Lou Dobbs Says McConnell and Ryan Are Part of 'Conspiracy' to Destroy Trump

Media Matters
May 03, 2018

From the May 2 edition of Fox Business' Lou Dobbs Tonight:

LOU DOBBS (HOST): It's an obvious, overt attempt on the part of the special counsel to subvert the president of the United States. This is --

ED ROLLINS: But again --

DOBBS: it's that simple. By the way, let me add to that. It is also clear that Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan are part of the conspiracy and the coordinated attack on this presidency because they say nothing. They stand silent in the face of a supra constitutional authority that is usurping the powers of the presidency.

[...]

DOBBS: He's been president for just about a year and a half. He has achieved more than any president since FDR in office. He has done unprecedented things in terms of the economy, in terms of simultaneously meeting geopolitical challenges, whether it's China, Russia.

This man is accomplishing more than anyone ever expected, and what is the result? He is being attacked by an establishment that means to destroy him and his presidency.

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