Talking About Things And Saying Things About Things Is Different From Trump Saying What He’ll Do

GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter today unleashed a bit of Palin-worthy word salad in defense of Donald Trump. From the Washington Post:

“What I’m done with is trying to articulate or explain or answer for what Donald Trump says,” Hunter said. “I think he’ll be a great president. I think he’ll make good decisions on the economy, on the border, on national security, but it doesn’t mean we endorse what he says. I think what he says and what he’ll do are two different things.”

The Post reporter asked him, “So what should we believe when he says something? What should we believe when it comes out of his mouth?”

“What he said,” Hunter replied.

“But you just said you don’t necessarily believe what he says is what he’s going to do,” said the reporter.

“Right,” Hunter said. “True. But him talking about things and saying things about things is different than him saying what he’s going to do. I think he’ll do what he says he’s going to do. I’m not trying to parse words; I think he’ll do what he says he’s going to do. But he says things about things that I don’t endorse, and I’m not going to try to articulate for him.”

RELATED: Back in 2011 Hunter authored a House bill which would have required each member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to somehow “certify” that the repeal of DADT “will not degrade the readiness, effectiveness, cohesion and morale of combat arms units.” The bill failed to advance.