GOP Rep. Thomas Massie stuns with 'disgraceful' remarks on Syria, Assad

Sarah D. | 5:01 PM on April 05, 2017

@RepThomasMassie just saw your interview with CNN. Wow just wow.

— Marianne Darragh (@Quince151) April 5, 2017

Welp, it looks like Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has at least one Republican counterpart who doesn’t publicly hold Bashar al-Assad responsible for the latest chemical weapons attack against innocent Syrian civilians:

Rep. Thomas Massie: "I don't think" Assad is behind attack in Syria https://t.co/AQTzVXDTsQ pic.twitter.com/YWUACIuZlt

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) April 5, 2017

.@RepThomasMassie on Syria gas attack: “I don’t think Assad would have done that, it does not serve his interest.” https://t.co/rV9kx95rTQ

— Kate Bolduan (@KateBolduan) April 5, 2017

More from CNN:

“Frankly, I don’t think Assad would have done that,” Massie said. “It does not serve his interests.”

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When a visibly stunned Bolduan pressed Massie on who — if not Assad — may be responsible for the attack, Massie seemed to suggest that the incident could have been unintentional.

“You’ve got a war going on over there,” Massie said. “Supposedly that airstrike was on an ammo dump, and so I don’t know if it was released because there was gas stored in the ammo dump or not — that’s plausible.”

https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/849723129253560322

Oh.

https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/849723956542222336

https://twitter.com/GrantGambling/status/849721445320208384

Massie may have royally stepped in it here.

Watched this live. It was pathetic.

— Matthew (@NJRepub7) April 5, 2017

https://twitter.com/maedaelex/status/849676678938972160

@RepThomasMassie are you kidding me? #AssadGenocide #SyrianBabiesGassed

— NancyYoungblut (@NancyYoungblut) April 5, 2017

https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/849722378284392450

Absolutely disgraceful from @RepThomasMassie https://t.co/cGDoPdXJ19

— Matt Mackowiak (@MattMackowiak) April 5, 2017

Absolute insanity by @RepThomasMassie WTF is wrong with these ppl??? https://t.co/tMLTV1gPwx

— Global Soul (@BKsCorner) April 5, 2017

MT @RepThomasMassie: Sorry if I let you down. I'm changing my vote on #AHCA! pic.twitter.com/5odPu75sZr #FullRepeal #PJNET

— Iowa Is Not Flat (@COSIsKey) April 5, 2017

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‘Shame on you!’ Dem Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s condemnation of Syrian attacks rings hollow