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A star witness against former President Donald Trump in his first impeachment left an MSNBC host sputtering after he declared he supports his bid for a second term.
Gordon Sondland served as Trump’s ambassador to the EU and testified against him, later also condemning his actions related to January 6, 2021. But the reality check of the administration that followed has been enough to convince him that Trump is the only way to go in 2024, something MSNBC’s Ari Melber could not wrap his head around.
Asked if he still felt the same as when he criticized Trump after Jan. 6, Sondland replied, “No, I don’t stand by it, and I’ll tell you why.”
(Video Credit: MSNBC)
“I’ve now lived four years under the Biden-Harris policies and I have to say that those policies are not only becoming an existential threat to our country’s way of life, but to our allies as well,” he continued, as he battled to be heard over Melber’s loud and incessant interruptions.
“I’m going to let you finish, but this is so striking. You said it was a ‘no for me’ after that, after January 6. And here we are right now, And you’re saying it’s a yes for you?” the dumbfounded host asked.
“It is a yes, for me. It is an absolute yes for me,” Sondland said. “That is how badly the Biden-Harris team have prosecuted their job.”
“But the whole point you seem to be making was that January 6th and that kind of attack on democracy is bigger than any policy-” Melber all but shouted across the table where Sondland was flanked by former White House advisor Peter Navarro and former White House spokeswoman Sarah Matthews.
“I am seeing so many attacks on democracy that eclipse January 6th,” Sondland said.
“Policy matters greatly because policy translates into our way of life and the way our country operates,” he later said.
“I want to express that I’ve now lived for four years under the Biden-Harris administration,” he said. “I live in the bucolic city of Portland, Oregon, which has been destroyed by those policies. Absolutely decimated. Businesses are suffering. My own business is suffering solely for political reasons and it’s all fixable and they don’t want to fix it.”
Melber’s meltdown provided plenty of fodder for social media users who ripped him apart on X:
This is glorious to watch
— Spitfire (@DogRightGirl) October 2, 2024
When you suck so bad even pro Trump impeachment people start turning on you LOL
— Pierced Turkey (@piercedturkey) October 2, 2024
Omg y’all look at Peter Navarro’s face! Love it pic.twitter.com/B4tWtJ3nj6
— Bonnie S ❤️ (@BonnieS21912114) October 3, 2024
It definitely doesn’t get much better than this! That was awesome and God bless him for being honest‼️
— Grandma B (@bridget_mannor) October 3, 2024
Even MSNBC numbnuts viewers get small, accidental doses of reality from time to time.
— Lee Thompson (@thompsonlee17) October 3, 2024
That host was getting mad. He didn’t expect that at all.
— patty (@patty01092925) October 2, 2024
Well, that didn’t go as expected!
— Mark Walker (@markwalker5555) October 2, 2024
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