RADDATZ: You talk about what can be done. After shootings in Buffalo & Uvalde, Congress passed a bipartisan Safer Communities Act. It provided hundreds of millions for schools to expand mental health services. You didn't vote for it. Why? TOM EMMER: I don't remember the reasons I didn't vote for it
it is only 40 years and they cannot figure it out.
Why do we tolerate these homicidal clowns?
Ask the ppl in his district in Minnesota this question.
Doing MN proud as usual Tom.
How concerned and caring he sounds when he says the obvious that you can't replace those children. Of course you can't, but you sure as hell can do and try everything humanly possible to prevent the loss of all those who have been lost to gun violence.
Republicans are funded by the NRA. Protecting kids would go against their donor Its about selling more guns Republicans are pro slaying of children
They support forced birth. Maybe they think kids are good to use for target practice?
Most definitely- soulless party that worships $$$ their Karma will be terrifying
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Saying outloud that he didn’t remember why is really admitting the lives of people being ended or permanently damaged and changed doesn’t mean anything of consequence to him. If it doesn’t happen to them or their precious kids, it’s of no consequence.
The ol’ Reagan defense: “I do not recall”
Hint: Dear Leader told me not to
Cuz you're owned by the gun lobby bitch
Just abdicating all responsibility. It's everyone else's fault, and there's nothing that we could do about it. Shame on you for even suggesting otherwise.
Ass
Where was Bondi and Patel while ignoring his media posts
Idiot Congressman
Hey Tom, shove it up your ass
She was supporting fascist NG deployment when she interviewed Wes Moore so she’s useless
Sick bastard
He just blabs and says nothing … makes excuses … he needs to go.
donnie taco told me not to.
Bought and paid for…if you scroll down through the link, you can see how cheaply people like Cruz and Jordan sold out your kids. $9,900. www.opensecrets.org/orgs/nationa...
He's so responsible.
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Because the NRA told him not to vote for it, of course..
He admits that his votes are not on policy, but ideology & greed. His answer says he doesn't know what he leveraged on that particular NO vote. The unspoken excuse is he can't be expected to remember one bought vote out of hundreds, 🙄
If he cannot remember this, he should be evaluated for competence. Again, cut off their mics, and state why!!!!!
Tom Emmer=Prick!
Emmer: "because the NRA has taken ownership of my nutsack"
He’s gotta go too. I grew up in Buffalo. If he didn’t vote for the bill.He’s part of the problem no matter what he says.
He needs to resign then
Select memory Can he remember he’s been a miserable prick for decades?
Memory problems seems like a red flag for someone co-running the country.
“Hey, look, it’s just not the time to be pointing fingers after such a terrible tragedy.” - Every Republican since Columbine.
They always deflect to framing this as some nebulous vague thing that’s so slippery and evasive, lol
Tom got paid 9k by the NRA in 2024.
I might have a heart attack from that surprise.
If you ever want to know why Gun Violence will never go away, it's because the Gun Lobbies keep pushing politicians into doing the wrong thing so gun companies can sell more guns.
Oh, I’ve no doubt.
As soon as he said he didn’t remember, she should have cut the interview. He’s fucking lying and pandering.
It's easy...because they don't care.
He was probably at an NRA conference
So saving the lives of children isn't important enough to this monster to remember something that supposedly he took an important position on. If the GOP isn't pro-pedophile they are pro-child murder. Or both.
An empty suit.
Goodness, a tv interviewer who asks challenging, researched questions. I’m shocked!
IMBECILE...
Jack-ass! 🤯
“I do not remember” is not a valid answer when the correct answer is - because the gun lobby told me not to.
He doesn’t remember or he’s lying and won’t admit to voting against it? He’s a typical Republican member of Congress and they all need to go.
He was told to vote against it by the GOP borg.
What an asshole. #ReleaseEpsteinTrumpFiles
Lier
Comer: probably the closest you’ll get to an honest answer the “I don’t remember”
nra, daddy trump, take your pick
He’s a bad person who doesn’t care about the well being of children would be my pick.
well why don't you take a fkng moment and think about it. I'm sure you will remember.
“Thank you congressman”? Who is worse the the lying republicans or the complicit stupid media who say nothing but “ thank you congressman” at the end of that utterly ridiculous answer? THANK YOU CONGRESSMAN!!!!! WTF
And she just let it go?
