Delaney Mirrors … Trump? Ex-Rep. Says It Seems Dems Are ‘Cheering On’ Recession

ALTOONA, IA - AUGUST 21: Democratic presidential candidate and former U.S. Rep. John Delaney (D-MD) speaks at the Iowa Federation Labor Convention on August 21, 2019 in Altoona, Iowa. Candidates had 10 minutes each t... ALTOONA, IA - AUGUST 21: Democratic presidential candidate and former U.S. Rep. John Delaney (D-MD) speaks at the Iowa Federation Labor Convention on August 21, 2019 in Altoona, Iowa. Candidates had 10 minutes each to address union members during the convention. The 2020 Democratic presidential Iowa caucuses will take place on Monday, February 3, 2020.(Photo by Joshua Lott/Getty Images) MORE LESS
Start your day with TPM.
Sign up for the Morning Memo newsletter

Democratic hopeful John Delaney, who has spent much of his presidential campaign trying to stand out from the other dozens of Democrats in the field, subtly echoed the rhetoric of an unlikely source on Wednesday regarding fears of an impending recession: President Trump and, by extension, Fox News.

While responding to a reporter’s question on the issue, Delaney argued that it “feels” like some Democrats are “cheering on a recession” to stick it to Trump, language Fox News adopted first by suggesting the the media “would love” to see a recession take place. Trump repeated the line while speaking from the White House on Tuesday.

When the former congressman was asked which Democrats he might be referencing, he demurred.

“I’m not going to name names, you just get a sense that — like my position is very clear, which is I hope a recession doesn’t happen. … I think it’s very important that we be clear as a party that we don’t want a recession,” he said. When asked to expand on Democrats hoping for a recession, he shot down the question: “I didn’t say that, I didn’t say that.”

Latest News

Notable Replies

  1. At my office we call this Blame Management which is the process of never being responsible for anything bad

  2. Perhaps he’s suffering from a Lieberman mind meld.

  3. Douchebagsayswhat?

  4. “Delaney argued that it ‘feels’ like some Democrats are ‘cheering on a recession’…”

    “Je suis Face Palm!”

  5. They’re…cheering on the steps Trump has taken to obliterate the economy? That’s…excuse me, I think I have whiplash. Or vertigo. Or…

Continue the discussion at forums.talkingpointsmemo.com

107 more replies

Participants

Avatar for littlegirlblue Avatar for old_curmudgeon Avatar for ncsteve Avatar for maxwellsdemon Avatar for george_spiggott Avatar for sniffit Avatar for psyclone Avatar for ifeveroheverawiztherewas Avatar for greylady Avatar for dickweed Avatar for khaaannn Avatar for jinnj Avatar for jonney_5 Avatar for dommyluc Avatar for tsp Avatar for guysmiley Avatar for caltg Avatar for castor_troy Avatar for katscherger Avatar for skeptical Avatar for kenga Avatar for outis Avatar for randome Avatar for scabbysanta

Continue Discussion
Masthead Masthead
Founder & Editor-in-Chief:
Executive Editor:
Managing Editor:
Deputy Editor:
Editor at Large:
General Counsel:
Publisher:
Head of Product:
Director of Technology:
Associate Publisher:
Front End Developer:
Senior Designer: