‘Let’s Stop Pretending’: Former Dem Rep Blasts Party For Not ‘Shooting Straight’ With Voters

Former Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio criticized his party Monday for misleading the public following President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter Biden.

The president issued the pardon Sunday after he claimed for several months that he would not interfere in his son’s legal issues. During an appearance on “The Story with Martha MacCallum,” Ryan echoed radio host Charlamagne Tha God’s comments on “The Breakfast Club,” saying the pardon undermines the notion of Democrats having moral authority over Republicans.

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“I agree with Charlamagne. The Democrats have tried to say that Donald] Trump is the liar. And in many instances he is the gold medalist of liars, in my own opinion, and I think many others,” Ryan said. “But when you say Trump’s anti-democratic, but yet you shut down the primary, no debates, you say that the border’s fine, it’s secure, we’re not for open borders, but yet people are pouring in over the border, when you say that you had a cold and that was the reason for the debate — all of these things — the economy’s going well, people know that that wasn’t shooting straight with them.”

“And so that’s been the narrative and I think people have stopped trusting the Democratic Party. I don’t think people necessarily trust Donald Trump either. But this is the world we’re living in and I think as Democrats, you listen to what Charlamagne’s saying,” he continued. “Like get off of our high horse. Let’s stop pretending like we’re always holier than thou.”