If it were a member of the State government I could understand. But he’s a US Senator, what could he possibly do to help the situation, other than just get in the way?
“If it were a member of the State government I could understand. But he’s a US Senator, what could he possibly do to help the situation, other than just get in the way?”
Agree, nothing more than symbolic help. But, I think, ANY political adviser would have told him not to make that trip, particularly if he could be seen in public. Sitting home, reading a novel, would have served him and the Republicans far better.