Republican Senate hopeful and Trump favorite caught in leaked audio distancing himself from president to black leaders
A REPUBLICAN hopeful – and Donald Trump favorite – was caught distancing himself from the president to black leaders in revealing leaked audio.
John James, who was previously suggested as Trump’s ambassador to the UN last year, is now vying for the Senate in Michigan.
Trump appears to be a strong support of James tweeting he “will be a GREAT Senator for Michigan!” last month and endorsing his unsuccessful 2018 Senate bid.
The president even tweeted a picture of him with James in the Oval Office – but it would appear the feeling isn’t mutual.
The 38-year-old Iraq veteran has said he disagrees with many of Trump’s decisions in a video conference with prominent community leaders that was obtained by POLITICO.
When James was asked whether he disagreed with the president on key issues, his response was certainly telling.
“Plenty, plenty of issues,” he said. “Everything from cutting Great Lakes funding to ‘shithole countries’ to speaking ill of the dead.”
The last comment was supposedly a reference to Trump’s comments about the late Senator John McCain.
“I mean, where do you want to start?” James continued. “And so yes, there’s gonna be places that I disagree with the president and those are just a couple.”
The rising GOP star also denied claims he got funding from Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.
“I haven’t gotten any money — that’s political talking points,” James insisted. “Very little of that is true.”
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