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Chip Roy flails on CNN after Jake Tapper drops Melania reality check

Rep. Chip Roy (R) during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on April 17, 2023 (Lev Radin /Shutterstock.com)

Chip Roy’s Alibi for Power

The Luxury Is Not the Scandal

CNN presented Rep. Chip Roy with an obvious contrast: Melania Trump displaying an opulent White House dinner while Americans face an affordability crisis that Donald Trump has denied. Roy declined to explain the display, acknowledged economic anxiety, blamed both parties, and asked voters to let Republicans “finish the job.” When confronted with evidence of backlash against Trump’s immigration enforcement, he disputed the premise…

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