NEW: Davis Not Concerned with Request for Foreign Interference in Electoral Process
Congressman Rodney Davis has again made it abundantly clear that he’ll always fall in line with the administration or his political party in Washington – no matter the circumstances. In a weekend interview with the State Journal-Register, when Congressman Davis was asked about allegations that the president solicited foreign interference to help him win reelection, Davis took his party’s line and said the allegations gave him no pause.
As a reminder, just in the last month, Davis has repeatedly refused to stand up to this administration – here are two examples:
In response to questions about the use of tear gas to clear Lafayette Square for a photo op – which was denounced by faith leaders, military leaders, and members of both parties – Davis refused to condemn the use of force against Americans protesting peacefully.
In response to the president peddling conspiracy theories that a 75-year-old peaceful protestor deserved to be shoved to the ground and left bleeding from the head because he was a member of Antifa, Davis simply stated, “I’ve said before that the president should tweet less.”
This deference to the administration shouldn’t come as a surprise to Illinoisans. Congressman Davis made it clear long ago that his political future in Washington is more important than standing up for what’s right. The same State Journal-Register column makes that clear: “Rodney Davis has shifted on Trump since 2016. He said shortly before that election that he could not vote for Trump after the release of the ‘Access Hollywood’ tape in which Trump talked of grabbing women. But he’s now an honorary co-chair of Trump’s Illinois campaign.”
As Betsy Dirksen Londrigan put it, Davis “won’t stand up to this administration. […] I would love to ask Congressman Davis: Where is his backbone, and where is his humanity?”
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