Sen John Cornyn says getting Trump to mend his ways is like someone trying to "change their spouse"

[brooklynite]

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Source: New York Times

With the G.O.P. majority in the Senate in peril and Democrats closing the gap in his home state, Senator John Cornyn of Texas acknowledged that Republican lawmakers like himself who are on the ballot this year are wedded to President Trump: for better or worse.

In an interview on Friday with the editorial board of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Mr. Cornyn compared his relationship with Mr. Trump to marriage and said that getting the president to mend his ways was futile.

He described the dynamic 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.”

Mr. Cornyn said that he has avoided public spats with Mr. Trump, in contrast with some of his Republican colleagues who have crossed the president.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/18/us/trump-vs-biden

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Another acknowledgement of impending doom?

[vercetti2021]

1. His internals must be horrible

No way he'd be saying this shit if he wasn't losing

[Walleye]

2. Come on Republicans, jailbreak !

[RockRaven]

3. Trump changes his spouse all the time. So does Rudy. And Newt. What's Cornyn's excuse

for being so ineffective?

[marble falls]

4. Gee John, maybe its time for a freaking divorce.

[Sucha NastyWoman]

7. You mean?

It’s over?

I love that ad and think it will really appeal to younger people.

[niyad]

5. What an f'n sexist jerk.

[turbinetree]

6. You knew this asshole but you kept him in office....you completely lack a spine, your an enabler....

Solution:

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mj-hegar

November 3, 2020 cannot get here fast enough...........vote

[greenjar_01]

8. There's absolutely nothing in this for Cornyn at this moment unless he's seeing

disastrous internal polls or completely bonkers analyses of Texas early voting. Why in the fuck would he drag Trump now, with voters already voting throughout Texas and the election only two weeks off? So strange.

[LeftInTX]

10. He's been doing stuff kinda like this for awhile

It started with sponsoring a bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. Now he's got Royce West kinda on his side. Then he has these commercials with Jenna's law (pandering to women)

I just think he wants to win. I don't think his internals are bad

[Qutzupalotl]

9. This is about rehabilitating his image after Trump.

I think he’s seeing Trump losing Texas, not necessarily himself.

Hegar is strong, but I don’t know if she can beat Cornyn, who is the better liked of Texas’ two senators. Maybe if there is a blue wave she can ride it to victory. Either way, he needs daylight between himself and Trump and I am here for it.

[LeftInTX]

11. That's what I think

Cornyn is a slick campaigner.

I think he's looking at the senate and realizes they may no longer have a majority after this election.

[duforsure]

12. Cornyn was a judge for years

Then ignored the rule of law by refusing to convict this criminal. He knew better , yet did it anyway. Cornyn needs to go with trump , and voted out of office with all other trump loyalist that help enable him, and hurt this country.

[applegrove]

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