Democrat argues GOP had ‘no deep love or loyalty’ to Trump

Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) in an interview Monday with CNN predicted more cracks will occur in GOP support of President Trump.

“In my conversations with my Republican colleagues, certainly, there is no, I believe no, deep love or loyalty to this president,” Huffman said in the interview.

{mosads}“There is a recognition that he has created a very unforgiving political climate in Republican politics that requires them to stick closely to him, but I think with this latest scandal — with this betrayal of his office, this gross abuse of power that involves our national security — you should see some cracks emerging in that cult of Trumpism.”

Democratic Rep. Jared Huffman says he believes there is “no deep love or loyalty to this President” among his Republican colleagues. “I think with this latest scandal, with this betrayal of his office… You should see some cracks emerging in that cult of Trumpism.” pic.twitter.com/WXMO5axxZM

— CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) September 30, 2019

To date, there haven’t been many cracks in the GOP lawmaker shield surrounding Trump.

No Republicans in Congress are calling for Trump’s impeachment, though Rep. Justin Amash (I-Mich.) left the GOP because of Trump and backs impeachment.

A few Republicans have said they are concerned about Trump’s phone call with Ukraine’s leader pressing for an investigation of former Vice President Joe Biden, including Sen. Mitt Romney (Utah), the GOP’s presidential nominee in 2012.

Huffman pointed to Rep. Adam Kinzinger’s (R-Ill.) tweet on Sunday calling out Trump’s tweet quoting a pastor who said impeachment will cause a “civil war.” {mosads}

“There’s something about what the president did in this Ukrainian scandal, it is a betrayal of the highest order, and I think it has brought a clarity of purpose and unity to our caucus and I think increasingly beyond our caucus,” Huffman said.

Trump has defended his call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as appropriate. Many Republicans have echoed Trump’s comments, calling the attack politically motivated and trying to shift the attention to unfounded allegations against Biden.