Walker Has No Stance On US Taking In Syrian Refugees: ‘I’m Not President’

Republican presidential candidate, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks during an education summit, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, in Londonderry, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) would not say on Tuesday whether he believes the U.S. should accept more Syrian refugees as Europe is increasingly overwhelmed by people fleeing the nation’s bloody conflict.

“I’m not president today and I can’t be president today,” Walker said when asked by ABC News about how he would address the refugee crisis. “Everybody wants to talk about hypotheticals; there is no such thing as a hypothetical.”

When asked again about Syrian refugees, Walker said that as president he would work to defeat the Islamic State, according to ABC News.

“I’m talking about what I would do as president, that’ll be a year and a half from now. I’m going to take on ISIS as president,” the Wisconsin governor said.

The Obama administration is “actively considering a range of approaches to be more responsive to the global refugee crisis,” according to Peter Boogaard, a National Security Council spokesman.

Walker has declined to opine on numerous issues during the early months of his presidential campaign. When asked about Kentucky clerk Kim Davis’ refusal to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, Walker’s campaign gave TPM a vague statement about gay marriage. The Wisconsin governor was also hesitant to take a clear position on birthright citizenship.

H/t New York Magazine

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  1. Avatar for tao tao says:

    No clue Boo Boo ducks for cover. Thanks to the efforts of his employers at the fossil fuel industry there are going to be about a billion refugees in the near future. Ask our other destructive friends at the Dept. of Defense who have been trying to tell Congress that man caused global warming is a present and future security threat. No wonder Walker is afraid to open this barrel of worms.

  2. Avatar for bkmn bkmn says:

    Sorry Snott but if you want to run for President you have to answer questions. Sorry to be as big of an asshole as you are.

  3. Um, this is not hypothetical, Walker is being asked how he would solve a problem that actually exists, right now. Yes, the being president part is hypothetical, but that’s the entire point of running for president. I’m not sure if Walker is a coward, or just stupid.

  4. Walker said … “Everybody wants to talk about hypotheticals; there is no such thing as a hypothetical.”

    So your hypothetical about “taking on ISIS” wasn’t real either?

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