Because it benefited people that why Republicans vote no on good bills.
Liar
Selective loss of memory I reckon.
Maybe this will trigger your memory, Tom. The NRA opposed this bill, arguing that it could restrict lawful gun purchases, infringe on the rights of law-abiding Americans, fund gun control measures at the state and local level & support “red flag” laws.
Tom Emmer is a gaping, festering boil on the ass of America.
and you didn't stop to ask why you want that person to have access to guns either. This is so stupidly simple.
Thank goodness the 'Daily Kos' has a good idea though. Perhaps this might jog your memory Tom? www.dailykos.com/stories/2022...
I see tom emmer took his lips off trump's anus long enough to say something stupid again.
We all know
My guess is the answer is numerical
I have an overly simplistic solution to the gun problem, but it would work. TOTAL BAN ON ALL GUNS Penalty: You got killed with your own gun on the spot. Radical, brutal? Hell yes. Would it work? Oh hell yes.
Have mercy Lord!
Because he was paid to.
Ah duh…thoughts and prayers.
Well..his brain is fkn shot...get this imbecile to a mental health facilty..
The confusingly long and weirdly emotional response says… Yeah - that boy is lyyyyying his ass off lol
Slimy bastard
Just stop with the pretend caring.
We need a political party with an idea of government other than "vote no on everything a dem likes"
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Typical!
Uhh…blah blah yadda yadda bullshit
That's convenient 😒
Every western country has mental health issues. Why are school shootings so common in the USA?
Mental health issue right there!
Wait, I know! Because trump dictated what his vote would be. No mind of their own. They should just admit it.
Probably because Dear Leader didn’t like it
Follow the money. Aaaaand release the Epstein files.
Their answers I don’t recall. I don’t remember I didn’t read the bill.
MAGA politicians waiting for Trump to tell them how to destroy America and help Trump be the dictator he always wanted to be
He wants the "root cause". He is complicating the issue. "I buy guns to kill people because I can easily buy guns to kill people." Shooter even said how it easy it was to get the guns used. Full stop
Fucking stooge. He outright blamed the shooter due to being trans. He is not serious. He is dangerous. Emmer is dangerous
Means Tom Emmer didn’t even care enough about the bill to remember.
Why did he have a fucking arsenal?
Utter bollocks! Without easy access to guns, this guy would have been harmless and may have got the help he needed. No children murdered.
It's always the guns -- it's the how not the why!
You didn't vote for it because the First Felon told you not to. He told you not to because the NRA told him not to vote for it. God forbid that you would actually do the right thing for the people of America, instead of lining your own fucking pocket, you selfish prick!
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Notice how he stays in office? It’s bcuz he has lots of American citizens support.
Oh Boy, he is NOT popular now in his district.its is a conservative district for sure, but they are pissed.
His district is BLOOD RED and racist as hell. Terrifying really. Far eastern Minnesota and into Western Wisconsin are scary bastions of the far right.
Nope it’s because he has lots of money 💰 from gun, oil, pharma lobbyists.
Allegedly
Not a lot. Just enough stupif people.
They have devastated mental health treatment programs. Don't let them pretend they care about mental health or any other kind of health. There are too many unregulated guns. That's the main fucking problem.
A euphemism for ‘I’ve been told to vote against it’.
WTF - you don’t remember? Liar liar liar
He remembers ,weak mf has now developed amnesia because he fucked up.
He didn’t vote for it because he doesn’t give a shit.
"You can't replace those children, Martha, and you can't help Uvalde." WTF??!
Donald Trump told me not to?
There should be no reason she thanked this shit-stain. We wanted to provide mental health for school kids and he voted no for it. Full stop. Tom Emmer, just like Michelle Bachmann was, a stain on MN.
Because I am a dumbshit. Also, NRA
He can f right off my God in the face of this tragedy you’d think he might mentally revisit that vote? The gall of these evil weak people never ceases to amaze me.
SHAME!!!
The reasons that he didn’t vote for bill is that the NRA told him not to. Period.
Oh please. He really cares about this poor young man🙄
Martha is awesome.
