'Staying on Trump's good side might have political benefits ... but it forces such tortured-logic defenses that it's painful to watch. This is, of course, the price of being a Republican in Trump's Washington these days,' writes CillizzaCNN
In a"60 Minutes" interview that aired Sunday, Scott Pelley asked House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy about the phone call between Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that now sits at the center of Democrats' impeachment inquiry into the President. And then this happened:
Pelley: What do you make of this exchange? President Zelensky says,"We are almost ready to buy more Javelins from the United States for defense purposes." And President Trump replies,"I would like you to do us a favor though."McCarthy: You just added another word.Pelley: No, it's in the transcript.McCarthy: He said -"I'd like you to do a favor though?"Read MorePelley: Yes, it's in the White House transcript.Oomph. Double oomph. .
In each episode of his weekly YouTube show, Chris Cillizza will delve a little deeper into the surreal world of politics. Click to subscribe! A quick glance at the transcript -- released by the White House last week -- confirms that Pelley was right and McCarthy was wrong. Here's the relevant bit:"I would like you to do us a favor though because our country has been through a lot and Ukraine knows a lot about it. I would like you to find out what happened with this whole situation with Ukraine, they say Crowdstrike.
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