Comedy on the campaign trail on Monday night. New Hampshire’s Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte actually said—not kidding here—that Donald Trump was a “role model” for children. No, really, she said that. In front of cameras.
During a debate against her Democratic opponent, Gov. Maggie Hassan, Ayotte was asked about role models for children: "Would you tell them to be like Donald Trump? Would you point to him as a role model?" And Ayotte stammered:
Uh, I, oh, uh, I think that, uh, certainly, uh, there are many role models that we have, and, uh, I, I believe he’s can serve as president, and so absolutely. I would do that.
It gets better. Shortly after the debate, apparently realizing that she “absolutely” called a bigoted, racist, misogynist—who posts late-night twitter rants directing Americans to watch non-existent sex tapes—a role model for children, Ayotte issued a statement:
I misspoke tonight. While I would hope all of our children would aspire to be president, neither Donald Trump nor Hillary Clinton have set a good example and I wouldn’t hold up either of them as role models for my kids.
Uh huh. We believe you, Kelly. (And don’t forget, Ayotte “supports” Trump but doesn’t “endorse” him.)
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