GOP Rep. Touts Trump As ‘An A**hole, But He’s Our A**hole’ To Republicans

UNITED STATES – OCTOBER 13: Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., participates in a news conference with House Armed Services Committee Republicans about their formal recommendations on deficit reduction in a letter to the ... UNITED STATES – OCTOBER 13: Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., participates in a news conference with House Armed Services Committee Republicans about their formal recommendations on deficit reduction in a letter to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) (CQ Roll Call via AP Images) MORE LESS
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Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) on Friday gave President Donald Trump a double-edged, profane compliment.

As quoted by the San Diego Union-Tribune, Hunter said at a Riverside County Young Republicans meeting that Trump is “just like he is on TV.”

“He’s an asshole, but he’s our asshole,” Hunter said.

Another attendee, Whitney Walsh, told the San Diego Union-Tribune that the crowd was more than onboard with Hunter’s assessment.

“Very much,” she said. “They were fine with that answer.”

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  1. Then give him a wipe, please.

  2. Avatar for ajoguy ajoguy says:

    Praise the lord that they think the turd is a golden nugget.

  3. This is how I used to talk about my old cat who bit people.

  4. Not many people think of that as a selling point.

  5. “Very much,” she said. “They were fine with that answer.”

    Of course. He’s exactly what they are. He’s one of them.

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