Zinke denies threatening senators over Obamacare repeal defection
Source: Bangor Daily News
TRUJILLO, New Mexico Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Saturday that there was no threat in his calls to Alaskas two Republican U.S. senators last week after one of them broke ranks with the GOP on a health care vote.
Thats ridiculous, Zinke said when asked if the calls were threatening. Quite frankly, its laughable.
Zinke was in remote northeastern New Mexico on Saturday to see a proposed public access point for the federally designated Sabinoso Wilderness.
His calls to Republican U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan sparked controversy and were portrayed as a warning of repercussions for the nations largest state after Murkowskis vote against proceeding on legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
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tblue37
(64,860 posts)<iframe width="660" height="371" src="
" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>MontanaMama
(23,219 posts)claims that he didn't threaten them. Zinke is a thug. It is why he got the job. I live down the street from his brother and I'm familiar with the family. Thugs.
luvtheGWN
(1,336 posts)if his boss can lie on an hourly basis, then so can he.
BTW, is there anything funnier than Monty Python?!
atreides1
(16,039 posts)Zinke is a thief, he filed a fraudulent travel document when he was on active duty, now granted that the amount was low, the fact remains that he did it!
By submitting a fraudulent travel document we also know that he lied! So, that makes Zinke both a thief and a liar!!!
Now, who are we expected to believe two US Senators or a lying thief???
Marthe48
(16,565 posts)or cabinet secretaries'? Recordings would wipe the smirk off zinke's face. Too bad we have to rely on videos and recordings to verify what happened between government officials.
riversedge
(69,537 posts)badish stuff about Zinke's call. Lisa Milkowski barely reacted at the time.
vkkv
(3,384 posts)an idiot, too.. more from the piece::
Thats ridiculous, Zinke said when asked if the calls were threatening. Quite frankly, its laughable.
I call Lisa all the time, Zinke said Saturday near the Sabinoso. Im a Republican, Lisas a Republican. We talk about teamwork, where we can work together I talk to Lisa all the time. Lisa will say the same thing.
Murkowski also confirmed that she received a call from Zinke, but said she did not perceive the call as a threat against her or Alaska. He was just sharing the concern that the president expressed to him to pass on to me, Murkowski said Thursday. ( Oh, just passing the Trump message..)
On Saturday, Zinke said, The media maybe was bored for a day, and didnt have much to talk about.
Lisa and I get along very well, he said of Murkowski. My wife and her husband, Verne, are friends. We fish, we ski together. We will continue to fish, well continue to ski together.
And the president is talking to her, too. You know, I work for the president. The president has an expectation of working together as a team. But, I talk to Lisa all the time.
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IDIOT.
Gothmog
(143,654 posts)Sunlei
(22,651 posts)Just a castaway
An island lost at sea
Another lonely day
With no one here but me
More loneliness
Than any man could bear
Rescue me before I fall into despair
I'll send an SOS to the world
I'll send an SOS to the world
I hope that someone gets my
Message in a bottle