Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens promised supporters that he’d continue to fight for conservative policies in a Saturday speech that came on the heels of his second felony charge.
“We have been viciously attacked by the liberal media and their allies,” Greitens told a crowd at the Texas County Lincoln Day dinner, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Though the audience appeared receptive, Greitens’ ability to lead the state is in serious jeopardy as the scandals swirling around him continue to metastasize.
The governor was charged Friday evening with felony computer tampering, for allegedly using a donor list from the veterans’ charity he founded to raise funds for his 2016 gubernatorial campaign. The St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s office, which brought that charge, is already pursuing a separate felony charge against Greitens for allegedly taking a nonconsensual nude photo of a woman and threatening to leak it.
As the twin scandals have played out in recent months, the governor has remained defiant, insisting he only engaged in an affair with the woman and committed no crime. In a Friday night statement, he also defended his work with the veterans’ charity.
“We helped thousands of veterans, won national awards for excellence, and became one of the finest veterans’ charities in the country,” Greitens said. “I stand by that work.”
Legislative leaders and Attorney General Josh Hawley, all Republicans, have called for Greitens to resign immediately. Republican Senate President Pro Tem Ron Richard announced that he’s even planning discussions with Democratic leadership about keeping pieces of legislation passed by both chambers off the governor’s desk. Minority Floor Leader Gina Walsh has cast Greitens as an illegitimate leader, saying she doesn’t believe bills he signs should become law, according to the Associated Press.
Please proceed, governor. And whatever you do, keep digging in your heels and refuse to resign! You are aptly qualified to represent the modern-day GOP in Missouri. Stand your ground like a man and fight, fight, fight the evil liberal media and their cohorts!!!
Keep fighting, Greitens. The Dems need to keep that Senate seat.
‘Liberal media,’ not ‘Fake News?’ Kickin’ it old school…
Yes, members of the librul media sneaked into his Charity’s offices and stole the database of donors, and then left a thumbdrive with the database, in a brown paper sack at the doorstep of his campaign office - they set a honeypot and some clueless coffeekid volunteer decided to incorporate the data into the campaign donation solicitation database. It was a trap set by the librul media and their fellow travelers, I tell ya!
Aka - Don’t look behind the curtain!