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James Besanvalle
Oct 20, 2020
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Republican Senator John Cornyn caused outrage after likening his relationship with Donald Trump to a bad marriage.
Speaking to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the Texan senator described their relationship as:
Maybe like a lot of women who get married and think they're going to change their spouse, and that doesn’t usually work out very well.
He then added:
I think what we found is that we’re not going to change President Trump. He is who he is. You either love him or hate him, and there's not much in between.
What I tried to do is not get into public confrontations and fights with him because, as I’ve observed, those usually don’t end too well.
People called out Sen. Cornyn for trying to distance himself from Trump, even though he has a history of voting in support of the president in Congress:
Too late @JohnCornyn You chose tRump over Texas time and time again. This last minute attempt to save your election… https://t.co/8Vdutt8B6Z— NikkiM (@NikkiM) 1603044845
This says a lot about what Cornyn’s internal polling must show re Trump’s performance in Texas. https://t.co/DcR0aQTa0S— Sarah Isgur (@Sarah Isgur) 1603042144
What in the fresh hell https://t.co/t7cWHnQR4K— Lauren Chou (@Lauren Chou) 1603070848
This is so incredibly weak and is pitched in a way to alienate both Trump’s base and swing suburbanites. For the fi… https://t.co/fW3YdeBqXP— Shannon McCormick (@Shannon McCormick) 1603056206
Oh no no, Senator. Nope. Lie down with dogs, luxuriate in the fleas. https://t.co/JtKn2uyzNv— Robin Bradford ⚾️🍹🎼📚 (@Robin Bradford ⚾️🍹🎼📚) 1603041759
As well as the fact that his comments were “sexist” it’s not just a phenomenon that only affects women:
Did John Cornyn just try to explain away his cowardice with sexism? He doesn’t know enough Texas women. We kick ass. https://t.co/v86l2UDIog— MJ Hegar (@MJ Hegar) 1603050827
right, because that’s exclusively a female phenomenon. @JohnCornyn you’re cataclysmically stupid. https://t.co/n7Utf0XdYE— buttitwins defense squad 🏳️🌈🐝 (@buttitwins defense squad 🏳️🌈🐝) 1603132516
Those suburban women are not gonna like this reference, Senator. https://t.co/hgDZwjcomM— Ed Bott (@Ed Bott) 1603047759
Funny how @JohnCornyn uses a sexist analogy to describe his relationship with Trump. Both of these men have got to… https://t.co/cxHeAS2b5p— We The People. Equality. Freedom (@We The People. Equality. Freedom) 1603044849
Cornyn claims he disagrees with Trump about things like the deficit and the border wall between the US and Mexico, but he only brings issues up privately:
When I have had differences of opinion, which I have, [I] do that privately. I have found that has allowed me to be much more effective, I believe, than to satisfy those who say I ought to call him out or get into a public fight with him.
Cornyn is up against Democrat MJ Hegar for the Texas senate seat in the upcoming election on 3 November.
Current predictions place Cornyn ahead of Hegar – 47 per cent to 38 per cent.
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