Posted on 03/04/2024 12:52:36 AM PST by RandFan
Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) said he is not “going to lie” on behalf of the Republican Party when asked why he decided to not seek reelection.
Buck, who announced last November that he will not be running for reelection, said on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday” that while his goals for the country have not changed, the world around him “has changed dramatically.”
“We’ve gone from a time when the Tea Party stood for conservative principles, for constitutional principles, to a time where the [populists] have taken over the Republican Party and are really advocating things that I believe are very dangerous,” he told host Chris Stirewalt in an interview that aired Sunday.
When asked why he decided to leave Congress, Buck said that numerous different factors led to his decision. “The MAGA crowd ran a primary against me last time. I won 75-25. I’m not concerned about [a] primary, I’m not concerned about losing a general election. You know, the time is right. I’m at a point in my life where I want to do different things. I want to enjoy my family more, I want to [do] less business travel and more recreational travel. There are a lot of things that went into the decision,” he said.
“But really we’re at a time in American politics, that I am not going to lie on behalf of my presidential candidate, on behalf of my party. And I’m very sad that others in my party have taken the position that, as long as we get the White House, it doesn’t really matter what we say,” he added.
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Ken can go buck himself.
The authorities should check his basement...
What lies is he being asked to tell?
If MSN is giving him complimentary coverage, color me suspicious.
Buck off Ken.
Why doesn’t he name the lies and why doesn’t he state what these dangerous things are?
And what are these “Conservative” principals that he has that are not being followed? I’d like these people to be specific about this term as I have no idea what it means anymore and they shouldn’t be able to hijack it.
These are the kind of “ Republicans “ that got us in this fricken mess.
Get lost Ken... And F’ yourself.
What lies is he being asked to tell?????
“Well, Bye”
He says he wants to spend more time with family, watch as he gets a gig on MSNBC or CNN and rail against the MAGA movement.
He says he wants to spend more time with family, watch as he gets a gig on MSNBC or CNN and rail against the MAGA movement.
Agreed. I’m confused too.
The reason why he is not running is because he will get the Cheney treatment in the primary. So it is Ken who is doing the lying.
Define ‘populism’ Mr. Buck. Seems to me that when ordinary US citizens start demanding accountability and true representation from a government that has forgotten that it derives its purpose and power from the people and exists to serve the people, the citizenry is justified and are doing what they are supposed to do to ensure the integrity of the nation.
Good riddance to another RINO
Yay ! Another scalp.
And another one goes back to delirium planet
In a sane and truth world the headline would be ….. democrat Lies Claiming to Be republican
In other words, he hates "America First", Making America Great Again, American citizens, law and order, fiscal sanity, energy independence, peace around the world ...
Essentially, he prefers the destruction of the USA, along with his commie Democrat comrades.
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