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South Carolina U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford: Trump threatened to back primary challenger against me
postandcourier ^

Posted on 03/30/2017 2:52:58 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

WASHINGTON — Against the backdrop of crumbling negotiations over the GOP bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, President Donald Trump said last week he wanted to oust incumbent U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford in 2018.

The South Carolina Republican told The Post and Courier that Trump chose to convey this message through an intermediary: White House budget chief Mick Mulvaney, a former member of the S.C. congressional delegation, co-founder of the House Freedom Caucus and a friend.

"'The president asked me to look you square in the eyes and to say that he hoped that you voted ‘no’ on this bill so he could run (a primary challenger) against you in 2018,'" Sanford said Mulvaney told him.

He added that Mulvaney made it clear he did not want to deliver the message but did so at Trump's insistence.

"I’ve never had anyone, over my time in politics, put it to me as directly as that," Sanford said, perhaps understating just how monumental it is for a sitting president to openly go after members of his own party.

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


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cultists; primary; reaganesque; sandford; shuntheunbelievers; truecolors; trump
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To: bigbob

What you mean is that Trump can do the same thing and it is A-OK with you.


41 posted on 03/30/2017 4:10:01 PM PDT by Oklahoma
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Trump might be doing all this to be in good terms with the House Republican leadership, to have then nothing happen at election time, maybe even endorsing the Freedom Caucus in primaries. It seems like a very reckless approach though.


42 posted on 03/30/2017 4:12:24 PM PDT by TTFX
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Lemmee see here... It looks like those people who were against Trump throughout the primaries, yes, and who were never-Trump throughout the general, yes, and who said, “Well, OK, he’s president and I’ll accept it for now, but, mind you, I’VE GOT ‘IM ON A SHORT LEASH!” are out there, yanking on that leash they think Trump is on.

But I like what Trump is doing. And I like the fact that hilary isn’t in office with her stinking pile of political maggots (thanks, Mr. President!).

Nattering nabobs aside, he is, and will be, President for quite a while. And no, he’s not on anybody’s short leash. Thank God.


43 posted on 03/30/2017 4:18:32 PM PDT by Migraine (Diversity is great- -- until it happens to YOU.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

“Sanford also has not shied away from expressing concerns about Trump’s... suggestions of mass voter fraud.”

Yeah, he needs to go.


44 posted on 03/30/2017 4:20:36 PM PDT by odawg
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Looks like Sanford was never a supporter.


45 posted on 03/30/2017 4:21:44 PM PDT by odawg
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To: DIRTYSECRET

“The man was in love, maybe for the first time”

It is called “having the hots.”


46 posted on 03/30/2017 4:23:40 PM PDT by odawg
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I will never have any sympathy for the Conservative Caucus. The Conservative Caucus installed Ryan as speaker. Let them deal with it.


47 posted on 03/30/2017 4:25:30 PM PDT by odawg
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Sanford is safe as long as he takes the hint and backs tax cuts and stays out of the South American jungle.


48 posted on 03/30/2017 4:35:28 PM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Slime r slime r slime

Be well.


49 posted on 03/30/2017 4:37:08 PM PDT by Strac6 ("We sleep safe in our beds only because rough men stand ready to visit violence on the enemy.")
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To: ChicagoConservative27

He dumped his wife and children for a woman from South America and has done some weird things. His sons refused to speak to him at the time, don’t know if they have by now made up or not. He is a hard worker but not what I would call a stable person.


50 posted on 03/30/2017 4:41:11 PM PDT by apocalypto
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Primary Ratface Ryan, and remember you were elected to flush the Beltway turds, not to swim with them.

Or have a one term presidency like “Read my lips” Bush.


51 posted on 03/30/2017 4:48:26 PM PDT by Psalm 144 (Deplorable and loving it.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Sanford has plenty of baggage.


52 posted on 03/30/2017 4:56:17 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Maybe Marky needs to go back to his hike on the Appalachian trail


53 posted on 03/30/2017 5:06:18 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

This is a stunning development. Mark Sanford is a solid conservative. Trump is waging war against patriots.

This is not going to end well.....for trump


54 posted on 03/30/2017 5:10:08 PM PDT by spacejunkie2001
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To: ChicagoConservative27
Oh my, I think I am having a case of the vapors. Sanford is shocked by hardball politics, which are the norm in DC. The use of carrots and sticks is the way members are herded together to get legislation thru. Committee assignments, primary challenges, approval of pet projects in a member's district, donor pressure, etc. are just a few tools to get votes. Obamacare was passed thru bribes and pressure.

Sanford is my representative. He is a drama queen and should be replaced.

55 posted on 03/30/2017 5:17:20 PM PDT by kabar
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Do youmhave anthing else better to do with your time than to,sit here all,day and make endless posts critical of Trump? Why dont you take a few days off? It might do you some good.


56 posted on 03/30/2017 5:24:54 PM PDT by usafa92 (Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States)
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To: usafa92

I’ve been very supportive of Trump sine 2015.
I will not be a mindless cheerleader when he’s wrong.


57 posted on 03/30/2017 5:30:49 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Lurkinanloomin
Mark Sanford may be a nut, but if Trump wants to primary Dave Brat, he will make political opponents out of previous supporters.

What are you going to do, not vote Trump/Pence and deliver Virginia to Hillary Clinton again ? She already won it once. Barack Hussein Obama won it twice. You need to convince fellow Virginians to turn away from electing Democrats. Once you do that, I will attach more weight to your attachment to Dave Brat.
58 posted on 03/30/2017 6:21:50 PM PDT by af_vet_1981 (The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began.)
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To: Right Brigade

Quit attacking conservatives, dammit.


59 posted on 03/31/2017 3:12:02 AM PDT by ilgipper
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To: ilgipper

Since when is adultery a conservative value?
I am done with voting for these types of Bungholes.


60 posted on 03/31/2017 1:42:56 PM PDT by Right Brigade
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