Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) this week told UtahPolicy.com that he likes a lot of what Donald Trump says, save a few ideas like the presidential candidate’s proposed ban on Muslims entering the United States.
“I like a lot of what he’s saying,” Chaffetz said when asked if Trump’s rhetoric bothered him. “Sometimes, like he said that there should be a religious litmus test on entering the country. I happen to think that’s way over the top, uncalled for — I totally disagree with that. But, there are a lot of things that he says that I actually really do like, that I think other people should be talking about and, how he does it is his own style. There’s only one Donald, that’s for sure.”
Earlier in the interview, Chaffetz seemed unfazed by Trump’s chances to win the Republican presidential nomination.
“If he wins, he wins,” the congressman said. “I think people are attracted to him for a variety of reasons. They want results. They want somebody who’s gonna blow through the red tape; who actually will get things done in Washington D.C. And to that extent, more power to him.”
But Chaffetz also suggested that Trump’s wide lead won’t necessarily last throughout the primary and that his supporters might not head to the polls.
“There’s a sobering moment when we turn in to the new year and people start to think about whether or not they’ll actually check that box, and you know, it starts in Iowa before we know it, and then off to New Hampshire and it’s a whole different game after that,” he said.
Watch the interview:
H/t Buzzfeed News
Gotta love this numbskull when he says Trump will blow through the red tape. Meaning
overcoming even Republican senators and representatives to get things done often without their votes or approval.
Oh, wait! Isn’t that exactly what President Obama does now with executive orders, used so far the least of any modern president, that skirt the extreme right-wing opposition to virtually all he stands for? Gee, what oh what could be the difference?
Ah, that’s it. He’s a Democrat!
Chaffetz has always struck me as a goofy-looking sycophant of any wild-eyed Republican idea that is anti-woman, anti-Democrat, anti anything that the main stream population is for. In a sense, he’s anti-American but I guess that comes from his weird religious affiliation, living in the strange world of Mormonism, and odd views on almost everything.
http://gawker.com/5428081/weirdo-self-hating-mormon-jew-promises-t
o-fight-dc-gay-marriage
Chaffetz is just like Trump!
http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/10/10/985191/chaffetz-absolutely-funding-embassy-security/
I think Chaffetz is pretty on target here. In fact, I agree with a lot of what Chaffetz says, except for all the totally bizarre and hypocritical ideas, like questioning Planned Parenthood head Cecelia Richards with a chart with absurd data provided by an anti-abortion group. Except for that, and all of his other wacky ideas, I agree with him.
Well, it’s like Putin, if not for the whole killing journalists, jailing/torturing your opposition & critics, he’s got some damn good ideas… (/sarcasm off, because of Poe’s Law)
You know who else had a lot of great ideas except for the over-the-top ones??? HITLER!!!111!!!eleven!!