GOP Sen. Mike Lee: Donald Trump ‘Scares Me To Death’

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah speaks at the Conservative Political Action Committee annual conference in National Harbor, Md., Thursday, March 6, 2014. Thursday marks the first day of the annual Conservative Political Action... Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah speaks at the Conservative Political Action Committee annual conference in National Harbor, Md., Thursday, March 6, 2014. Thursday marks the first day of the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, which brings together prospective presidential candidates, conservative opinion leaders and tea party activists from coast to coast.(AP Photo/Cliff Owen) MORE LESS
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Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), who had endorsed Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) presidential bid, on Wednesday said that he could not support Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton in the presidential race.

“I have not supported Donald Trump up to this point, I have not endorsed him,” Lee said in a telephone town hall with constituents, according to the Washington Examiner. “I have some concerns with him. He scares me to death; so does Hillary Clinton. There is no easy choice right now.”

“I’m going to continue to watch this,” Lee continued, according to the Examiner. “I’ll make the decision as best I can, but I’m not there yet.”

While many Republican lawmakers have said they will support Trump as the Republican presidential nominee (often with hesitance), Lee took a similar approach to House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), who has said he’s not yet ready to back Trump.

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  1. Well of course he won’t support Trump…Lee’s weekend playmate is Ted Cruz.

  2. So the jackal is a bit leery of the hyena.

  3. Lee is responding to the very strong revulsion of tramp by Mormans. Many will stay home rather than vote for tramp. Polls show that with tramp heading the ticket, Utah will turn blue in November.

  4. Ah, Moron Mikey doing more Lyin’ for the Lord…

  5. True that. The Latter Day Saints don’t much care for the Present Day Taint.

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