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JonLP24

(29,322 posts)
Sun Oct 18, 2020, 03:32 PM Oct 2020

Cornyn says he broke with Trump on deficit, border wall, but kept opposition private

FORT WORTH

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn acknowledged Friday that at times he has disagreed with President Trump on issues such as budget deficits and debt, tariffs and trade agreements and border security.

But, the senior Republican senator from Texas, who is being challenged by Democrat MJ Hegar, said he chose to work on those disagreements with the president’s staff in private discussions, rather than by publicly voicing his opposition.

(Snip)

Cornyn initially described his relationship with Trump as “maybe like a lot of women who get married and think they’re going to change their spouse, and that doesn’t usually work out very well.”

Cornyn continued: “I think what we found is that we’re not going to change President Trump. He is who he is. You either love him or hate him, and there’s not much in between. What I tried to do is not get into public confrontations and fights with him because, as I’ve observed, those usually don’t end too well.”

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/article246503045.html

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Cornyn says he broke with Trump on deficit, border wall, but kept opposition private (Original Post) JonLP24 Oct 2020 OP
He is trying to save his aged ass irisblue Oct 2020 #1
Yeah sure ya betcha... Faux pas Oct 2020 #2
He has a commercial defending pre-existing conditions. TwilightZone Oct 2020 #3
+1. Cornyn voted to kill the ACA every time it came up dalton99a Oct 2020 #7
Whitehouse read off True Blue American Oct 2020 #16
Joni Ernst is attempting to do the very same thing in Iowa. bullwinkle428 Oct 2020 #11
Bullshit. Cornyn calls himself "Trump's biggest ally" dalton99a Oct 2020 #4
Too little too late Corny... I did my part for MJ to kick your sycophantic-ass OUT. ResistantAmerican17 Oct 2020 #5
from the bowl of jelly school of leadership rurallib Oct 2020 #6
No, John, you simple asshole. That's not the way it works. You own him and he owns you. RussellCattle Oct 2020 #8
Right on cue, they will all begin mumbling about deficits moonscape Oct 2020 #9
His internals must be fucking awful for him to be saying this vercetti2021 Oct 2020 #10
Like rats fleeing a sinking ship. Firestorm49 Oct 2020 #12
Another rat pre-dates his jump malaise Oct 2020 #13
bet they all wish they could pile into a time machine. mopinko Oct 2020 #18
Fuck 'em all malaise Oct 2020 #19
w that sawzall dildo thing. mopinko Oct 2020 #20
Total BS JCMach1 Oct 2020 #14
I feel like I'm watching. liberalmuse Oct 2020 #15
What a LOSER!!! boston bean Oct 2020 #17
John Cornyn has voted 96.4% for trump policies MagickMuffin Oct 2020 #21
Let's check his voting record, shall we? Leith Oct 2020 #22
Hopefully, his constituents will also keep their votes secret until they vote his cowardly ass out! Mr. Ected Oct 2020 #23
Coward JDC Oct 2020 #24
In Short, Sir --- Cornyn Admits Abject Cowardice The Magistrate Oct 2020 #25
Cornyn is such a shitty liar. He's just garbage. Everything I hate in a person and politician. Vivienne235729 Oct 2020 #26
He left out: His break from reality! UTUSN Oct 2020 #27
Rats ans sinking ship. There goes one! ...nt 2naSalit Oct 2020 #28
Pull your nose out of trump's asshole, Cornyn. Paladin Oct 2020 #29
Another cowardly rat alittlelark Oct 2020 #30
lying piece of shit JI7 Oct 2020 #31

TwilightZone

(25,454 posts)
3. He has a commercial defending pre-existing conditions.
Sun Oct 18, 2020, 03:35 PM
Oct 2020

After he's voted repeatedly to cut them out of the ACA.

Blatant lying.

True Blue American

(17,982 posts)
16. Whitehouse read off
Sun Oct 18, 2020, 03:50 PM
Oct 2020

A long list of what Cornyn has voted for. At first Cornyn looked shocked, then tried to laugh it off. Along with the McConnell cackle when Amy McGrath laid out his lack of doing anything, that laugh is not working so well this year.

RussellCattle

(1,535 posts)
8. No, John, you simple asshole. That's not the way it works. You own him and he owns you.
Sun Oct 18, 2020, 03:38 PM
Oct 2020

I expected no less from an idiot who got elected Senator from Texas because he looks like a Senator from Texas. Molly Ivins and Ann Richards had your number.

moonscape

(4,673 posts)
9. Right on cue, they will all begin mumbling about deficits
Sun Oct 18, 2020, 03:38 PM
Oct 2020

now that they got theirs and are facing a Dem administration.

I hate them so much. Obvious, but am driven to blurt this out hourly.

malaise

(268,846 posts)
13. Another rat pre-dates his jump
Sun Oct 18, 2020, 03:44 PM
Oct 2020

Fucker had a chance to remove the impeached Mofo.

Fuck you Cornyn! One more reckless ReTHUG!!

mopinko

(70,069 posts)
18. bet they all wish they could pile into a time machine.
Sun Oct 18, 2020, 03:52 PM
Oct 2020

prolly not back to that impeachment vote, tho.

liberalmuse

(18,672 posts)
15. I feel like I'm watching.
Sun Oct 18, 2020, 03:46 PM
Oct 2020

All these people who chained themselves to Trump desperately trying to get themselves loose while sinking to the bottom of the sewer with him. Too late, chumps!

MagickMuffin

(15,933 posts)
21. John Cornyn has voted 96.4% for trump policies
Sun Oct 18, 2020, 04:07 PM
Oct 2020

OOPS!

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/john-cornyn/

Hey Cornyn you CANNOT run away from YOUR VOTING RECORD

And I voted for MJ Hegar and against you.






Leith

(7,808 posts)
22. Let's check his voting record, shall we?
Sun Oct 18, 2020, 04:10 PM
Oct 2020
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/john-cornyn/

According to 538, Cornyn voted against shitgibbon on:
The 116th Congress:
- Funding the Dept of Commerce and other parts of the government, 10/31/2019
- Providing disaster relief to Puerto Rico, 05/23/19
- Disapproving of withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan and Syria, 02/04/19

The 115th Congress:
- Nonbinding motion calling for congressional approval of national security tarrifs, 07/11/2018
- Imposing sanctions on Russia, Iran, and North Korea, 07/27/2017
- Imposing sanctions on Russia, 06/14/17


So his average is to vote against shitgibbon 1 1/2 times per year. Wow! How did poor Corny survive?!

The Magistrate

(95,244 posts)
25. In Short, Sir --- Cornyn Admits Abject Cowardice
Sun Oct 18, 2020, 04:23 PM
Oct 2020



"Courage is the form all virtue takes at the sticking point."




Vivienne235729

(3,381 posts)
26. Cornyn is such a shitty liar. He's just garbage. Everything I hate in a person and politician.
Sun Oct 18, 2020, 04:28 PM
Oct 2020

I hope Texas kicks him out on his ass. Wretched man.

Paladin

(28,246 posts)
29. Pull your nose out of trump's asshole, Cornyn.
Sun Oct 18, 2020, 04:39 PM
Oct 2020

It probably won't help with that "I'm brave enough to disagree with the prez" bullshit, but it'll unclog your sinuses a little.....

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