Talking Points Memo reports:
When CNN anchor John Berman asked if President Donald Trump supported out-of-state vigilantes coming in to act as law enforcement, Gidley said Trump “doesn’t” support them, but also Democratic state leaders have “let these looters continue to criminalize our communities” and Trump “doesn’t want that.”
“It does make sense just logically, if you don’t allow police to do their job, then the American people have to defend themselves some way,” the Trump campaign spokesperson said.
When a visibly shocked Berman pointed out that Gidley had just defended vigilantism, the campaign aide retorted that he “did no such thing.” Gidley dodged when Berman pressed him to say definitively that both he and Trump oppose vigilantism.
President’s Press Secretary again defending accused double-murderer Kyle Rittenhouse, says it’s the logical consequence of Black Lives Matter movement. “If you don’t allow police to do their job then the American people have to defend themselves some way.” pic.twitter.com/onxmeMtaOG
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) September 2, 2020
CNN’s @jimsciutto presses Trump 2020 national press secretary Hogan Gidley on the President’s position on Russian election interference. https://t.co/y6Uc4JWMoe pic.twitter.com/AZtTZm5gcL
— CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) September 2, 2020
Trump campaign spokesman Hogan Gidley tells @jimsciutto to “Stop pissing on my boots and saying it’s raining” after denying multiple reports detailing how Russia meddled in the 2016 elections. pic.twitter.com/d8POM4OS1C
— David Jensen (@Koinoneo) September 2, 2020
“Does mispronouncing words qualify? I know Yosemite is not “yo-semite.” You can count instances where the president has mispronounced words. Is that your standard for assigning mental acuity” — @jimsciutto to Hogan Gidley pic.twitter.com/BNicNBK5aZ
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 2, 2020
GIDLEY: No one has more strength than Donald Trump. No one can keep up with him
SCIUTTO: How many times on the golf course, Hogan? Come on pic.twitter.com/UQkMS5AEhE
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 2, 2020
“It does raise a pretty good question, in that, how do all these people get into these communities? Who pays for their flights? … it’s a very coordinated effort” — Hogan Gidley defends Trump’s lunatic comments about caravans of antifa boarding planes and flying to protests pic.twitter.com/4xj2oSSRJS
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 2, 2020