Three days after calling on Donald Trump to quit the presidential race, Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) jumped right back on the Trump train on Tuesday, saying voting for the GOP nominee was “not a tough choice.”
Fischer attributed this head-spinning reversal to Trump’s insistence that he would “never” drop out.
“I plan to vote for Mr. Trump and Mr. Pence on November 8,” she said on local radio station KLIN. “I put out a statement…with regard to Mr. Trump’s comments. I felt they were disgusting. I felt they were unacceptable and I never said I was not voting for our Republican ticket.”
On Saturday, amidst the outcry over a leaked recording in which Trump bragged about sexually assaulting women, Fischer put out a brief statement on Twitter saying it “would be wise” for Trump to allow Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) to replace him at the top of the ticket. His remarks, she said, were “totally unacceptable under any circumstance.”
Around two-dozen other Republicans also withdrew support, and House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) said that he would focus on down-ballot races. Trump spent the next several days lashing out at Ryan and the other GOP lawmakers who abandoned his campaign.
Fischer told KLIN that she will “respect” Trump’s decision to remain in the race.
“I support the Republican ticket and it’s a Trump-Pence ticket,” she said.
According to CBS, of the six female Republican senators, five initially withdrew support after the tape was released. Fischer now joins Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) in standing by Trump.
h/t Politico
