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Loeffler Doubles Down On Hiding Position On Overriding Trump’s NDAA Veto, Won’t Give Straight Answer to Georgians

In Fox News Interview This Weekend, A “Shameless” Loeffler Outright Refused To Give A Direct Answer On Critical National Defense Bill That Trump Vetoed

After refusing for days to say whether she stood with Georgia’s military families or supported President Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Senator Kelly Loeffler made clear on Fox News this weekend that she will continue to try to dodge questions about her position on Friday’s major veto override after skipping the vote to campaign.

The annual defense policy bill will bolster America’s national security and directly support Georgia’s military families and facilities, but Loeffler has spent her entire campaign terrified of bucking Trump. In a Sunday interview with Bret Baier, Loeffler repeatedly refused to answer how she would have voted on the NDAA veto override in an increasingly awkward series of deflections.

WATCH: Loeffler admits she’s refusing to tell Georgians whether she would have voted to override Trump’s veto of the critical annual defense policy bill.

Baier: “I won’t belabor it, but that’s not a yes or no whether you would sustain the veto or not.”
Loeffler: “That’s right.”
Baier: “Okay, you’re not answering that.”

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Perdue, Loeffler absent from Senate vote to override Trump veto of defense bill

  • Loeffler’s aides did not respond to questions about why she missed the vote or her stance on the issue. Although she is in the final days of campaigning in Georgia, she owns a private jet and has adjusted her schedule in the past to accommodate trips to Washington.
  • In recent days, both senators have avoided questions about how they would vote on the veto override as the runoffs against Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock near.
  • Perdue’s refused to comment on the issue for days.

The Daily Beast: Kelly Loeffler Admits to Fox Anchor She Won’t Give Straight Answer: ‘That’s Right’

  • Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) straight-up admitted on Sunday morning that she was outright refusing to give a direct answer when pressed to reveal whether she would have voted to override President Donald Trump’s veto of the most recent National Defense Authorization Act.
  • Loeffler, along with fellow Republican Georgia Sen. David Perdue, did not take part in the Friday vote, citing their campaign activities in the upcoming Senate runoff elections. During her interview on Fox News Sunday, guest host Bret Baier repeatedly pushed the conservative lawmaker to give her position on the bill—only for Loeffler to refuse to give a straight answer.
  • Loeffler, who has closely tacked to the president throughout the election, replied that she has “stood with the president 100 percent of the time” before praising Trump standing for the military. She also pointed out that she has been campaigning recently, prompting Baier to push back.
  • “Understanding that campaigning is important and you’re saying how important this election is on Jan. 5 but obviously Georgia is a big defense state, current and former military here, defense business here,” he added. “How would you have voted had you voted on that veto override?”
  • Once again, Loeffler avoided the question, merely saying she supported the NDAA initially before reiterating that she’s been in Georgia campaigning. At the same time, the senator accused Democrats of changing the original bill, saying she didn’t know how she would have voted.
  • “I won’t belabor it but that’s not a ‘yes’ or a ‘no’ whether you would sustain the veto or not,” the Fox News anchor sighed.
  • “That’s right,” a shameless Loeffler smiled.

Washington Post: Loeffler and Perdue try to steer around Republican infighting as Georgia runoff races draw to a close

  • Neither Sen. Kelly Loeffler nor David Perdue — whose Senate term expired Sunday — cast votes one way or the other on Friday when the Republican-led Senate handed President Trump his first veto override.
  • Then both senators avoided casting a politically awkward vote late last week when the Senate voted overwhelmingly to override Trump’s veto of a defense authorization bill — but Georgia’s senators weren’t there.
  • Asked by Baier on Sunday why she didn’t vote to protect Trump’s veto, Loeffler demurred.
  • When Loeffler repeatedly declined to say how she would have voted on the veto had she been present, Bair concluded: “That’s not a yes or no.”
  • “That’s right,” Loeffler replied.

Newsweek: Kelly Loeffler Repeatedly Dodges Fox Host’s Questions on Trump NDAA Veto

  • Senator Kelly Loeffler, a Georgia Republican, repeatedly deflected and refused to answer when she was pressed during a Fox News interview Sunday over whether she supported Congress’ bipartisan decision to override President Donald Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

Mediaite: Kelly Loeffler Dodges When Bret Baier Repeatedly Presses Her on Whether She Would’ve Voted to Override Trump’s Veto

  • She didn’t directly address the NDAA vote, and Baier immediately picked up on that, saying, “Obviously Georgia is a big defense state, current and former military here, defense business here. How would you have voted had you voted on that veto override?”
  • Loeffler pointed to her initial vote for the NDAA before saying, “I don’t know.”

 

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