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Another cunt
If "you can't help that community", then step down, you worthless p.o.s.
Wrong answer. Right answer: I don't care about anything, I just enjoy getting my pockets lined by lobbyists, no matter what they want
What a tool
It's the front end for the next mass shooting or any shooting would you not say fucking hypocrite
Anti-life representatives at it again, they are truly a unique class of scumbags
Start with the NRA paid Emmer
It doesn’t help when the MSM omits the opening half of the 2nd Amendment normalizing the NRA’s interpretation when discussing these tragic events. The NRA’s ability to subvert reading comprehension & grammatical conventions of the historical period is a conspiracy. daily.jstor.org/revisiting-m...
Gun manufacturers can contribute to super PACs thanks to Citizens United, or no? Would ending the NRA stop gun lobby efforts?
NRA is uniquely corrupt. It's not just a gun lobby. bsky.app/profile/chri...
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So, in your opinion, would ending the NRA stop gun manufacture influence on US policy?
No, that would not necessarily be a goal, imo. As it is, NRA prevents any standard controls or regulations. The objective (as I see it) is to remove the corruption that prevents standard controls & commerce. Some other regulations may be necessary to prevent abuse. But, 2A remains w/ safety measures
👍 I wish we could end Citizens United and reduce big money influence on our politicians
💯 Definitely! Another necessary action (NRA must be ended, regardless of all other actions)
And they aren't doing the ONE thing they said they needed their guns for.
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Malania did Not write those words.🤣🤣 Obviously.
Agreed
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Throw their "leadership" in a basement somewhere in central America.
Exactly.
I got a solution, read it here. open.substack.com/pub/hansette...
... Money. That's why
Only cowards don't answer questions.
Nothing like convenient memory loss to avoid a question
amnesia...convenient
Sure you do, Tom. Just say it…I mean we all already know.
Maybe Tom Emmer is too old and sick to be in Congress.
If you can’t remember why you voted on a piece of legislation the way you did, then you need to retire.
Or be retired.
ooohhh oooohhh I know!
"the all purpose GOP excuse"®
"You can't replace those children..." Invoking dead children to try to deflect the question? Somebody needs to [horrific description of violence deleted....twice.] this guy!
We ,The People, remember why you didn’t vote for it, Tom! Because you’re a lickspittle toady of the Trump Fascist State. Resign immediately!
Oh shut up you dumb ghoul.
He’s a corrupt fool
Jesus! You can't replace children, Martha! Those children are dead, so there's nothing we can do. And when the next batch of children die, they will also be irreplaceable & also dead, so nothing we can do for them either. Cause, Martha, they'll be dead. Is that clear, Martha? Nothing we can do.
Taking a page from AG Alberto Gonzales, the old, "I don't recall."
Espc after he may have been played off to ignore such bill by lobbyist be a or other people or organization of concern etc???
$$$$$$
Faith without works is empty…
Emmer: If I remember correctly it's because 8 year olds don't have any money to give me and lobbyist do.
Because he’s an asshole Republican who doesn’t care if kids are gunned down in school or anywhere else! ASSHOLE
And, again, barely any pushback from Martha as he gaslights his answer but she she accused Wes Moore many times during his interview of lying about his bronze star, when she knows how that turned out- she would not let him off the hook about something having nothing to do with his governing. Ugh!
Martha Raddatz is the closest journalist to Barbara Walters that I've seen. She asks some of the tough questions. She gets the same non-answers from these a**es but at least she puts them on the hot seat. He didn't vote for the Act but then complains when nothing's done. What a maroon!
JFC….
Every excuse Republicans use always remind me of a 10 yrs old trying to get out of something they fucked up..
They like watching innocent children die horribly as much as they love raping them!
His real reason is because he doesn’t give a shit about anyone but himself.
“I don’t have anything to do with policy, I just work here.”
That's saying exactly what she asked by changing words.
Shucks, that's an easy one-- he voted against it because he's a Republican and 'no' is all they can do....
Tom Emmer: I keep trying to think, but nothing happens!
It's funny how the MAGA lawmakers collectively suffer from selective amnesia.
Ah because he’s a !
Christ what a worthless sack of
THAT’S the best Emmer’s got?!
Hey, Tom. Thank a dead child for that NRA money & your right to carry a gun.
