TX Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick compares Nancy Pelosi to a 'slaveholder' for her border policy
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is upping his partisan rhetoric on crime at the border, labeling U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as a “slaveholder” who is “almost treasonous” because of her positions on the issue.
“It’s almost treasonous what she’s doing — selling out this country,” Patrick said of Pelosi Wednesday night on the FOX News Channel. “I view her as nothing more than a slaveholder because she’s in charge of not helping these people, these poor young girls.”
Earlier in the interview, Patrick talked about how gangs and cartels are engaged in sex trafficking along the Mexican border, calling it a form of modern day slavery that forces immigrant women into prostitution.
“This is an example of absurdity bordering on nonsense,” said Pelosi spokesman Jorge Aguilar. “Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick knows and should act better. His comments, which are beneath the dignity of the office he holds, are just another reason why Texans are fleeing the Republican Party in droves ... ”
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Yeah, the wingers don't need well thought out and voiced objections.
The crowd they bow to doesn't understand or appreciate constructive
and factual rhetoric...30%ers are as smart as a box of rocks...
