Jay Ashcroft flopped when faced with the most dreaded predicament amongst grandstanding blowhards: a follow-up question

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s attempt to justify his ludicrous threat to have President Joe Biden removed from the state’s electoral ballot spiraled into chaos over the most basic of questions: “How so?”

During a Monday interview with CNN’s Boris Sanchez, the Republican was asked how he justified his threats to have Biden removed from the state’s ballot in retaliation for recent attempts to remove Trump from state ballots on grounds that his actions in the aftermath of the 2020 election constitute insurrection. The constitutionality of such a removal will soon be reviewed by the Supreme Court.

“What would then be your justification for removing Joe Biden from the ballot in Missouri. Has he engaged in your mind in some kind of insurrection?” Sanchez asked.

“There have been allegations that he’s engaged in insurrection,” Ashcroft replied. He was then met with the most dreaded predicament amongst grandstanding blowhards: a follow-up question.

“How so?” Sanchez asked, prompting Ashcroft to demand that Sanchez stop interrupting him. “You can’t say something like that and not back it up,” Sanchez countered.

“You interrupted me before I could back it up,” a flustered Ashcroft complained. “Are you scared of the truth?”

    • S_204@lemm.ee
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      10 months ago

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      https://pix11.com/news/israel-war/jewish-students-locked-inside-library-told-security-they-felt-unsafe/

      This is one example of a few that have been in the news lately. Do you think that targeted group is going to continue to meet on campus?

      They’re being discouraged with extraordinary levels of animosity and as we’re seeing before Congress and in various law suits, the institutions are not really doing anything to stop it. If you can’t see that as tacitly approving the behaviour, then I guess you’re one of those where the context is dependent.

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        10 months ago

        Your link was twenty protesters making people feel unsafe and police attending and didn’t charge anyone.

        Are the cops in on it too?

        What are these things you’re vaguely mentioning about congress and lawsuits?