Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's comments last week in which he railed against Rep. Debbie Dingell's vote for his impeachment and implied her late husband might have gone to hell.on Wednesday as the vote on two articles of impeachment against him was proceeding in the House. The president indicated he thought Dingell's vote showed she was ungrateful for the"A-plus treatment" he offered to honor former Rep.
But Short indicated that "in light of where we were" on Wednesday night with the impeachment vote against him unfolding, Trump's remarks were understandable. Short said even though the late former congressman"had a lot of critical comments about the president" Trump still"took time to call Debbie Dingell to express his personal condolences at the passing."
But she told"Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace the president's comment about her husband Wednesday night"just sort of kicked me in the stomach."
You guys can justify any transgression he commits. I bet your mother is proud of you. As for me, my mother taught me not to speak ill of the deceased.
He’s right
Silence is complicity.
This guy is a convert. He lied continually on behalf of his corrupt guy. He has grown in his ability to lie without restrictions. He should realize that we longer believe anything he says. He should realize what happens to people who ride the Trump train. Forever tainted as Liars
No low is too low for the base supporters of our psychotic president. Moral bankruptcy is the GOP'S new face.
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It’s always someone else’s fault with this administration, they won’t admit that everything he gets, he’s brought it on himself. I M P E A C H E D BY THE P E O P L E. F O R T H E P E O P LE . Merry Christmas MF‼️
Chris Wallace too has clean forgotten Michigan Democratic Rep.Tlaib’s call months before to “ Impeach the M...er F...er !” !His memory is deterioting these days !
Nope, not acceptable
Don’t blink Mark you could be on the s**t list next week.
A president should never say anything he has said mad or not Obama would never had said anything this president has said please and try to be best Obama you can be
Try as you might to justify your vitriol, speaking ill of the dead is inexcusable and never justified.
They are a disgraceful breed of humanity.
There is nothing that would make remarks like that “understandable”. He is a bully and a liar and he does it every day. Ashamed that we are the laughing stock of the world.
No, they're not. Attack the one who voted, that's his unChristian way, not the man who died.
What’s conservative about the GOP? They: embrace authoritarianism and racism; are dismantling the constitution; ignore the deficit; have a corrupt DOJ; don’t believe in a organic society; reshaped evangelical teachings to fit the moment.
So realDonaldTrump was being a brat about being held accountable to unethical behavior, he insulted a dead vet? VP gave us a textbook reason why he’d fail as president. He’s spineless.
Idiot
I am a huge supporter of Donald Trump and I believe Debbie Dingall is a so called moderate FRAUD!.However sometimes I wish he would be more careful about his word choices. I understand he is angry about impeachment but turn that anger into productive conversation.
So Christ like.....and VP is ok with this? Shocking for a God fearing man. Really surprising and sad
Only a morally bankrupt person will speak ill of the deceased and it’s disturbing that it’s become an acceptable trend among the GOP and their base. If you don’t speak out against this poor, disrespectful and tasteless behavior, then you approve of it.
The GOP defenses get thinner and thinner as the years go buy. When you boil this argument down to its essence, he's basically saying, 'He was mad, so it wasn't that bad.'
No they weren’t. If you can’t be professional and dignified then resign.
Asshole isn't strong enough for that comment
Trump needs to keep his mouth zipped. That's what he should do. That is not a President doing as he has been doing. Sorry!!
how can you pardon statements like that! the Man passed away and to speak to his wife like that , no excuse for that!
No backbone, no spine, the way these MF’s bend over backwards to excuse 45’s behavior is sickening
Dingel told Trump to go to hell when he was alive. Don't start nothin, won't be nothin
These people are the worst of the worst- anything to justify the disgusting actions of Trump- I am embarrassed these people are Americans- we are better than denigrating the dead
What about the dishwasher rant? He's insane.
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BS
Democrats opened up fair game.
Shows how Trump got impeached...... can’t tell the difference between right and wrong. You can’t buy class. And having your underling’s underling defend you isn’t helping.
We do not tolerate rudeness even for a young child, but trump him, it's just if he is not rewarded for all the profanity he utters against each and every one.
Understandable does not mean justifiable. Most people learn to reel it in and keep it to themselves when they're children. This little Orange brat never did learn.
No they were not. They were completely unbecoming a President of the United States. Completely.
Incredulous! Yep. Donald Trump could shoot a blind, one legged, one armed individual in a wheel chair on Fifth Avenue and his fellow Republi-con artists would claim it was self-defense.
BULLSHI**
No one, not one single solitary person should defend Trump's reprehensible comment about the late John Dingell
These people will justify cruelty any way they can. Trump is their perverse god and they worship even his abuses as the will of their political deity.
No, they weren't. I am sick of people excusing this man's instability, dishonesty, cruelty and ignorance. He's not an emperor, but he still has no clothes. He's a 6 year old in a fat old, bald man's body. Call him what he is.
No justification whatsoever!!!!!
I promise you it's okay to disagree with/hold your 'boss' accountable sometimes. Good grief.
Indefensible and absolutely NOT understandable. Mikee's chief of staff must go.
Why? The impeachment was Trump's own doing...Does anyone in the GOP understand that? His impeachment is a consequence of his actions. There are more players that should be impeached, however.
Nope
I respectfully disagree. Absolutely nothing can validate his malicious, demeaning and cruelty. Please stop trying to normalize his abusive behaviors, words and actions..
Absolutely ridiculous.
SUBHUMANS!
This guy had to pile on. How does this make Pence look good. Oh. Yes. Trump called and they are doing his bidding?
I don't follow
Excuses excuses excuses, “How low can Trump go “ 😡😡😡
VP what kind of Christian are you?
Dingle told Trump to go to hell. He's a Trump hater. His wife is a Trump hater. Who really cares
No. He’s a coward who attacks those that cannot fight back
It must be hell to have to keep answering for Trump’s sh*t. Just another gift Trump has given to Republicans.
About Pete Buttigieg’s wine cave dinner? I was there. MayorPete
Yes he was hurt so he can say anything he wants poor baby.
What is wrong with these people?🤦♀️
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