He's a lying POS?
Yes, we’re not talking about where the problem starts. Because he and the rest of his party refuse to engage in any meaningful conversation to stop this madness. America is the only country on the planet dealing with this particular problem. That’s on us. Guns don’t kill, but books make you gay?
White people get the poor mentality challenged treatment while black and brown get criminal capital punishment treatment.
They do, but the point here is that Republicans don't even believe in the mental health aspect, no matter who it's coming from. They don't care.
I get the point. He actually claims he does care except doesn’t believe that the federal government should do anything about it. He’s obviously bought and paid by the NRA. These sociopathic racist should never be in government imo.
To the christofascist, the poor are inferior and damaged livestock. They would rather they starve while using the least resources possible. The current regime has embarked on a campaign of ethnic cleansing and eugenics to rid us of undesirables. Lebensunwertes Leben - different time, same evil.
They suddenly temporarily believe in better mental health care if you ask them to make safer gun laws, tho.
Tom Emmer’s reason for not voting for this is he doesn’t care about shootings and he had sent his thoughts and prayers.
O boy
His NRA paycheck is why. Hope this helps trigger his memory.
Holy shit what a 🤡🤡🤡
Cuz the NRA told him not to.
I remember Tom cause you are an asshole.
He offer nothing helpful. Just blamed everybody else. He didn’t vote for the bill because he doesn’t give a damn about the safety of our kids.
Oh I know, I know. He didn’t receive any money to vote for it, but he did from the NRA. Have to keep those guns flowing without any repercussions.
He says to forget about Uvalde and expresses empathy for the shooter. What a hot mess.
We remember…it’s cause you’re a piece of shit.
If he cannot remember, he should resign immediately and seek medical attention.
If he can't remember, he's too senile to continue in office.
He doesn't need to remember, he's bought and paid for......
Emmer is a monster and a terrorist, the mainstrean broadcast media platforming this human bag of feces is itself become sh*t.
Martha is as useless as the g in lasagna.
Check your bank account that might jog your memory
“I don’t remember the reason I didn’t vote for it.” What happened to integrity? What happened to working FOR your constituents???
I can help Tom out. I cannot find any record of comment about the bill from the time, which tracks since he almost never actually answers to his constituents. Based on his standing record, I can confidently say that the reason is “Because Biden was president and Trump didn’t like it.”
I DO remember counting those reasons in denominations of 100 though.
Baffle them with bullshit.
Still, better than “to the best of my recollection..”-BS
Ah, well then. Next question.
Arrogant White Supremacist ass knows no one will hold him to account….
Ooof Emmer, pitiful response.
Because the orange buffoon said not to vote for it.
Same bullshit deny culpability blame someone else the republican playbook
Failed to answer question Ask why he voted to gut mental healthcare Ask him why he is supporting a child sexual predator
Christ, what an asshole.
"We need to deal with it on the front end" but it apparently can't include any gun restrictions or spending any money. You think they just don't give a shit?
Fuck this guy
Was it because you were paid not to vote for it? Wild guess!!!!
What a dope!
I agree that mental health needs to be addressed. But that’s a long-term process. In the short-term, might I suggest that we implement another 10-year federal assault weapons ban while a long-term mental health solution is developed.
NRA contributions maybe?
Emmer, Tom $9,900. NRA most given to a MAGA
Partially true… In all fairness, he’s also an asshole
Yeah, that too. I see his biggest contributor was AIPAC.
I don't know why the NRA would care about stopping mental health. I assume this is more about Republicans refusing to help anybody ever with taxpayer money, except for big business.
You're not following. He didn't vote for the Safer Communities Act because it restricts gun purchases.
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Isn't that his biggest job? To be well-versed on issues and vote on behalf of the best interests of his constituents?
What’s even sadder, is that reporters just accept their bullshit answers, say thank you and move on, instead of throwing the facts back in their face or asking them directly how much they received from the NRA.
This is called NRA amnesia.
We should demand that any appearance or speech be preceded by or followed by a list of donors over $2000. Or have a continuous chyron. His donors like NRA or others paid him to vote no and we should have full disclosure. If we have Citizens United in our politics it seems only fair.
What’s that 🍊stain around his lips??
What a douchebag
