California Republican congressional candidates in tight races continue their silence on their presidential nominee Donald Trump’s attacks on a Gold Star family.
Candidates from up and down the state have either wrapped their arms around Trump or are keeping their eyes closed and hoping he goes away. No matter how far they try to run, they have already proven their inability to stand up to Trump.
California Republican candidates STILL silent on Trump’s comments smearing a Gold Star family:
Scott Jones (CA-07)
Rep. Jeff Denham (CA-10)
Rep. David Valadao (CA-21)
Justin Fareed (CA-24)
Rep. Darrell Issa (CA-49)
“Trump’s attacks on a Gold Star family went too far, but California Republican congressional candidates still shockingly refuse to condemn him,” said Barb Solish of the DCCC. “If these candidates can’t stand up to this bully now, how can California voters trust them to stand up for them in Congress?”
If past is prologue, and they finally feel pressured to issue lukewarm statements that fail to engage Trump directly on this abhorrent episode [see Rep. Steve Knight or Denise Gitsham], it will be much too little too late. Once again, the moment for that type of leadership has passed, just like it did when Trump attacked immigrants, Americans with disabilities, prisoners of war, women, to name just a handful of examples.