CommentEd MazzaNovember 20, 2019Former Sen. Rick Santorum attempted a defense of President Donald Trump that’s been used by Republicans before ― but it didn’t go so well on CNN on Tuesday night.Santorum suggested that what Trump says isn’t nearly as important as what his administration does.
“This administration does many things, he doesn’t talk about any of them ... he doesn’t talk about policy,” Santorum said. “This argument is insane,” legal analyst Carrie Cordero fired back. “You cannot argue that the president of the United States’ words do not matter, or that he’s just sort of spouting off or he has his own views.” The president’s words matter and it cannot be that on one hand we’re supposed to take him seriously as the commander in chief and the person who’s running the government and on the other hand his defenders say, “it doesn’t matter what he said, ignore all that other crazy.
Santorum replied that Trump is merely “a little worked up” due to the attacks against him, including impeachment.Legal analyst Carrie Cordero challenges fmr. Sen. Rick Santorum's suggestion that a large portion of what President Trump says can be ignored. "You cannot argue that the President of the United States' words do not matter."https://t.co/Z5pfjnkfk6 pic.twitter.com/6urR9EEtIaLove HuffPost? Become a founding member of HuffPost Plus today.