A MAGA Senator took to the airwaves to call out President Donald Trump for hypocrisy.
Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) admitted on “Face the Nation” Sunday that he was not “comfortable” with Trump’s newly announced and already problem-laden nuclear deal.
“We’re bombing a country to keep’m from getting a nuclear weapon,” said Kennedy. “But we’re signing a deal with another country…that the world perceives as possibly, someday leading to a nuclear weapon.”
The countries, of course, are Iran — which Trump ostensibly started to dismantle their nuclear program — and Saudia Arabia, the nation Trump wants to allow to enrich uranium.
The U.S. struck the deal Wednesday but hit a snag over the Saudi government’s relationship with Israel. Less than 24 hours after announcing the deal, Trump added a condition that the Saudis normalize those relations.
Experts warn the deal could trigger a cascade of nuclear ambitions across the Middle East, The Wall Street Journal has reported, and critics note the Saudis gave Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner’s private equity firm $2 billion.
“Face the Nation” host Margaret Brennan noted Sunday that any deal would have to be approved by Congress, which prompted Kennedy to list off his concerns.
“The world’s on a hair trigger,” Kennedy said. “The world looks at what’s going on in Ukraine, the Middle East, the world looks at America’s relationship now with Europe.”
He added, “People are scared.”
The Louisiana lawmaker is hardly the first U.S. senator to vent frustration with Trump this week.
White House demands that Majority Leader Sen. John Thune (R-SD) do more to pass the SAVE America Act — a non-citizen voting ban critics describe as redundant and dystopian — have infuriated GOP members of the Senate.
“Instead of pointing the finger at Republicans,” Thune said, “they might think about going after the people who are stopping it on the floor, which is the Democrats.”
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) added, “I have 1000 percent confidence in Thune, and anybody in the White House who thinks he’s not a good leader isn’t qualified for their job.”
“This idea that he can just command members of the Republican conference to get in line is just a fantasy,” responded Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX). “It’s creating a circular firing squad for Republicans.”
Kennedy himself added, “John can’t put a gun to people’s heads.”
The post ‘People are scared’: MAGA senator lashes out at Trump over ‘hair trigger’ tensions appeared first on Raw Story.
