Will Saletan is not persuaded — to say the least — by SC Senator Tim Scott's defense of Trump. Scott has long touted his evangelical "values," yet he continues defending Trump even after a jury found Trump sexually assaulted E. Jean Carroll.
Scott says Trump represents a "return to normalcy" around the kitchen table.
Saletan replies, “When [Scott] says ‘kitchen table’, what he means is no moral question matters. What matters is do they make the trains run on time?”'
Asked by CNN if he agrees w #Trump claim that #Jan6 defendants are hostages, Sen #TimScott (R-SC) answers, "I believe that our DOJ should allow a jury of our peers to make the decisions"
(Approx. 140 people have been convicted at trial, 700+ opted for guilty plea)
Scott also told CNN about the Jan 6 mob: "99% of the people who showed up were there to exercise their first amendment rights.
(Of the 1200+ defendants, 450+ have been charged with assaulting police)