Ayotte flip-flops on Trump ‘role model’ talk
Sen. Kelly Ayotte stepped in it big time at the Concord Monitor‘s Monday evening NH Senate debate, saying…
Click here for reuse options!… she would point to Donald Trump as a role model, but then quickly walked back her comments in a statement issued late Monday evening.
Her original comments came as part of an exchange with a moderator during the Concord Monitor’s Senate debate at New England College with her Democratic opponent, Gov. Maggie Hassan.
The moderator first asked the Republican whether she would “tell a child to aspire to be like Donald Trump.”
Ayotte didn’t directly answer the question. “I would tell a child to absolutely aspire to, certainly to be their best, and to be president and to seek to run for the presidency, absolutely,” she said.The moderator pressed her. “But again, to the question. Would you tell them to be like Donald Trump? Would you point to him as a role model?” he asked.
“Well, I think certainly there are many role models that we have. And I believe he can serve as president, and so absolutely, I would do that,” Ayotte said.
Asked why she won’t endorse Trump, Ayotte said she has “had disagreements with him.”
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14 responses to Ayotte flip-flops on Trump ‘role model’ talk
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whatthe46 October 4th, 2016 at 08:55
that sh!t you just stepped in Ayotte, is still stuck to your pretty little shoes. own it you freak.
Suzanne McFly October 4th, 2016 at 19:30
You are giving freaks a bad name, Ed would take offense lol.
whatthe46 October 4th, 2016 at 19:43
ain’t gonna touch that one. she started it Ed. Lol
Suzanne McFly October 4th, 2016 at 19:58
Na ahhh, I would never Ed. You know me…..(as I bat my eyes and sheepishly grin at you:)
whatthe46 October 4th, 2016 at 20:19
LAUGHING.
bpollen October 5th, 2016 at 04:07
Just to be sure, you aren’t talking a Rick James type of freak are you?
whatthe46 October 5th, 2016 at 05:58
nope. and gross.
Larry Schmitt October 4th, 2016 at 08:56
It’s a simple question, with a simple answer. F*ck no, I would not want my child to be like him. He is self-centered, nasty to other people, a bully, and seems to care only about money and superficial appearances. Those are things you want your child to grow out of, and he apparently never has. So no, he is not a role model.
Suzanne McFly October 4th, 2016 at 19:30
Her poll numbers would of gone up 5 points I bet, but then people would of realized who said it and she would go in the gutter again.
Larry Schmitt October 4th, 2016 at 19:42
They don’t seem capable of giving honest answers to the questions that matter.
Suzanne McFly October 4th, 2016 at 19:56
It has to be hard, I am glad the democrats support education or this could be us.
Obewon October 4th, 2016 at 08:57
Buh bye teabagg Senator Ayotte: ‘Trump is my sniff..sniff role model!’
Who will win New Hampshire?
Chance of winning Senate seat (D-NH) Maggie Hassan 58.3% http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2016-election-forecast/senate/new-hampshire/
Budda October 4th, 2016 at 09:40
oops. Can’t walk it back Ms. Ayotte
bpollen October 5th, 2016 at 04:06
She’s been trying to walk the Trump tightrope, but a Flying Walenda she’s not.