No, Senator Capito, he learned that the Trump Party will say nothing regardless of what he does
More quid pro quo from Trump
Here’s West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito following the Senate impeachment trial on the quid pro quo charges against Trump:
"I think he's learned that he has to be maybe a little more judicious and careful, the way he's phrasing certain things," said Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia as she voiced her displeasure.
Say nice things or your state gets nothing
Trump, last night on Sean Hannity’s program attacking Washington and Michigan's governor:
Trump bashes Gov. Inslee and Gov. Whitmer (whose name he can't remember), then suggests he might not approve a disaster declaration requested by Michigan because Whitmer has complained about the federal response pic.twitter.com/iaencGQUgG
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 27, 2020
Here's the response from the Michigan governor:
Hi, my name is Gretchen Whitmer, and that governor is me 👋
— Governor Gretchen Whitmer (@GovWhitmer) March 27, 2020
I've asked repeatedly and respectfully for help. We need it. No more political attacks, just PPEs, ventilators, N95 masks, test kits. You said you stand with Michigan — prove it. https://t.co/FtWlTLZdqW
And here's Governor Whitmore this morning:
During an interview with local station WWJ News Radio, Whitmer detailed how her state has had difficulty in securing supplies to help hospitals cope with the influx of COVID-19 patients.
“What I’ve gotten back is that vendors with whom we’ve procured contracts — they’re being told not to send stuff to Michigan,” she said. “It’s really concerning, I reached out to the White House last night and asked for a phone call with the president.”
At the time that she called the White House, Trump was attacking her during an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, in which the president accused her of being insufficiently grateful for his assistance.
That’s a mighty nice TV license you have there. It would be a shame if you suddenly lost it.
Yesterday:
The Trump campaign told TV stations they could lose their licenses for airing an ad criticizing the president’s actions in the coronavirus crisis https://t.co/7EuWxCo1TP
— Bloomberg (@business) March 26, 2020
Here's the ad:
We won’t let the Trump campaign intimidate us from telling the truth. Beginning Saturday we will be running this ad in Arizona, our first television buy there this cycle. pic.twitter.com/Zsqx3PYdee
— Guy Cecil (@guycecil) March 26, 2020