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http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/346867-foxs-shepard-smith-we-couldnt-find-a-republican-willing-to-comeFox's Shep Smith: We couldn't find a Republican willing to come on and defend Trump
By Julia Manchester - 08/16/17 04:57 PM EDT
Fox News host Shepard Smith said Wednesday that the network tried and failed to get a Republican on-air to defend President Trump's controversial comments on violence in Charlottesville, Va., over the weekend
"Our booking team and they're good reached out to Republicans of all stripes across the country today," Smith said on his show "Shepard Smith Reporting."
"We worked very hard at it throughout the day, and we were unsuccessful. And of those who are condemning the president's condemnable actions, I've not heard any prominent leaders, former presidents, members of the House or the Senate use his name while speaking in generalities," he said.
Smith's comments followed an off-the-rails press conference by Trump on Tuesday, during which he reasserted claims that "both sides" were to blame for violence during a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville on Saturday that ultimately left one dead and at least 19 others injured.
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The_Casual_Observer
(27,742 posts)Tanuki
(14,918 posts)pangaia
(24,324 posts)Is tga like a charciial briquette?
awesomerwb1
(4,268 posts)to find many to go on to criticize him.
NCjack
(10,279 posts)handmade34
(22,756 posts)but neither do any Republicans have the moral authority and courage to act to remove him from office
not an GOP who will not walk the walk
SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)Squinch
(50,949 posts)press conference.
If you haven't already, call your congress people and tell them you are demanding that they renounce Trump(R)'s words and their reaction will be a major factor in your decision on who to vote for.
redstateblues
(10,565 posts)Wednesdays
(17,376 posts)Once they fall, tRump won't have a friendly face at his pressers for the rest of his doomed presidency.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)SHRED
(28,136 posts)Doug the Dem
(1,297 posts)They fear doing the right thing, they fear doing the wrong thing. THEY FEAR!
czarjak
(11,277 posts)sandensea
(21,635 posts)flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)all invited every R and, whaddya know, they all had to wash their hair today.
I hope those crickets we all hear end up eating them alive in the midterms.
ananda
(28,860 posts)They won't speak out against him.
LittleGirl
(8,287 posts)Did they even ask a Dem?
Fuck the republicans and everything they stand for and won't stand for without a spine to support their dear leader.
Fuck them all. I'm so tired of seeing pundits and I want to see Members of Congress stand up and shout that #45 has got to go!
Now.
ck4829
(35,077 posts)2 Republicans to 1 Democrat.
Balance.
BigmanPigman
(51,593 posts)they found...ONE! Woop di do!
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IronLionZion
(45,442 posts)pangaia
(24,324 posts)Salviati
(6,008 posts)Bunch of spineless cowards, the lot of them.
JDC
(10,127 posts)ck4829
(35,077 posts)left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)She bragged :
"We got our leader back!"
oswaldactedalone
(3,491 posts)Dem pollster Fernan Amandi broke this out and I love it!!