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alp227

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Sun May 6, 2018, 06:18 PM May 2018

Blunt: Trump following campaign promises 'more important' than misstatements [View all]

Source: CNN

Missouri GOP Sen. Roy Blunt said Sunday that President Donald Trump's efforts to enact the agenda he campaigned on are more important than falsehoods he utters to the public.

"The more important thing, I would suggest, is doing what you say you're going to do when you're elected president," Blunt said on CNN's "State of the Union."

Blunt also defended Trump by saying he makes himself available regularly to the press and answers impromptu questions, for example, while en route to Air Force One -- despite Trump not holding a full solo press conference in more than a year.

"The way the President communicates, whether he intends to mislead people or just doesn't have all the facts in his mind at the time, he is very accessible to the press," Blunt said.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/06/politics/roy-blunt-trump-cnntv/index.html

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In plain English..."The Republican Party is the party of campaign promises and lies" pecosbob May 2018 #1
Were there any Democrats on Sunday???? Iliyah May 2018 #2
Rep. Adam Schiff was also on the same CNN show as Sen. Blunt alp227 May 2018 #5
the "family values" crowd making excuses for a sociopath... Thomas Hurt May 2018 #3
Republicans don't care that he's a liar, cheat, con man and racist.... CatMor May 2018 #4
Reminds me of that old saying... Jedi Guy May 2018 #14
True enough......its obvious that is the way they think... CatMor May 2018 #20
Another Putin boot-licker. kairos12 May 2018 #6
Like Dotard's promise to release his taxes? keithbvadu2 May 2018 #7
Has IRS finished his tax audit yet? quartz007 May 2018 #16
Yeah, like the promise to release his TAX RETURNS. Cha May 2018 #22
because the christian religion has no commandments against lying, cheating, stealing and msongs May 2018 #8
"I could stand in the middle of 5th Ave. and shoot Republican governors and I wouldn't lose voters" dalton99a May 2018 #9
Promises Kept? Roy Rolling May 2018 #10
If Melania believed number 5 she is dumber than she looks jmowreader May 2018 #11
I don't think she cares, honestly. Jedi Guy May 2018 #15
BINGO!!! You are astute mr Jedi Guy quartz007 May 2018 #17
Thank you kindly! Jedi Guy May 2018 #31
Yep, the poor immigrant girl..... SergeStorms May 2018 #25
Spot on! busterbrown May 2018 #26
Just look at her, Scarsdale May 2018 #27
I think she never wanted him to be President. Jedi Guy May 2018 #30
I think she's utterly miserable. Jedi Guy May 2018 #32
Melania is polling much higher than her husband quartz007 May 2018 #35
That's because..... SergeStorms May 2018 #36
Trump promised to scrap govt and appt shit judges... beachbum bob May 2018 #12
well that a load of weissmam May 2018 #13
They can no Rebl2 May 2018 #18
Yes, they can. Of course they can. Glorfindel May 2018 #19
Blunt is another Dotard ass kisser The Genealogist May 2018 #21
So, he's referring to the promised racism, sexism, ableism and the rest, then? Crash2Parties May 2018 #23
These effin' republicans simply cannot help themselves. joshdawg May 2018 #24
"Missouri GOP Sen. Roy Blunt said Sunday that President Donald Trump's efforts to enact the agenda turbinetree May 2018 #28
I am a big believer in the saying logosoco May 2018 #29
We damned well could have used more of that attitude The Mouth May 2018 #33
"I'm not going to have time to go play golf. Believe me!" struggle4progress May 2018 #34
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