Sen. Joni Ernst says her comments on impeaching Joe Biden were 'taken out of context'

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

WASHINGTON – Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, said Monday that her comments suggesting Republicans could move to impeach former Vice President Joe Biden over Ukraine if he were elected president were “taken entirely out of context.”

Ernst said Sunday: "I think this door of impeachable whatever has been opened. Joe Biden should be very careful what he’s asking for because, you know, we can have a situation where if it should ever be President Biden, that immediately, people, right the day after he would be elected would be saying, ‘Well, we’re going to impeach him.'"

On Monday, Ernst walked back her comments when speaking to reporters. “The point is that the Democrats have lowered the bar so far,” she said. “Regardless of who it is, if you have a different party in the House than that of an elected president, you could have just random comments thrown out there with folks saying, ‘We’re going to impeach.'

“I didn't say what guidelines were” for impeachment, she said – rather "that we've lowered the bar so much, is this really what the American people want? And I would say no.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/sen-joni-ernst-says-her-comments-on-impeaching-joe-biden-were-taken-out-of-context/ar-BBZC54t?li=BBnb7Kz

"I was just kidding" or "I was taken out of context" seems to be the pat answer when conservatives get called out on their stupid remarks.

[onecaliberal]

1. We saw the words coming out of your pathologically lying mouth.

[Iliyah]

2. Bullshit . . .

[DarthDem]

3. She's Horrible

I really, really, really, really, really want to see her defeated in November.

[JDC]

4. Her toxicity is showing...again

[NanceGreggs]

5. "The Democrats have lowered the bar so far ..."

Yeah, that's right. The bar is now so low, a president who extorts a foreign power into interfering in US elections can't even get a break.

[mercuryblues]

11. The Clinton's

were investigated to no end. Republicans even investigated Socks, the cat.

Their Christmas card list was investigated 140 hours of testimony.

An investigation by the FBI revealed that the travel office was taking kickbacks and possible embezzlement. People were fired and the Clintons were investigated because of the firings.

So Joanie give it your best shot, if you still have a job next year.


(edite in) oops I meant to reply to the OP

[TheBlackAdder]

6. Yeah, because to impeach Trump, you'd have to have control of the House... and that's not happening.

[CurtEastPoint]

7. Sure they were, Joni. Go suck a pig ball.

[guillaumeb]

8. She is a poor "explainer" of what everyone knows she meant by her threat. eom

[unblock]

9. So the actual context is... exactly what everyone thought the context was.

Ok. Gotcha. Thanks for the clarification.

[Joinfortmill]

10. Just vote her out.

[In It to Win It]

12. I'm almost certan she doesn't understand what "taken out of context" means...

[struggle4progress]

13. "It's so completely unfair to tell other people what I say!"

[Bradical79]

14. It's clear as day what she was saying

Her "clarification" is equally idiotic, and doesn't change the context at all lol.

[Wounded Bear]

15. Iowans should take Joni Ernst out of context...

that was my FB response to that article.

[spanone]

16. trump has set a standard of lying that is pretty damned impressive!!!

republicans are the party of perpetual lies

[Maru Kitteh]

17. With a straight face? She says DEMOCRATS have "lowered the bar so far?"

[gratuitous]

18. In Joni's mind, "Selling out America" "A bogus charge made up in Russia"

Yeah, that totally makes sense, Senator.