Chaffetz decides looking his teenage daughter in the eye isn't as important as Trump, apparently

by Laura Clawson for Daily Kos Elections

Daily Kos Staff

Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016 Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016 at 7:15:15am PDT

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 07: Committee chairman Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) waits for the beginning of a hearing before House Oversight and Government Reform Committee July 7, 2016 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee held a hearing 'Oversight of the State Department,' focusing on the FBI's recommendation not to prosecute Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton for maintaining a private email server during her time as Secretary of State. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) — Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz.

Utah Republican Jason Chaffetz has just managed to put his loyalty to Donald Trump before his loyalty to his teenage daughter. When the tape of Trump bragging about sexual assault came to light, Chaffetz took a stand on principle and unendorsed Trump:

“I’m out," Chaffetz told Utah’s Fox 13 News in response to Trump's comments. "I can no longer in good conscience endorse this person for president. It is some of the most abhorrent and offensive comments that you can possibly imagine."

He added: "My wife and I, we have a 15-year-old daughter, and if I can’t look her in the eye and tell her these things, I can’t endorse this person."

But now, Chaffetz seems to have found a higher principle:

I will not defend or endorse @realDonaldTrump, but I am voting for him. HRC is that bad. HRC is bad for the USA.
— Jason Chaffetz (@jasoninthehouse) October 27, 2016

Sorry, Jason. You can’t get credit for refusing to “defend or endorse” the guy if you’re publicly saying you’re voting for him. It doesn’t work that way. As House Oversight Committee chair, Chaffetz is already threatening to swamp Hillary Clinton in investigations after she’s elected president.

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