Former FBI Director James Comey said Wednesday he’s “embarrassed and ashamed” by the Republican Party, arguing the party is willing to sacrifice its values to earn legislative wins.
Comey said he was first attracted to the Republican Party because it valued character above all else, and placed an emphasis on national defense.
“My question for Republicans is, so, where is that? Where is that commitment to character and values,” Comey said during a CNN town hall event. “And if people have convinced themselves we’ll trade it temporarily for a tax cut or Supreme Court justice, that’s a fool’s bargain.”
“I’ve been embarassed and ashamed by the way the Republican Party has abandoned … the notion that character matters, and values matter most of all.” Comey says the GOP has made a “fools bargain” by trading core beliefs for political gain https://t.co/0PxhlOi0Mk #ComeyTownHall pic.twitter.com/OUeIr9LWaf
— CNN (@CNN) April 26, 2018
“What I hope they’ll do is ask themselves, Republicans, ‘so what will I tell my grandchildren when they ask me so what did you do?’” Comey continued. “Did you trade a tax cut for the rule of law?”
Comey has spent the last couple weeks railing against President Trump, and at times the Republican Party, as he makes the rounds on national media outlets to promote his new book. He previously said the GOP has alienated voters like him by condoning Trump’s rhetoric.
The former FBI director has argued Trump is morally unfit to be president, and suggested the president may be compromised by Russians.
Trump has fired back, calling Comey and “liar & leaker” and claiming he broke the law by releasing classified information.
https://youtu.be/ITWVGdmdOlI
https://twitter.com/kenolin1/status/989328810721054720?s=19
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https://twitter.com/MichelleObama/status/989576221427150848
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Good for Ms. McSpadden! I hope she wins.
https://twitter.com/JohnWDean/status/989381157081907200?s=20
https://twitter.com/CarrieNBCNews/status/989567015152181249?s=20
https://twitter.com/Matt_Fox10/status/989573183333318656?s=19
I read that the organizers expected about 10K and actual turnout is more like 75K.
But I’m not surprised. The teachers in Arizona are fed up with the sorry ass Republican dominated legislature that starves education in this state.
https://twitter.com/Shoq/status/989579704058331136?s=19
A few years ago, I used to visit Joy Reid’s blog everyday. I don’t recall seeing one article she published that disparaged LGBTQ persons. Not one. This is some cooked up sh*t being pushed to remove her from the airwaves. Why? Because Joy is very smart and well prepared when anyone shows up on her program, and of course, she’s a black female, and there are millions in America who don’t think she should have the status that she’s earned. Yes, she earned it through hard work, and some just can’t stand it, so their solution is to create negative info and claim she wrote it when she didn’t.
https://twitter.com/APWestRegion/status/989340422437785605?s=19
Their dumb asses think yelling “fake news” is going to work. In my best southern drawl, they’re “fixing” to get a wake up call.
https://twitter.com/RedTRaccoon/status/989565721821761536
Dumb asses! Lock their ass up for perjury.
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/989556002314964994
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The government logged in 16 phones from Cohen?
What legit person has 16 phones?
https://twitter.com/MichaelAvenatti/status/989567719132614657?s=20
https://twitter.com/allanbrauer/status/989564655591866369?s=20
THREAD
https://twitter.com/fabuLaja/status/989504133022535680?s=20
https://twitter.com/keithboykin/status/989552110428741634?s=20
https://twitter.com/TheObamanista/status/989511288635224065?s=20
https://twitter.com/fatimathefatima/status/989462290008363009
https://twitter.com/marceelias/status/989288508551516160
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Chris Jansing seemed giddy reporting the news about Bill Cosby.
Bill Cosby found guilty on all 3 counts
Uh uh uh
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/989557059078287361
Bring on the protests!!!
And, that would be a NO for the Royal Family.
https://twitter.com/MonarchyUK/status/989529279439556608
https://twitter.com/ABCPolitics/status/989546565097345024
It’s only temporary. But, Good Lord, how bad does this get?
https://twitter.com/CharlesMBlow/status/989548153706897409
https://twitter.com/MatthewACherry/status/989545864019435520
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/989531573765726209
Listen to these ass clowns lying to Congress…..under Oath
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/989541582650167296
thank you, Ava
https://twitter.com/ava/status/989495103738740738
https://twitter.com/eliotnelson/status/989532428522983424
https://twitter.com/ABCPolitics/status/989531637737140224
https://twitter.com/sheknowshoney/status/989535361045954561
https://twitter.com/funder/status/989525819633659905
He’s crazy but he ain’t THAT crazy. He knows the deal.
I found this video of Avenatti at another blog. Along with this commentary. If true…DAMN!
https://youtu.be/Lw2s-uoaCLQ
https://twitter.com/MattGertz/status/989532985627234304
https://twitter.com/omarsuleiman504/status/989487966144942081
https://twitter.com/NormEisen/status/989526374728814592
https://twitter.com/thehill/status/989525768500862976
Yessssssss!
https://twitter.com/NBCPolitics/status/989526069790281728
That’s what they get. Ass clowns
https://twitter.com/RawStory/status/989525642554363904
“Comey said he was first attracted to the Republican Party because it valued character above all else…”
I’m convinced that Comey lives in the Twilight Zone where he and his cronies think they are pillars of morality.
Okay, so he should be a good witness against Trump. But I can do without his elevating himself above the rest of mankind.
All I have to say to Comey is STFU, sucker. He went right along with the GOP program as long as he could benefit from it. He was fired by a president who is a member of his own party. As far as I’m concerned, I’m not the least bit interested in whatever he has to say about the monsters he helped to create.
And there is NO GOOD REASON for what he did to Hillary Clinton and the Democrats just before the election.
https://twitter.com/politico/status/989521285423169536
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/989522872895864832
https://twitter.com/JoshDorner/status/989510361043881984?s=19
Pain and terror: America remembers its past
https://twitter.com/3ChicsPolitico/status/989491487867133952
How does the bus feel,Cohen?
https://twitter.com/axios/status/989483559768518656?s=20
That didn’t take long.
Jackson is OUT.
https://twitter.com/BigHPrivateEye/status/989274934361886721?s=19
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https://twitter.com/Kennymack1971/status/989465889375432707?s=19
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THREAD
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https://twitter.com/IamGMJohnson/status/989268637939830786?s=20
https://twitter.com/darrensands/status/989239943594684417?s=20
Spot on! Also, didn’t President Obama once call Kanye a jackass? (tee hee)
https://twitter.com/johnvmoore/status/989307204766486528?s=20
https://twitter.com/activist360/status/989275584156061696?s=20
https://twitter.com/keithboykin/status/989294391901671424?s=20
Good Morning,Everyone 😄😄😄
Character only matters when it’s a stick they can beat Democrats with.
Wow! He has some serious bags under his eyes!