Is Joe Manchin Going To Be Trump’s Favorite Democrat For The Next Two Years?

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Townhall:

“Senator Harry Reid’s statement today attacking President-elect Trump is wrong! It is an absolute embarrassment to the Senate as an institution, our Democratic party, and the nation. I want to be very clear, he does not speak for me,” Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia said in response to comments made by his own Senate leader, Harry Reid.

 

The response came after outgoing senate minority leader Harry Reid had called Donald Trump a “sexual predator who lost the popular vote.” Manchin was appalled by Reid’s outburst following Election Day and he did not hesitate to call him out him out publicly.

 

Ever since Trump won the Electoral College and became president-elect, Sen. Manchin has been coming to the New York Republican’s defense a lot, it seems.

 

Liberal backlash ensued after Trump nominated Alabama senator Jeff Sessions for attorney general. Almost every Democrat on the Senate Judiciary committee promised a tough (but fair) hearing for him. Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren went so far as to demand Trump withdraw his nomination of Sessions – citing vague allegations of racism in the 1980’s.