GOP lawmaker demands 'immediate recall' of acting US ambassador to Saudi Arabia

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill


BY JOHN BOWDEN - 10/20/18 10:04 AM EDT

Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colo.) on Friday condemned Saudi Arabia's admission that journalist Jamal Khashoggi had died inside its consulate in Istanbul and called for the acting U.S. ambassador to be called back from Saudi Arabia.

"[O]ur country must stand up for our values and demand our 'allies' respect human rights," Coffman said in a statement posted on Twitter. "I did not fight to have us look the other way."

"I am calling on President Trump to immediately recall the (acting) U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom pending further consultation with Congress," he added.

Link to tweet

The Trump administration does not currently have a confirmed ambassador for Saudi Arabia, though Christopher Henzel serves as the United States' interim chargé d’affaires in Riyadh.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/412376-gop-rep-demands-immediate-recall-of-acting-us-ambassador-to-saudi-arabia

[Iliyah]

1. Noise . . . .

[DonViejo]

2. When I read the article, I thought; "yeah, I can see Trump jumping right to that! Not!"

[h2ebits]

3. Mike Coffman--running for reelection on Nov 6th

We in Colorado have been trying to vote Coffman out of office for some time now and are running Jason Crow against him. Ballots were mailed out starting Monday, Oct. 15th so our early voting has already started.

Now would be a good time to support Jason Crow, who is also a Combat Veteran!! since this is clearly a political ploy on the part of Mike Coffman.

[Eyeball_Kid]

4. The delay in Coffman's "sudden" demand...

is the tell. He must have had to consult with Trumpy’s people before making his “courage” known to his constituents. As a lone dissenter among GOP patsies, he likely got the wink and nod from Trumpy as a tactic to win his seat, lies notwithstanding.

[riversedge]

5. Mike Coffman campaign loses $1 million from Republican group

Hope the Dems kick him out to the pasture!

Mike Coffman campaign loses $1 million from Republican group
https://www.denverpost.com/2018/10/19/nrcc-money-mike-coffman-congress/

18 hours ago - Rep. Mike Coffman speaks at the Colorado Republican State Assembly ... Anna Staver covers politics and breaking news for The Denver Post.

[keithbvadu2]

6. 'I'm The Only One That Matters,' Trump Says Of State Dept. Job Vacancies

'I'm The Only One That Matters,' Trump Says Of State Dept. Job Vacancies

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/11/03/561797675/im-the-only-one-that-matters-trump-says-of-state-dept-job-vacancies