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Congressman Jason Chaffetz withdraws his endorsement of Donald Trump
Fox 13 ^ | October 7, 2016 | Mark Green

Posted on 10/07/2016 8:26:47 PM PDT by Pinkbell

SALT LAKE CITY -- Congressman Jason Chaffetz said he is withdrawing his support for Donald Trump Friday after a video surfaced showing the Republican candidate for president making vulgar remarks in 2005 about touching and kissing women without their consent.

Chaffetz, a Republican representing Utah's Third Congressional District, appeared on Fox 13 News at Nine Friday, saying: "I'm out. I can no longer in good conscience endorse this person for president. It is some of the most abhorrent and offensive comments that you can possibly imagine."

Rep. Chaffetz said he and his wife have a 15-year-old daughter, and he said if he can't look her in the eye and tell her about what Trump said he can't endorse the man.

While Chaffetz said he isn't sure who he will vote for, he said he won't be voting for Hillary Clinton and added that it's a shame Mike Pence isn't at the top of the ticket. He also said Trump's response to the criticism was an apology for getting caught, not an apology for his behavior.

Earlier Friday, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert also reacted to the footage and stated he would not vote for Donald Trump.

(Excerpt) Read more at fox13now.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Utah
KEYWORDS: chaffetz; compromised; grope; repiglicans; seeya; sensible; smart; trump; whatanass; winning; wise
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To: phoneman08
'The response of Republicans are much more damaging than the tape itself. "

Bingo!

181 posted on 10/08/2016 6:03:51 AM PDT by KC_Lion (Never Killary!)
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To: From The Deer Stand

this is really about the nevertrumpers Utah Mormon strategy.


182 posted on 10/08/2016 6:05:08 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: Pinkbell
This has been said before, but by his (and others) not voting for Trump, they vote for shillery AND they are saying what her husband did is less of a concern than what Trump said. Idiots. They aren't thinking this through, but more so, it gives them a reason not to support the candidate. We are lambs to the slaughter.
183 posted on 10/08/2016 6:16:18 AM PDT by zlala
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To: Pinkbell

So Chavetz wants the woman elected hes been trying to put behind bars for years. Badmouthing Trump’s apology is pathetic. To hell with Chavetz. Trump was saved and accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior a few months ago. Mormans know nothing about repentence of past sins because the faith is a cult. Romney, Lee and Chavetz are members in good standing of the globalist express and now have a reason to vote for Clinton. The SCOTUS be dammed.


186 posted on 10/08/2016 6:24:31 AM PDT by NKP_Vet (In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle,stand like a rock ~ T, Jefferson)
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To: Pinkbell
I guess nummnutz Chaffetz has no problem with his daughter being forced to wear a burqa when she is 30 and living in a totally broke country run by a tyrannical criminal cartel when she is 20 rather than support somebody who mouthed off some boorish banter to a reporter 11 years ago but is the final firewall left to save this country from a fate of tyranny, total disaster, massive breakup, or civil war? ... because that is what the stakes are.

Gimme a break!

188 posted on 10/08/2016 6:51:09 AM PDT by Gritty (This election is our last chance... We won't get another opportunity. It will be too late.-DJTrump)
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Same neutered rino that has been leading the clinton Benghazi/email dog and pony shows for the last 3 years accomplishing exactly nothing.

Now he’s doing his best to get her elected President???

This proves all his appearances on fox news and in front of a podium of microphones on capitol hill was a big steaming load of faux, self-serving horse shit.


189 posted on 10/08/2016 7:02:18 AM PDT by BuckeyeGOP
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To: AlanGreenSpam
Surely Shrillary will bring it up in the debate...

I'm not sure she will, now that Trump has telegraphed he won't be holding back. Hillary knows she is far more vulnerable on this issue.

Giving Trump an opening to bring it up in the debate would allow him to bypass her gatekeepers in the lamestream media that would avoid discussing her (and Bill's) past.

190 posted on 10/08/2016 7:03:20 AM PDT by justlurking
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To: niteowl77

That guy looks like an alien.


191 posted on 10/08/2016 7:06:44 AM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: Sarah Barracuda
Fools like Chaffetz think that by acting this way -- by doing whatever they can, whenever the opportunity arises to help defeat Donald Trump -- they are preserving their positions of power and luxury down the line.

This tactic is not only dishonorable (as it will ultimately harm Americans and nullify our Constitution), the result will be disasterous for them.

Should Clinton win, between flooding the country with illegal aliens who within a short time will be provided not just with full entitlements but with full citizenship including voting rights, and the Leftist justices that will be appointed to the USSC will, through redistricting rulings, reduce the Republican Party -- and Republicans right along with it -- to an insignificant fringe political entity. You only need look at California to see how massive a disaster single-party rule is -- especially when that party is of the totalitarian Left.

192 posted on 10/08/2016 7:25:51 AM PDT by glennaro
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To: Pinkbell

So he cares nothing about the effect of a liberal majority SCOTUS on his daughter. Now, THERE’S politician logic for you.


193 posted on 10/08/2016 7:38:26 AM PDT by prairiebreeze (Don't be afraid to see what you see. -- Ronald Reagan)
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To: justlurking

I think the nuclear bomb that Trump holds is the Kathy Shelton story. I think this is much more damaging to Hillary than pushing the aiding and abetting Bill’s indiscretion narrative.

Here’s why. First and foremost, a large percent of the population knows nothing about Shelton. When I bring up the story to people during political conversations, most of them get that deer in the headlights look.

Second, she not only defended a rapist, (that she herself felt was guilty), but a CHILD rapist. She also chuckled about his guilt and her defense of it. That’s some brutal stuff.

It has to be done carefully, politically correct, and strategical and surgically, but if there is a way to bring this up during a debate, especially a townhall debate...it would be DEVASTATING.


194 posted on 10/08/2016 8:07:03 AM PDT by BuckeyeGOP
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To: Pinkbell

Jason wil burn in hell.


195 posted on 10/08/2016 8:14:26 AM PDT by WashingtonFire
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To: mass55th
I just watched the video from 2005, and there's nothing even close to that in it.

You WERE NOT supposed to actually WATCH the video and judge for yourself. You are supposed to listen to idle rumor and gossip and the media and make all your decisions from there. (/s)

196 posted on 10/08/2016 8:14:33 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: WashingtonFire

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I suspect major skeletons in the Utah closets.

Fits with my personal experience in DC.

But Geraldo and the Media said other countries were laughing at us because of our views on mistresses with Bill C.

Geraldo led the White House’s Oral Sex is not Sex campaign - and we were told everybody does it.

This is a only private conversation.

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197 posted on 10/08/2016 8:16:38 AM PDT by AnthonySoprano
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To: BinaryBoy
Hillary Clinton got a pedophile rapist freed on a technicality

She arranged to have the testing lab LOSE the DNA/Blood sample. A bit more than just a 'technicality'.

198 posted on 10/08/2016 8:19:14 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: Pinkbell

So I guess Chaffetz won’t have a problem when his daughter is next in line for a clitoridectomy.

Hillary’s speeches to the banking industry show that she’s for open borders, and hundreds of thousands of Muslim non-vetted immigrants. Chaffetz’ kids living under sharia law is better for them than some stupid, seedy words? Will his daughter get to pick out her own hijab or burqa or will her god-like husband do it for her?

Priebus needs to do some serious negotiating or threatening when it comes to the idiots in D.C. GOP.


199 posted on 10/08/2016 8:19:39 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam
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To: BuckeyeGOP

Third... she won the case by having the TESTING LAB LOSE the DNA/blood sample that proved he did it.


200 posted on 10/08/2016 8:28:19 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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