Congressman Scott Tipton has been and continues to be a faithful Trump supporter, but after Trump threw our country under the bus in order to placate Putin, Tipton knew he had to distance himself a little to avoid being exposed as a Trump toady. He put out a press release saying that Russia is not our friend; that Russia tried to affect the outcome of our election, and that he supported sanctions against Russia. He called on Trump to act: to address this terrible problem. Absent from this ringing declaration was the slightest criticism of Trump.
Putin has a long record of being a ruthless dictator. He has done nothing different from what he’s always done. Putin did not create the present crisis. Trump created the present crisis by attacking NATO and defending, even praising, Putin. John McCain called Trump’s behavior at Helsinki “disgraceful.”
Our country is becoming a corrupt oligarchy. Trump is the blunt force of its leading edge, yet Scott Tipton is afraid to criticize him, much less hold him accountable. Like most Republicans, he’s going along for the ride. American democracy will not survive continued Congressional control by Scott Tipton and his like.
Edward Packard
Durango
