Yoder defended separating families at the border. Now he's against it.

[pstokely]

Source: Kansas City Star

WASHINGTON
A month ago, Rep. Kevin Yoder said that separating migrant children from the adults who brought them across the border illegally was necessary to keep them safe from traffickers and drug cartels.

Eleven days later, after a public uproar, the Kansas Republican dramatically changed his tone.

He fired off a sternly worded letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, demanding an immediate halt to "the practice of separating children from families at the border."

Yoder told The Kansas City Star that he'd gotten an earful from constituents who "were really upset" about the separations, and that their objections helped push him to look at the issue differently.

Read more: https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article214077934.html

[Xipe Totec]

1. Pathetic Weasel. nt

[olegramps]

9. Right on. Typical Repuk reaction. How many votes will it cost or gain.

[BlueJac]

2. Sure thing...

oops people don't like the hatred.

[sueh]

3. Good on the people of Kansas for getting Yoder to change his mind.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. Never let voters forget their original position. Showed you his real face.

But it is also worth noting that pressure works.

However, if he still supports tRump, then he is complicit in maintaining the abhorrent abomination of the Trump Child Abductions.

[Cha]

5. Well good for those Kansas repubs

who made Yoder see the light.

[New Hampshire Man]

6. Pressure Works

Apply it.

[irisblue]

7. Welcome to DU.

[irisblue]

8. That serving the will of the people thing & all that jazz. nt

[kimbutgar]

10. He must be seeing his poll numbers going down

Whoever runs against him needs to hang these words around his neck in the election.

And if he wins he will go back to supporting Twitler in this evil policy.