Dick Durbin on Lindsey Graham in 'shithole' meeting

[spanone]

“My colleague, [Sen. Graham], spoke up and made a direct comment on what the president said,” Durbin said. “For him to confront the president as he did, literally

sitting next to him, took extraordinary political courage and I respect him for it.”

http://www.goupstate.com/news/20180112/report-lindsey-graham-confronted-trump-about-vulgar-remark

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Graham was tough on trump and then "all of a sudden" he did the opposite.

What is up with that, I mean Graham is a con and disgusting but I thought he was a patriot, maybe he is in danger by expressing truthful observations about the traitor?

[spanone]

3. last night graham wouldn't confirm this to reporters

Trump reportedly surprised the lawmakers present by saying th U.S. should not accept more immigrants from Haiti and “s---hole countries” in Africa. Trump also said the U.S. should accept more immigrants from countries like Norway, whose prime minister he met with this week.

When speaking to reporters afterward, Graham declined to say how the president responded, but said that coming up with bipartisan support in the coming days “will matter to the president.”

But on Friday, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, praised Graham’s reaction in the meeting.

“My colleague, [Sen. Graham], spoke up and made a direct comment on what the president said,” Durbin said. “For him to confront the president as he did, literally sitting next to him, took extraordinary political courage and I respect him for it.”

http://www.goupstate.com/news/20180112/report-lindsey-graham-confronted-trump-about-vulgar-remark

[Iliyah]

2. Oh s**t, Graham you just

went to the other side, momentarily, and for that, GOPers may eat you alive, or at least say you were temporarily sane.

[gordianot]

4. Jimny Cricket be damned that Russian Puppet has no conscience.

Try as you might Trump has no empathy and when time adults will not convince Donald to do the right thing.

[matt819]

5. Okay

How we stooped solo that one can be called courageous for calling out Vail and evil behavior? They all should have pounced and they all should’ve walked out.

[Orsino]

6. Graham is just too modest to take credit for this impressive alleged act of courage, I guess. n/t

[a kennedy]

7. Why was Dick Durbin the only Democrat at that meeting???

Now it’s starting to sound like he, Senator Durbin IS making it up......WTF??? Because he was the only Dem in the meeting and some of the repubs also in the meeting are saying that isn’t what they heard.

[spanone]

8. that's republican bipartisanship. 6 republicans 1 democrat

[a kennedy]

9. Well, it sucks......

[spanone]

10. agreed

[Cosmocat]

11. Lawrence O'Donnell explained what happened in that meeting

It was only supposed to be Durbin and two GOP senators, but the congressional Rs were afraid of that outcome and Durbin and the two he was supposed to be there were not told, but the other four showed up.

[Gothmog]

12. From Senator Graham