One of the primary sources for reports that President Trump called some countries “s**tholes” was Sen. Dick Durbin, who was in an immigration meeting with the president and a few other members of Congress. Other senators, such as Republicans Tom Cotton and David Perdue, have said they don’t recall Trump saying that.
Sen. Chuck Schumer took that as a direct assault on Durbin’s integrity, and came to the defense of his fellow Democrat’s honor:
To impugn @SenatorDurbin's integrity is disgraceful. Whether you agree with him on the issues or not, he is one of the most honorable members of the Senate.
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) January 14, 2018
Suffice to say, not everybody agrees with Schumer’s voucher for Durbin’s integrity and honor.
Sen. @DickDurbin called us "Nazis" and "Soviets in their gulags" on #FlagDay 2005 from the US Senate floor, so spare me the garbage about how honorable he is. https://t.co/FvI18OfiC8
— Ruben D. Sanchez Jr (@rdsanchezjr) January 14, 2018
AP 6/21/2005
"Senator @DickDurbin apologized Tuesday for comparing American interrogators at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp to N-zis and other historically infamous figures." https://t.co/lhJWlLtNVG#MostHonorableDemocrat? https://t.co/GmDw58ZCO6
— Tom T. ن®?? (@VRWCTexan) January 14, 2018
Like when he compared the actions of US troops to, "Nazis, Soviets in their gulags,
or some mad regime—Pol Pot"https://t.co/DkWkSX0IFv https://t.co/FYLmLPGYnG— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) January 14, 2018
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Fact check: TRUE.
https://twitter.com/JamesHasson20/status/952602291596644354
With a history of making up false statements by Republicans with the specific intent of harming bipartisan negotiations. A most honorable man. https://t.co/iAswALpTkt
— Joel B. Pollak (@joelpollak) January 14, 2018
BREAKING NEWS: Liar claims other liar is honest. https://t.co/asVuUhbqIT
— William Keane (@largebill68) January 15, 2018
Early contender for low bar of the year award. https://t.co/WbmJV6hJGd
— 1Nation (@of4NByThePeople) January 15, 2018
But obviously the year is far from over and Schumer and Durbin probably have a lot more up their sleeves.
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