Andrew Yang back-peddles on Mar-a-Lago search tweets as CNN's Jim Acosta tries to get a straight ans

[TheBlackAdder]

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The self-proclaimed 2024 Presidential Spoiler verbally tries to retract some tweets.
Link to spoiler discussions: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217022133#post9

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As more information has become known, Yang has been forced to walk back some of the attacks. Speaking to CNN's Jim Acosta on Sunday, Yang was back peddling even more. When asked about it, he pivoted to the horrific attacks being seen on FBI agents and their families.

"But are you saying that -- I don't think you answered my question," Acosta came back. "Are you saying the attorney general had political motivations with this search at Mar-a-Lago?"

"Oh, I trust that all of the DOJ employees, and particularly the FBI agents, are faithful public servants discharging their duty," Yang said, still refusing to answer. "And it hurts us all that people are singling out individuals in the way that Donie [O'Sullivan' described. It's really awful."
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More at the jump:
https://www.rawstory.com/andrew-yang-trump-tweets-acosta/

Suddenly the guy who knows so many answers is a little timid.

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[Master Jah-Remi]

2. Contrarianism is easy.

That's why it attracts fools.

[brush]

6. Hey, I never heard it put that way. You're right.

Fools who want attention and to be thought of as "different."

They're different all right.

[brush]

3. Yang continues to disappoint...seems like with every statement.

He needs to get out of politics and get a job as he's a two-time, high-profile loser who just doesn't have the knack for it.

[Rebl2]

11. I agree

He seems to just want attention and is a soar loser kind of like a lot of republicans

[grantcart]

24. He doesn't disappoint me because I never expected as anything

He thinks he is so smart that his entry level position for his public service career is President.

Pure hubris IMO

[brush]

25. I agree with you.

[Eliot Rosewater]

4. Using the word "raid" on his part is meant to excuse trump and encourage his killers. This Yang

guy is a danger to decency.

[TheBlackAdder]

8. Here's someone who knows the difference between a "raid" and a warrant.

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Adam Parkhomenko
@AdamParkhomenko
Every reporter in Florida should show this to Ron DeSantis today

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Check out this OP how someone pissed off Sean Hannity with it and caused the Barbara Streisand effect.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217042907

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[druidity33]

21. Thanks for that clip. Might come in handy. nt.

[W_HAMILTON]

5. Why even interview his stupid ass?

I mean, there are a lot of irrelevant random people on Twitter with shit takes. I guess it's nice to watch him get bodied for his idiocy, but I'd prefer just not to see him at all.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

7. I never understood the appeal of Yang

[DavidDvorkin]

16. Same here.

[Takket]

28. You, me, and 99% of the rest of the public

[Earth-shine]

9. Jill Stein wannabe.

[Jarqui]

10. I wacked him on Twitter for that BS a few days ago ...nt

[The Unmitigated Gall]

12. Long walk, short pier, Andy...

You know what to do.

[blogslug]

13. I think Andrew Yang whiffed some stardust and now he's addicted

He keeps trying to do these grand things but doesn't want to do the work required to build a strong foundation.

[IjustDontlikeRepugs]

14. Yang can take his forward party and shove it up his ass.

It will only siphon votes from democrats.

[mcar]

15. What an idiot

[dalton99a]

17. Fucking moron.

[sheshe2]

20. True.

Jim Acosta made him look like an even bigger idiot. That was a thing of beauty.

[stopdiggin]

18. tell me why I should have any more tolerance

for this guy - than any other chunk spewing MAGA asshat?

An attack is an attack, is an attack. And an opportunist willing to play fast and loose with the truth ....

[Shellback Squid]

19. such a disappointment, the stein, johnson question was awkwardly answered with a lie

[skylucy]

22. Yang...What a total zero.

I like the way Jim Acosta nailed him.

[Treefrog]

23. Isn't it back "pedals"?

Why are people so illiterate these days?

I see this "peddling" instead of "pedaling" all the time.

SMH.

[Master Jah-Remi]

26. Yup. Also it's one word. Backpedaling. No hyphen.

According to Merriam-Webster

[Brainfodder]

27. Why is the raid a re-elector, that just sounds ridiculous? I know they are ridiculous so on brand!

[nuxvomica]

29. Yang really needs to take up a hobby

Something he can do quietly, like pottery or something. Something to fill all that time he has.

[Takket]

30. Yang is just playing politics

Trying to dip his toe in the left pool and the right pool to try and draw voters to his new party. He’s a complete phony and will never succeed in pulling in people from either side. Right will never support anyone that was once a Democrat. Left will never support anyone that defends drumpf.

[rogue emissary]

31. Oh Andrew, sit this one out.

First Tweet "it seems like" no that's what happened and you were wrong to call it a raid and buy into Repubs framing.

"But literally no one will believe" the latest poll say a majority of respondent approve and there for believe it was properly handled

Not going to read his other tweets cause he's not serious.

He figured out like a lot of grifters. Running for office can give you fame, money without having to produce or be held accountable.

[Samrob]

32. Forming a new Party at this time while Trump is in the cross-hairs of law enforcement is a bad, idea

Because of this new Party start-up, the chances of Trump becoming President again or someone like him just increased,

[JHB]

33. So he "both sided" his own position?

[Vinca]

34. That was a good interview - what I heard of it as I yelled obscenities at Yang while

he was on the television screen. He doesn't seem to get the whole third party splits the votes for Democrats thing. The GOP - for whatever reason - has total loyalty when it comes to voting no matter what kind of dumb rock they nominate. It's always Dems who end up voting for a Nader or Stein. Stein, especially, is responsible for giving us the orange wannabe king.