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IADEMO2004

(5,853 posts) Thu Mar 21, 2019, 02:47 PM Mar 2019

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2019/03/21/john-mccain-donald-trump-joni-ernst-twitter-stop-iowa-town-hall-funeral-border-funding-military-adel/3232861002/

"John McCain is a war hero, he's a friend of mine," Ernst told reporters after the event. "I can't stop the president. What I can do is say, 'Mr. President, I don't appreciate it.' You know, they had their differences, I get it, but he's my friend."

“A lot of folks will say, ‘Can’t you control...?‘ No folks, anymore more than I can control what you all say and do," she said. "But what I can do is control what I say and do, and I try to lead by example and be respectful."