a**hole
Pantagruel
(2,580 posts)Diplomatic Tourette's Syndrome.
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,483 posts)Irish_Dem
(45,660 posts)Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)Irish_Dem
(45,660 posts)Perhaps we disagree on the definition of the term racist.
But if you travel to other modern countries, the difference is striking.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)burnbaby
(685 posts)I would never consider living in haiti and if I lived there I would try and leave. Would I call it a shit hole if I were president, no, It's not a wish of mine to visit haiti
tymorial
(3,433 posts)Sounds like someone needs a 72 hour hold.
Orange Free State
(611 posts)The knowledge that many things are better thought than said. Unfortunately, what passes for the President of the United States is a 70 ish man with no maturity.
Solly Mack
(90,740 posts)You know, people like Trump.
dawg day
(7,947 posts)"It's unknown if Trump is aware that Renacci is a proud Italian-American and that early Italian immigrants were derided by the Trumps of their day as coming from a "S---Hole" country, as were Irish, Chinese, Polish and so many other immigrants who made the U.S. "America the Beautiful."
http://www.cleveland.com/darcy/index.ssf/2018/01/trump_pushes_renacci_into_us_s.html