This Thursday, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will come to Capitol Hill for meetings with Speaker Paul Ryan, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republican Senate and House Members. In order to move past the denial stage, and come to grips with the damaging reality of running on a Trump Ticket, will Rep. Will Hurd meet with Donald Trump so that he can “earn” his vote?
After Donald Trump won the Republican nomination last Tuesday, Will Hurd said:
“Until the presumptive nominee shows he can respect women and minorities and presents a clear plan to protect our homeland, I am going to reserve my endorsement,” Hurd said in a provided statement on Friday. “I hope in the next seven months he can show this because I am not supporting Hillary Clinton.”
What does that mean? When will the inflexible, stubborn and unpredictable Trump “earn” his vote? Is it when Donald Trump admits that it would be dangerous and reckless to break apart our alliance with NATO? Or must he admit that he won’t conduct mass deportations of immigrants, which would be immoral, break apart families, and devastate the American economy?
Clearly, Will Hurd has a lot of questions for Donald Trump, given that they will share the Trump Ticket in November.
“With Donald Trump visiting Capitol Hill this week, House Republicans are waking up from a bad dream, only to find that it’s reality. No matter how evasive, vague and downright confusing Hurd is in his reaction to Trump, he is part of the damaging Trump Ticket. Given Will Hurd’s declaration that Trump must earn his vote, they must want to sit down to start getting on the same page,” said DCCC Spokesman Jermaine House.