GOP Senators "Don't Recall" Shithole Comments

[louis c]

Source: The Hill

Two GOP senators said Friday they "do not recall" President Trump's reference to "shithole" countries during an Oval Office meeting on immigration.

Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and David Perdue (R-Ga.) issued a joint statement saying they did not recall the president making the exact comments, and called out Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) for confirming the comments.

"In regards to Senator Durbin’s accusation, we do not recall the President saying these comments specifically but what he did call out was the imbalance in our current immigration system, which does not protect American workers and our national interest," the senators wrote.


Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/368745-gop-senators-say-they-do-not-recall-trump-referring-to-shithole

[gopiscrap]

1. yeah, bullshit

[olegramps]

16. This is proof of the peril that our nation faces.

The Republican over the last forty years have undermined our democracy to the extent that a significant portion of our citizens have absolutely no faith in our government, and especially in the freedom of the press. These institutions have under constant attack by Republican politicians and the powerful extreme right-wing press twenty-four hours, seven days a week.

They have created a monster which they don't dare challenge. They are in a position that they must agree, or at least never challenge the extremism simply because it will cost them their position in congress. They are compelled to place their party before the very welfare of the nation. It is just that damnably simple.

[Irish_Dem]

21. They lie and distort so easily, it is second nature to them. nt

[gopiscrap]

22. I totally agree

[ailsagirl]

41. UTTER AND ABSOLUTE BS

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. Filthy fucking lying pieces of filthy fucking shit

I wonder if anybody is getting mad yet

I have asked multiple friends and coworkers NONE Of them know that this even happened

[Ohiogal]

3. Cotton and Perdue

Golly gosh, what a surprise. Two of the biggest bootlickers in Congress.

[underpants]

14. Exactly.

Not surprised at all

[Judi Lynn]

15. They value him above the trust of their voters. Hope the voters will remember.

Cotton, left, Perdue, right. Nothing in the middle.

[olegramps]

18. Cotton is a Nazi fascist bastard of the first class.

[awesomerwb1]

27. He is.

And I don't think he cares that we know. He reminds me of Stephen Miller.....they're probably best friends.

[louis-t]

4. Told you. They are either defending him or saying nothing.

"Didn't hear it. But if he did say it, it was brilliant. And true. And presidential."
Buncha fuckheads.

[lastlib]

11. Those who protect tRump are as despicable as he is.

Ryan called the remarks "unfortunate and unhelpful." Lame. Just. F&ucking. Lame.

Those who do not condemn it, own it.

[ollie10]

5. Lying like that diminishes themselves even further

[louis c]

33. How can you not recall something that was said yesterday?

If they can't recall what was said, how can they be making a deal?

Maybe they should all be tested for dementia

[ollie10]

34. They remember alright....they just lack even an ounce of courage or morality

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

43. If they confirm IQ45 said "sh*thole," he's one step closer to toast in the public's eyes

and they need him to sign whatever bullshit bill they put in front of him. Hence, they say they "don't recall" tRump saying those specific words, falling in line with the official WH line. Hmmm, which other Republican didn't recall anything?



Oh, year...him.

[Jansen]

42. If they can't recall that "detail" why are they in the job?

I would expect a U.S. senator to be more capable than a mid-level manager in [random] corporation. I mean, at least use OneNote! haha.

[lark]

6. Racist liars.

There's a reason these particular rw racist asshats where chosen for the meeting.

[bdtrppr6]

7. probably a common conversation theme.

it didn't stand out from their everyday "discussions" of evil.

[GP6971]

46. That!! n/t

[True_Blue]

57. +1000

Racist slurs and comments are probably such a normal part of their everyday conversations that they didn't even notice it.

[RKP5637]

8. Just like WWII and those that defended the Nazi regime! n/t

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

44. Like Sergeant Schultz?

[RKP5637]

49. Yep! Schultz was great!!! n/t

[thegoose]

9. Lying traitors

“We do not have to invade the United States, we will destroy you from within.”

