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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Tue Apr 23, 2019, 08:25 PM Apr 2019

GOP lawmaker quits party because of Trump's 'disregard for the truth'

An Iowa state lawmaker has said he is leaving the Republican Party because of his loathing of President Trump.

Rep. Andy McKean, 69, the longest serving Republican currently in the Iowa legislature, announced Tuesday he would register as a Democrat after being registered as a Republican for almost 50 years.

“With the 2020 presidential election looming on the horizon, I feel, as a Republican, that I need to be able to support the standard bearer of our party. Unfortunately, that is something I’m unable to do. I believe that it is just a matter of time before our country pays a heavy price for President Trump’s reckless spending and short-sighted financial policies, his erratic, destabilizing foreign policy, and his disregard for environmental concerns,” he said in a statement.

McKean blamed Trump for fueling an “unprecedented divisiveness” and said he sets a poor example by hurling insults at those who disagree with him and his “frequent disregard for the truth.”

“If this is the new normal, I want no part of it,” he said.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-lawmaker-quits-party-because-of-trumps-disregard-for-the-truth/ar-BBWdqyj?li=BBnbcA1

Too bad more don't follow suit.

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GOP lawmaker quits party because of Trump's 'disregard for the truth' (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2019 OP
It only takes one to start a movement. Hotler Apr 2019 #1
Here is a start... DAMANgoldberg Apr 2019 #2
welcome to the dem party Demovictory9 Apr 2019 #3
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