Home Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., blasted Democrats Sunday for accusing President Donald Trump of hijacking America’s 250th birthday celebration for political and monetary achieve, arguing the assaults replicate hatred for the president somewhat than love of nation.
“[Democrats] would somewhat Donald Trump fail and America fail than have fun the success of our founding fathers and the truth that we’re the best nation on the planet,” Comer advised “The Large Weekend Present.”
“We’re the best nation within the historical past of the world. Anybody can develop into something in America due to the sacrifices of our founding fathers, the sacrifices of our troopers, the sacrifices of our American heroes, and that’s what final evening was all about.”
Comer’s remarks got here after Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif., the highest Democrat on the Home Pure Sources Committee, launched a 55-page report accusing Trump of remodeling the America 250 celebration right into a partisan spectacle that superior his political and non secular agenda.
“[This follows] months of investigative work by Committee Democrats exposing how Donald Trump hijacked what was imagined to be a unifying, non-political celebration of our nation’s 250th birthday and made all of it about him – his vainness initiatives, his political and non secular agenda, his enterprise ventures, and his cronies who gorged on public funds underneath cowl of a shadow company shielded from public scrutiny,” a press launch stated of the report.
Extra particularly, the discharge accused the Trump administration of making the “shadow group” Freedom 250 LLC and making it a central a part of celebrations after the America 250 Fee “refused to bend to the President’s calls for.”
It alleged the group used the nation’s semiquincentennial to promote entry to Trump, redirect donor cash supposed for America250 and enrich Trump allies by profitable contracts.
Some Democrats have signaled the hassle might face congressional scrutiny if Democrats regain the Home majority in November.
“I imagine will probably be [investigated],” Rep. Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz., advised MS NOW on Friday.
Comer dismissed the Democrats’ criticisms as politically motivated, arguing the social gathering is extra excited by investigating Trump than conducting significant oversight.
“Oversight is in full swing,” he stated, responding to Democratic Rep. Brendan Boyle’s insistence that oversight will come if Democrats win.
“We’re investigating waste, fraud and abuse. That’s what the Oversight Committee is about…” he added.
“President Trump made the main target about honoring our heroes and being proud to be an American, and all of the Democrats need to do is say, ‘In case you vote for us, we’ll examine Trump for losing cash on an unbiased celebration that, by the best way, talked about Christianity, although our nation was based by folks searching for freedom of faith.’ So that is only a good instance of the Democrats, and I believe that each one they’re going to do in the event that they flip the Home and develop into the bulk within the Home is examine and harass Donald Trump.”
