Posted on 01/13/2018 8:01:23 AM PST by markomalley
In the battle of credibility between President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Whip Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) over whether the chief executive referred to certain Third Word countries as “s***holes,” most of the media have sided with the Democrat.
But a pair of Republican senators who were at the White House meeting Thursday, Georgia’s David Perdue and Arkansas’ Tom Cotton, said Friday they do not recall Trump making the remark.
Former Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), said on “The Ingraham Angle” Friday night that Durbin’s account should be viewed with great skepticism.
“It’s the only thing they have,” said Chaffetz, now a Fox News analyst. “Look, there were six members of Congress in that room. There was only one Democrat. And only the Democrat is saying that this happened. And I think it’s highly suspect when Dick Durbin, who has a history of doing this — I mean, he’s used this card on Republicans before and was absolutely wrong.”
Fox News host Laura Ingraham referenced past questionable statements by Durbin.
In October 2013, Durbin wrote in a Facebook post that a House Republican leader treated then-President Barack Obama disrespectfully.
“In a ‘negotiation’ meeting with the president, one GOP House leader told the president: ‘I cannot even stand to look at you,’” Durbin wrote at the time.
The problem, according to no less a source than Obama’s White House spokesman, was that it was untrue.
“I looked into this and spoke with somebody who was in that meeting and it did not happen,” then-press secretary Jay Carney told reporters at the daily briefing.
Carney reiterated the point when asked a second time: “My understanding is that, again, from a participant in the meeting, that that didn’t happen.”
For his part, Trump denied disparaging Haiti during the meeting with lawmakers to negotiate a deal to grant legal status to people enrolled in the soon-to-expire Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
“Never said anything derogatory about Haitians other than Haiti is, obviously, a very poor and troubled country,” Trump tweeted Friday. “Never said ‘take them out.’ Made up by Dems. I have a wonderful relationship with Haitians. Probably should record future meetings — unfortunately, no trust!”
Ingraham also highlighted a 2005 speech on the Senate floor in which Durbin compared U.S. soldiers to Nazis and goons of Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot.
Democratic strategist Robin Biro told Ingraham that, as a military veteran, he, too, took offense to Durbin’s comments about the military. But he tried to turn the conversation back to the current president.
“Politicians say the darndest things, and Donald Trump is now a politician, and he is one of those people saying the most absurd things,” he said.
But to Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), it is Cotton and Perdue who are not telling the truth.
“It tells me Sens. Cotton and Perdue are lying,” Lieu told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. “If the president of the United States said the word s***hole 24 hours ago, you would know that. Either the president said it or he didn’t. You don’t say you don’t recall. And that tells me the president actually did say that.”
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who joined Durbin in presenting the DACA proposal that Trump rejected, issued a statement that did not directly confirm Durbin’s allegation but suggested the president said something offensive.
“Following comments by the president, I said my piece directly to him yesterday,” he stated. “The president and all those attending the meeting know what I said and how I feel. I’ve always believed that America is an idea, not defined by its people but by its ideals.”
all the conservative taking heads talk about as if it is true.
Durbin the Turbin...or more accurately...Durbin, the turd bin.
And then there is that POS Flake. Who’s not only backing Durbin but is saying everywhere that Trump is backing a face saving fence instead of a wall.
Durbin is a lowlife, lying scumbag with no ethics, morals or honor. The answer is obvious.
In my view it doesn’t matter.
The point has been made and underscored many many times. There is massive immigration from Shit Holes.
The Trump logic is why? Why do we need to import human excrement when there are so many good folks to allow into the country?
This whole friggin’ thing is a nothingburger...The demlibs will grab at anything to try and undermine President Trump...
Shows how little they care about America and their only allegiance is to their own moneygrubbing, powergrabbing political agenda...
And the winner is..no wait the loser..Durbin gives white people a bad name.
According to the great Pastor, Dr. Robert Jeffress, President Trump was “Right on target.”
Full quote from Dallas Morning Fake News:
>>”Apart from the vocabulary attributed to him, President Trump is right on target in his sentiment,” Jeffress told the Christian Broadcasting Network.<<
That’s how I refer to “my Senator”. Turd bin.
I think it’s funny that CNN is saying sh#thole 36 times just a few days before the OIG report is supposed to come out, the stock market hits a new high, more people get $1000 bonuses, and Fiat Chrysler announces a billion dollar plant is going to Detroit, from Mexico.
That’s why I’m beginning to detest Fox (Faux) News.
RATs never tell the truth; case closed!
Who’s Lying, Trump or Durbin?
Easy one...Durbin. He has been a notorious Dimm liar for years. Proven over and over, beyond a doubt.
Just another Democrat, thug, Chicago political hack . No surprise.
I think it’s probably safe to say Durbin is the one who fed the story to the Post and it was a huge success we must admit. My guess he changed original quote to make it more inflammatory. So why is Trump allowing that traitor Flake and his little mini me McSally to participate in the talks?
The MSM anti-Trump coordination committee needs to regroup, apparently.
Without corroboration, even the leftist media violated their own rules for publication. I think even their own rules are abrogated to bash Trump. Fake news reaching new heights. Or depths.
Agreed. And liberals are hypocrites on this. They live in the whitest neighborhoods.
Why are you asking this question.. it gives the appearance durbin might be telling truth.. no dem tells any truth.. an..
A week or two later, the Democrats backpeddle or are exposed as LIARS.
Now that Dick "Turbin" Durbin is involved, I know it's a lie. I live in Illinois. Everytime he opens his piehole he's lying.
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