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GOP congressman says he’s leaving Congress because ‘all I do is answer questions about Donald Trump’
The Hill ^ | 05/27/18 | Luis Sanchez

Posted on 05/27/2018 8:51:10 PM PDT by yesthatjallen

Rep. Ryan Costello (R-Pa.) said that he is leaving Congress in part because all he is ever asked about is President Trump, according to CNN.

"No matter what I say or do, I feel all I do is answer questions about Donald Trump rather than health insurance or tax policy," Costello told CNN.

Costello announced in March that he would not run for reelection, blaming the partisan political environment, including the actions of Trump.

"I feel, increasingly, that if you're a member of Congress, they assume that you're not good," Costello told CNN.

"They assume that you're not telling the truth. No matter what you do, someone's out there locked and loaded to say something disparaging, false, mean, in an attempt to have other people not like you,” he added.

The young moderate has broken with the GOP’s leadership and the president on a number of issues, including gun control and repealing the Affordable Care Act.

Costello noted that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision that redrew his district, in a move Republicans believe will make the district more Democratic, was also part of the reason he decided to leave Congress.

"I'm 41. I have an 8-month old. I have a 4-year old. I just lost half my congressional district. The state Supreme Court decided that they were going to try and take me out," Costello charged.

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(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: 115th; 2018election; 2020election; costello; election2018; election2020; girlyman; gop; luissanchez; mediawingofthednc; moderates; nolabels; pa2018; partisanmediashills; pennsylvania; presstitutes; ryancostello; seeya; smearmachine; spin; spintheheadline; thehill; trump
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To: Robert DeLong

Is he one of the GROPelite quitters who is signing the democrat’s amnesty bill forced-release?

I’d recommend he change parties, and run again - Hell, he’s already doing Pelosi’s bidding!


61 posted on 05/28/2018 5:41:57 AM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (The democrats' national goal: One world social-communism under one world religion: Atheistic Islam.)
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To: yesthatjallen
I feel all I do is answer questions about Donald Trump rather than health insurance or tax policy

Dumbass. Stop answering "questions" about Donald Trump and talk about your own policies. Donald Trump can answer for himself, thank you very much.

62 posted on 05/28/2018 5:46:58 AM PDT by libertylover (If people come here legally, they're immigrants; if they come here illegally, they're invaders.)
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To: yesthatjallen

Sounds like he should leave before Trump grabs him by the pu$$y


63 posted on 05/28/2018 5:51:57 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (Q is Admiral Michael S. Rogers)
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To: Kickass Conservative

Yep. Mine did too.

This guy thinks he works for the media, not the people.


64 posted on 05/28/2018 6:09:29 AM PDT by joethedrummer
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To: Robert A Cook PE

No doubt he will, but this time with the party he really identifies with. Just another SJW who is clueless as to the real damage he inflicts upon the world.


65 posted on 05/28/2018 6:09:58 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: Enterprise

Do you know if those panties are TWISTABLE ?

That is the type liberals like...so always check that out before buying...

wink~wink...


66 posted on 05/28/2018 6:15:21 AM PDT by haircutter
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To: yesthatjallen

They’re dropping like cucks.


67 posted on 05/28/2018 6:21:26 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (In God We Trust, In Trump We MAGA)
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To: Boomer

This guy is the congressman next to the district I’m in(Charlie Dent’s district). It seems he was picked by ‘whoever” thought he could win the district. he is no conservative, he is barely a republican. I say good riddance.


68 posted on 05/28/2018 6:26:56 AM PDT by bantam
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To: yesthatjallen

It’s good that he’s so strong and resilient and able to fight the good fight for his constituents. (Not!) If he can’t handle insipid questions about PDJT, it’s best that he goes home to Mommy. If he were to be faced with an important issue, he’d fold like a cheap suit.


69 posted on 05/28/2018 6:38:49 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Have an A-1 day.)
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To: yesthatjallen

Good. He’s not “fit for office” when he can’t identify that his frustration - what is people’s attention on and why - is with the media really, not Trump.


70 posted on 05/28/2018 6:46:37 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: bantam

I know a lot of people think Trey Gowdy has done a good job but when we look for any actual accomplishments we find nothing. He is a good orator but he’s more smoke and mirrors than substance.

At least he is honest. He has publicly said he likes the process. The results are not important to him. We need results oriented people; not those who enjoy the banter/process of going through the motions.


71 posted on 05/28/2018 7:47:23 AM PDT by Boomer (Leftism is the Moral Equivalent of the Plague - It Destroys Anyone it Infects)
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To: yesthatjallen

“”I feel, increasingly, that if you’re a member of Congress, they assume that you’re not good,””

the guy is an idiot: Americans have ALWAYS believed that about Congress since the first day it was founded, and mostly rightfully so ...


72 posted on 05/28/2018 8:23:40 AM PDT by catnipman ((Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!))
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To: yesthatjallen

Cry me a river.


73 posted on 05/28/2018 8:51:23 AM PDT by Crucial
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To: yesthatjallen

This clown just had his district chopped up

He has a lifetime ACU of 33

No loss


74 posted on 05/28/2018 9:07:43 AM PDT by wardaddy (ItÂ’s coming undone)
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To: wardaddy

Given it’s congress my first question was ‘live boy or dead girl’.

You’ve given me optimism that MAYBE (just maybe) they’re not all as bad as I think they are.


75 posted on 05/28/2018 9:10:06 AM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: yesthatjallen

Bye you quitter!!!


76 posted on 05/28/2018 9:37:33 AM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
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