Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, on Sunday blamed Republican leadership for President Donald Trump’s debt ceiling deal with Democrats.
“Frankly, what options did the President have?” Jordan said on “Fox News Sunday.”
Jordan said he didn’t think the deal was “a good deal for the American taxpayer,” but said Republican lawmakers “should have stayed” in Washington “and put together a plan” rather than going home for August recess.
“When you fail to prepare, you get a bad outcome,” he said. “That’s what happened here.”
Asked about reports that there is friction between the House Freedom Caucus and House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), Jordan said, “No one’s talking about changing the leadership.”
Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC), the chair of the House Freedom Caucus, expressed similar opinions on the heels of Trump’s unexpected deal.
“You’ve got to give options for the President to consider. If there’s no conservative option there, ultimately the President making a decision based on what’s best for the country has to weigh all those factors,” Meadows said. “I don’t know of a conservative debt limit strategy that was being offered—do any of you?”
And on Friday, Meadows said he had “no plan” to get rid of Ryan.
“There is nothing there,” he said. “And I can tell you that if I was working on a plan to depose the speaker, you wouldn’t be reading about it in the press.”
Absolutely† Congressmsan. Look! I said Look! Don 't you just long for the good old days? We knew how to handle Unpatriotic leaders, then!! Grab your posse and water that tree. I’ll pay your legal expenses.
Believe me.
†-Pretty appropriate choice or words, no?
Number 1. Offside
Number 2. Off his rocker, but seemingly never Off TV
I don’t understand this “no option” bullshit. They wanted him to do an 18-month, then 12, then 6-month deal. Those are options, as far as I can see.
OT: everyone should go read how you should try to do a freeze on your credit report from the shitbags at Equifax (who sold their stock before the news came out). Because you have been hit - we all have, even those of us who never use a credit card. https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0497-credit-freeze-faqs
This “breach” should be in screaming headlines everywhere. But … I needn’t go on.
It is bullshit. But the Freedom Caucus members are smart enough to know their base back home are rabid (in every sense) Trump supporters. So they’re bending over backwards to excuse his behavior and blaming McConnell and Ryan instead.
The Freedom Caucus are Trump’s cucks. They’ll follow him over a cliff. Which has angered the WSJ editorial page because their precious tax cuts are in jeopardy.
Every time Rep Jordan says ‘the American people’ want or don’t want something I want to scream at the TV reminding him he has a very rural, specifically gerrymander for him district that doesn’t even represent all Ohioans.
“The American People” are his three high school wrestling buddies he eats breakfast with down at The Farmers Daughter. And the Koch Brothers, of course.