“Wait”, you might be saying. “That doesn’t sound like a defense. It sounds like an attack.” Correct. Reasonable, rational, patriotic people would hear this as an attack. But we’re talking about Republicans here.
Santorum’s argument is that every Republican KNOWS that Trump always cares more about himself than anything else. Every American knows it. Therefore, it’s no surprise that he put his own personal gain ahead of United States security interests in Ukraine. Therefore, it’s OK.
He said this on CNN. On camera. When he knew he was being broadcast. Without a hint of irony.
I’m not making this up. But you’ve so much outlandish bullshit from the Phony Patriot Republicans you probably don’t need me to tell you that.
It’s painful to watch, but here it is: