Gordon Sondland, one of the witnesses who testified against President Trump during the Ukraine impeachment saga, is supporting Trump's presidential campaign in 2024.
Trump's former ambassador to the European Union shared his stunning endorsement with MSNBC, leaving liberal anchor Ari Melber visibly agitated.
Among Democrats, it's self-evident that the January 6th, 2021, riot was a threat to democracy that disqualifies Trump from ever holding public office again.
But Sondland, who previously condemned Trump over January 6th, said he sees much bigger threats after four years of Biden and Harris.
“I’ve now lived four years under the Biden-Harris policies and I have to say that those policies are not only becoming an existential threat to our country’s way of life, but to our allies as well,” Sondland said.
Melber started to loudly interrupt, shouting, "I’m going to let you finish, but this is so striking. You said it was a ‘no for me’ after that, after Jan. 6. And here we are right now, and you’re saying it’s a yes for you?"
"It is a yes, for me. It is an absolute yes for me," Sondland said. "That is how badly the Biden-Harris team have prosecuted their job."
Not letting the issue go, Melber continued to bring up Sondland's past comments on January 6th. Melber suggested that Sondland was arguing that January 6th was an "attack on democracy" that is "bigger than any policy."
But Sondland explained that Harris and Biden have lost him on both the policy front and the "democracy" issue, noting that Democrats' desired electoral reforms could result in "massive voting irregularities."
"I am seeing so many attacks on democracy that eclipse Jan. 6th," Sondland said.
It isn't news that the media are obsessed with January 6th. Outside of glossy cable news studios, however, most Americans are worried about crime, the border, and the cost of living.
Sondland, a hotel magnate, emphasized that "policy matters," noting Democrats have "decimated" his city of Portland, Oregon, and "they don't want to fix it."
"Businesses are suffering. My own business is suffering solely for political reasons, and it’s all fixable and they don’t want to fix it," he said.
How will talking heads like Ari Melber react if Trump wins the election? Will they call that an attack on democracy too?
