In a CNN interview, Todd Blanche was asked about President Trump calling Democratic lawmakers extortionists who should be imprisoned. Blanche didn't say no. He said members of Congress had "done nothing but threaten" the administration since Tuesday, and that leaders of the Senate and Congress began threatening Stephen Miller "within moments" of what Blanche called his promotion to chief of staff.
The receipt
- Who
- Todd Blanche
- Where
- interview - CNN with Dana Bash
- Original footage
- Forbes Breaking News · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 51 seconds, unedited within the cut
Read the transcript
But I do want to ask you about another thing that the president said. He said that the Democratic lawmakers are extortionists and they should be imprisoned. Is that a possibility? Well, it depends on what the crime is and what they've done. But listen, what President Trump is talking about, and it's easy, it's easy to sit here and talk about the president's truce without actually talking about what he's responding to, is you have members of Congress who, after Tuesday have done nothing but threaten everything that's happening in this administration. That is not governing. That is not leaving. That is not oversight. I mean, you have you have Stephen Miller getting promoted to chief of staff and within moments, within moments, the leaders of the Senate and the Congress start threatening him. Okay, that's not oversight. That's not governing. That's not leading. That's actually a disappointment and it's sad. And the president has every right.
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