UPDATED: Blankenship: Trump Supported a Candidate 'Basically Accused of Pedophilia'

[DonViejo]

Source: The Daily Beast


During a televised town hall interview on WZTS TV this morning, West Virginia GOP senate candidate Don Blankenship, continued to dismiss President Donald Trump following a tweet this morning from Trump urging West Virginians not to vote for Blankenship. The former coal executive, who served time in prison following a 2010 mine explosion that killed 29 miners, said, “Again, we all really like President Trump's policies but we know that he doesn't get things right. I mean he recommended that people vote for a guy that was basically accused of pedophilia in Alabama,” referencing the president’s support for Judge Roy Moore in last year’s Alabama Senate race. This follows Blankenship’s earlier statement on Monday in which he said that “tomorrow, West Virginia will send the swamp a message—no one, I mean no one, will tell us how to vote. As some have said, I am Trumpier than Trump and this morning proves it.”

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Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/blankenship-dismisses-trump-tweet-he-told-people-to-vote-for-a-guy-accused-of-pedophilia

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Video at link, above.

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UPDATE:

Don Blankenship Reminds Voters That Trump Got It Wrong On Roy Moore

By Kate Riga | May 7, 2018 12:28 pm

After President Donald Trump used former Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore’s loss to dissuade West Virginians from voting for coal baron and ex-convict Don Blankenship, Blankenship hit back Monday by reminding voters that Trump backed Moore before his shocking loss.

“We all really like the President’s policies, but we know that he doesn’t get things right,” he said in an interview with WZTS TV. “I mean, he recommended that people vote for a guy that was basically accused of pedophilia in Alabama.

“My accusers are Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, not anyone I’ve damaged,” he continued. “It’s really sad that pressure on the President and misinformation and untruths caused him to suggest that people vote for two guys that have failed you. I will not fail you if I get to D.C. … and I can tell you, I am more capable of representing you than anyone you ever sent to the U.S. Senate.”

Blankenship, who was recently imprisoned for failing to prevent a fatal mining accident, heads into a competitive primary on Tuesday against two establishment Republicans, the winner of which will face incumbent Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) in the fall.

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https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/don-blankenship-reminds-voters-that-trump-backed-roy-moore-before-his-loss

[Maxheader]

1. Trumpier than Trump

A new standard of deceit?

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. Wait, isn't this the state where the Senator is accused of being a DINO and

is the opponent of this VILE PRICK?

Dont pay attention to has attacking rump, he is doing that because he took the demo temperature of the state which told him to.

ANYBODY here gonna tell me they wouldnt BUST THEIR ASS to reelect Manchin now?

[LonePirate]

3. Defying 45 is an interesting strategy to employ but it won the primary for Moore in AL.

Blankenship is an even more despicable human than 45, if that is even possible; but Manchin’s easiest path to victory is against him. Like him or not, we need Manchin to win in November.

[YessirAtsaFact]

4. Yep

[Tiggeroshii]

5. Says the guy responsible for the deaths of 30 of his workers...

[FailureToCommunicate]

6. "Hey, I got lot lots of minors killed. I mean miners. That should get Trump's approval"

[beachbum bob]

7. Any time conservatives go at each other is a win for the rest of us

I am sure we will much much more...

[Dopers_Greed]

8. He should call him "Cocaine Trump"

Based on all the sniffing during the presidential debates

[lagomorph777]

9. Sez a candidate convicted of killing 29 human beings.

The Reputins are an amazing shitshow.

[cstanleytech]

10. I would not be surprised if Blankenship and Trump are secretly communicating and decided on a

strategy of attacking each other rather than have Trump endorse him given that for the most part that any endorsement by Trump has been the kiss the of death.