—Nikita Kruschev

[C_U_L8R]

10. Racist Trumpsuckers

They have zero integrity

[PatSeg]

12. What a load of crap!

Just like Trump, these assholes will lie about anything and everything.

[Gymbo]

13. Who cares?

Tim Scott and Graham all said he said it. http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/368744-sen-tim-scott-sen-graham-confirmed-trumps-reported-shithole

[heaven05]

30. I wish

All the repthugliKKKan HN'S just would go sit in the corner with their thumbs...I can't stand a black republican traitor/bootlicker/HN.And for anyone's info, I am a AA in the correct Party....

[More_Cowbell]

17. "Don't recall" is not "He didn't say it."

Jerks.

[Qutzupalotl]

19. He said it, they just didnt find it memorable.

Par for the course.

[Kashkakat v.2.0]

20. SO-what we can conclude from this is it took them 24 hrs to determine that there were no recordings

and it was safe to go to the tactic of DENY-DENY-DENY.

Otherwise, they would have denied it yesterday. And the whitehouse staff would not have confirmed the accuracy of the quote.

I am beyond disgusted.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

23. Sen. Graham (R) confirms it

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141959930

[LonePirate]

24. Graham's statement that he offered pushback pretty much proves Cotton and Perdue are liars.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

25. Toadies & bootlickers as well. Maybe higher up the corpulent orange anatomy also.

[Vilis Veritas]

26. Well, isn't that special...I am sure Satan was there as well.

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[unblock]

28. by saying they "don't recall", they acknowledge that if he did say it, it wouldn't be memorable

which means either:
(a) they don't find the statement controversial or
(b) donnie says that sort of thing all the time.

neither is good.

in this case, the correct political response (for a republican) would have been "if he did say it, i didn't hear it".

this is one of those situations where "i don't recall" doesn't work.

[bluestarone]

29. THIS IS NOT NEW WAY!!!

THIS is the republiCON way I DON'T RECALL?? How may times have we heard that in testimony?

[Vinca]

31. Then they should clean the shit out of their ears.

[jmowreader]

32. When did Sergeant Schultz get elected Senator?

[StevieM]

35. Meet Tom Cotton. Probably our next CIA director. (eom)

[GOPricklepants]

36. They had already crawled up Don the Con's shithole, so they didn't hear him.

Perdue's cousin is Don the Con's Secretary of Agriculture and Cottonhead would like to still be considered to head the CIA. So their mouths are shut and puckered.

[Native]

37. They don't recall, but the also don't deny! n/t

[RandomAccess]

38. Perdue is my senator

I called his office and left a message that I was "disappointed -- no, make that disgusted -- that the Senator would gaslight us and pretend not to have heard President Trump's racist remarks yesterday. And if he thinks anyone will believe he doesn't remember, then he's crazier than Trump."

[spooky3]

51. Good on ya. It just doesn't make sense that Durbin, with all these witnesses around,

would fabricate a story like that, and Trump did NOT deny it for many hours afterward.

[RandomAccess]

55. But just a short while ago I learned that Isakson did GOOD --

he stood up to Trump so I sent him an appreciative fax:

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[spooky3]

58. Thanks!

[nwduke]

39. 2 morons

Goebbels and Himmler stand next to the 3rd moron!

[Paladin]

40. Real profiles in courage, those two. (nt)

[derick38]

45. Shame

The truth is the Truth, these Political Cowards need to go home.

[malthaussen]

47. Now, be fair...

... they probably don't listen to him to begin with.

-- Mal

[YOHABLO]

48. Cowards !!

[BaronChocula]

50. WE DON'T NEED YOU TO RECALL

We have the account of cognizant people. But thanks.

[democratisphere]

52. We sure don't want absent minded Senators representing our nation.

Out they go!

[shenmue]

53. LIES

[The_Casual_Observer]

54. Trump probably has pictures of Cotton having sex with Stormy's

Pet goat.

[CentralMass]

56. The party of scumbags

[Algernon Moncrieff]

59. Translation: they wouldn't have put it that way, but they wholeheartedly agree with the sentiment

[StevieM]

60. Yes they do. (eom)