Trump knocks GOP for gutting 'unfair' ethics panel as their number one priority

[DonViejo]

Source: RawStory


BRAD REED
03 JAN 2017 AT 10:19 ET

President-elect Donald Trump took a shot at his own party on Tuesday after news broke on Monday night that House Republicans had voted to gut the Office of Congressional Ethics.

On Twitter, Trump acknowledged that the office may be unfair to lawmakers, but he chided the party for seeming to make weakening the office its number one priority.

Donald J. Trump ✔
@realDonaldTrump

With all that Congress has to work on, do they really have to make the weakening of the Independent Ethics Watchdog, as unfair as it

10:03 AM - 3 Jan 2017
2,331 Retweets 7,096 likes

Donald J. Trump ✔
@realDonaldTrump

........may be, their number one act and priority. Focus on tax reform, healthcare and so many other things of far greater importance! #DTS

10:07 AM - 3 Jan 2017
2,073 Retweets 7,077 likes

Of course, this sort of reprimand is positively gentle by Trumps terms, as he didnt refer to any House GOP members as corrupt or losers.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/01/trump-knocks-gop-for-gutting-ethics-panel-as-their-number-one-priority/

[mac56]

1. While Kellyanne Conway simultaneously defended it.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/3/kellyanne-conway-defends-house-ethics-office-move/

[bucolic_frolic]

6. Exactly and they will use the "both sides of everything" strategy

to maximize popularity and deflect any accountability

[DonViejo]

9. That's the news contained in the RawStory article at the link posted with the OP

[mac56]

11. Thanks. I'll read more thoroughly next time.

[Hortensis]

20. LOL - House just voted to "drop" this hot potato

after President-Elect Donald grabbed this opportunity to make himself look good over their bloodied bodies. Love it.

A disordered authoritarian president and Republican caucuses made up mostly of confused and angry authoritarian followers warring with a smaller number of more independent thinkers are going to be interesting.

Look for them all agree to slip it through later, of course, like maybe late night on Easter weekend.

[SHRED]

2. He's playing "good cop"

And he's a liar.
He doesn't really give a shit.
It's all about appearances.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. A sure signal that any attempt to uphold ethics

anywhere will not be tolerated

[ffr]

4. His red herring to soften the news.

You might feel a little pinch in your backside, but don't worry, Donald is in charge.

[Seedersandleechers]

5. Doublespeak

[Javaman]

7. faux surprise from the faux prezzz.

trying to keep up his teflon shine.

[mac56]

8. Note that he didn't defend the ethics panel.

Or insist that they keep it intact.

He simply didn't want them to take it on right this minute.

[romana]

15. Exactly

This was to generate headlines that make him look good, because the news hangs on his every tweet, and then spins it in the most superficially positive way possible.

[aggiesal]

10. Herr Gropenfuhrer was not mad that they gutted the ethics panel, ...

he was mad that it was their first priority.

They need to cut my taxes first and create a law that will either
allow me to wipe away all my debt or have the government cover all my debt.

[LonePirate]

12. He's not against the gutting. He's against it being the first thing they do.

Had they done some other things first and then decapitated the OCE, he would not have any problems with it.

[Hortensis]

13. Troubles in bed, and honeymoon's not even started. Good.

[DeminPennswoods]

14. Ingrate!

You know this was the first priority because there are so many known, let alone unknown, ethics violations involving Trump, his staff, his cabinet and everyone else in his political orbit just waiting to be brought forth on 1/21/17. No point in having a venue to discuss them.

[FreeStateDemocrat]

16. Playing the M$M, if he says it then it is total bull shit!!!

[riversedge]

17. Trump totally fine with House #GOP killing Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE), but objects to the

Trump totally fine with House #GOP killing Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE), but objects to the timing... http://buff.ly/2ivlHsO #DEM

[NYC Liberal]

18. Note he only questioned the timing, not the move itself.

And he called the office "unfair".

Of course the media is spinning this

[Arkansas Granny]

19. He's not upset about the gutting, only the timing. He thinks they should be working on

other things first.