Sen. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) did not respond when asked on Thursday about new claims that President Trump was involved in a pressure campaign in Ukraine, instead dismissing the CNN reporter who asked the question as a “liberal hack.”
CNN’s Manu Raju asked McSally if the Senate should consider the new material provided by Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas during Trump’s impeachment trial.
“Manu, you’re a liberal hack. I’m not talking to you,” the senator said, walking through the halls of the Senate.
McSally appeared to stand by her remarks, tweeting a video of the interaction.
A) you are.
B) here’s the video. https://t.co/zVgk9pBhdf pic.twitter.com/cfFdotLjFK— Martha McSally (@SenMcSallyAZ) January 16, 2020
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WATCH: GOP senator lashes out at CNN reporter when asked about Lev Parnas evidence https://t.co/BuGzPV9rYY pic.twitter.com/UL2hm5Ux2E
— The Hill (@thehill) January 16, 2020
Oh, Martha. https://t.co/789s2qNpAj pic.twitter.com/UCeBG4vQcY
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) January 16, 2020
It's perfect that @SenMcSallyAZ angrily lashed out at a reporter for daring to even *ask* whether she wants to hear new evidence at Trump's trial. It rips the mask off GOP efforts to pretend to be impartial before officially voting against it. New piece: https://t.co/VIjhHY1v4X
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) January 16, 2020
Weak, dishonest, and pathetic.@GOPSenate Why not just say "I don't answer to the people. I don't care about my constitutional duties. @realDonaldTrump 4ever!' #DoYourJob #CountryOverParty
@ProjectLincoln @gtconway3d @TheRickWilson @madrid_mike @jwgop @reedgalen @RonSteslow https://t.co/BjXu6eNLsG— Jennifer Horn (@NHJennifer) January 16, 2020
I was all about the optics yesterday, so let me point out that no matter how McSally tries to spin this, it's bad optics and a bad moment. She thinks she can make a campaign ad out of it. I'd bet her opponent can make a better one. And I bet she didn't want to be trending today. https://t.co/oJWnP270WN
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) January 16, 2020
A reporter politely asking a United States senator a question that is being asked of every other United States senator on the most pressing issue now before the United States Senate isn't remotely "harassment."
And if she thinks it is, she should probably leave politics.
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) January 16, 2020
I know a lot of decent Republicans and conservatives in Arizona, who are fed up with the indecency of Trump and elected officials like @SenMcSallyAZ who emulate him. Enough to decide the outcome of close statewide elections in Arizona in 2020. https://t.co/MyooLQwU8e
— Evan McMullin (@EvanMcMullin) January 17, 2020
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