Thursday night’s Democratic debate focused primarily on the candidates’ plans for the future and differences between each other. But President Donald Trump loomed large over the debate, and some candidates had clearly prepared attacks. Here’s what they said.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT):
Sanders: “The American people understand that Trump is a phony, that Trump is a pathological liar and a racist, and that he lied to the American people during his campaign.” pic.twitter.com/2HEd28FrzO
— TPM Livewire (@TPMLiveWire) June 28, 2019
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY):
Gillibrand: “He’s torn apart the moral fabric of who we are.” pic.twitter.com/ssQpJ0yIZM
— TPM Livewire (@TPMLiveWire) June 28, 2019
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA):
Swalwell: “There’s nothing he will not do to separate a family, cage a child, or erase their existence by weaponizing the census.” pic.twitter.com/JQA9cOog8M
— TPM Livewire (@TPMLiveWire) June 28, 2019
Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO):
Bennet: “The President has turned the border of the United States into a symbol of nativist hostility that the whole world is looking at.” pic.twitter.com/Rzy21d1IcN
— TPM Livewire (@TPMLiveWire) June 28, 2019
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA):
Harris: “He embraces Kim Jong Un, a dictator, for the sake of a photo op.” pic.twitter.com/EMJVIX2RVv
— TPM Livewire (@TPMLiveWire) June 28, 2019
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg:
Buttigieg: “We have no idea which of our most important allies he will have pissed off worse between now and then.” pic.twitter.com/wDwK7peWZW
— TPM Livewire (@TPMLiveWire) June 28, 2019
And, unlike Trump’s attacks, these have the distinct advantage that they are all true.
No mention of Trump’s obvious servility toward Putin. No mention of Helsinki, reluctance to sanction Russia, or “it’s none of your business.”
I missed tonight’s debate, but I assume TPM would report it if anyone said it. I guess nobody said it.
Kamala Harris alluded to it in her video clip above.
those are my litmus test. obviously Ill vote whomever is the, but I will support th first one to state, we have been taken over by a Russian tool, and we need to get all the Russians out, Turtleman, 180 degree Lindsey, Kush, Barr, Cavanaugh, . etc.
Points to Bernie for naming the core problem: Trump is a racist. It’s not okay for the president to be a racist.