Senator Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) admitted Sunday morning that she totally refused to give a direct answer when she was pressured to reveal whether she would have voted to overturn President Donald Trump’s veto on the U.S. law. most recent national defense.
Last Friday, the Senate overwhelmingly voted 81-13 to overturn the president’s veto on the annual defense bill, with most Republicans joining Democrats in what became the first of Trump’s vetoes that were overturned.
The president had refused to sign the NDAA because it contained provisions to remove names from bases designated by Confederate generals and did not include repealing Article 230, a law that provides immunity for social media companies to post content. of third parties.
Loeffler, along with Georgia Republican Sen. David Perdue, did not participate in Friday’s vote, citing his campaign activities in the upcoming second Senate election to the Senate. During his interview with Fox News Sunday, guest host Bret Baier repeatedly pushed the Conservative lawmaker to give her position on the bill, only for Loeffler to refuse to give a direct answer.
“A lot of people are watching this race and believe that President Trump may have put you and Senator Perdue in a box first when he threatened not to sign the COVID stimulus and government funding and then signed it,” he said. point out Baier. “Then, after that, demanding or demanding additional direct payments, which you supported, and then vetoing the national defense bill, which you originally supported and voted for. Why didn’t you vote on the veto for annulment? Friday in the Senate? “
Loeffler, who has attacked the president closely during the election, responded that he “has stayed with the president 100 percent of the time” before praising Trump for the army’s presence. He also noted that he has been campaigning recently, prompting Baier to retire.
“Understanding that the campaign is important and you’re saying how important these elections are on January 5, but obviously Georgia is a great state of defense, current and former military here, defense business here,” he added. “How would you have voted if you had voted on this veto annulment?”
Again, Loeffler avoided the question, only saying he supported the NDAA initially before reiterating that he had been campaigning in Georgia. At the same time, the senator accused Democrats of changing the original bill, saying she did not know how she would have voted.
He also blew up his Democratic opponent, the Rev. Raphael Warnock, misrepresenting a sermon he made about not serving two masters, falsely claiming he “attacked” the military.
“But would you have kept the veto on the NDAA?” Baier pressed again.
“Look, what’s at stake here is our army and our freedoms,” Loeffler pivoted again. “These are the ones on the ballot right now. And I’m the daughter and granddaughter of the veterans … But if we don’t win January .5, our army will be disbanded and worse.”
“I won’t, but it’s not a ‘yes’ or a ‘no’ whether or not you’ll keep the veto,” the Fox News anchor sighed.
“That’s right,” smiled a shameless Loeffler.