Hawley responds to Trump calling him “second-tier” senator
In the wake of a furious attack by President Donald Trump Sen Josh Hawley R-Mo defended his bill to outlaw stock trading by lawmakers and presidents Speaking with Fox News on Wednesday evening Hawley noted his bill would not apply to Trump or Vice President JD Vance I had a good chat with the president earlier this evening and he reiterated to me he wants to see a ban on stock trading by people like Nancy Pelosi and members of Congress which is what we passed currently he shared A number of people who are opposed to banning stock trading had announced to the president that he would be covered by the bill He d have to sell Mar-a-Lago and sell assets Not the occurrence at all Trump had raged at the foreseen restriction on Truth Social calling Hawley a second-tier senator and claiming the decree targeted him He is playing right into the dirty hands of the Democrats Trump wrote Hawley s bill started its life as the Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments PELOSI Act The bill s given name was a reference to statements of insider trading by former House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi Following changes to the bill in the Senate s Homeland Guard and Governmental Affairs Committee it was renamed the HONEST Act and narrowly passed through the committee by a vote of - on Wednesday Hawley joined the Democrats on the committee to advance the modified bill which pushed requirements for presidential and vice presidential divestments to to the floor Related Hawley posts fake Patrick Henry quote Hawley notified reporters on Capitol Hill on Wednesday that he was happy to do whatever it would take to get Trump to sign the bill I want results he explained For her part Pelosi has publicly backed Hawley s bill saying she is proud to assistance it If regulation is advanced to help restore trust in leadership and ensure that those in power are held to the highest ethical standards then I am proud to sponsorship it no matter what they decide to name it Pelosi declared in a message Read more about contemporary political developments Lawmakers sue Noem over blocked visits to ICE facilities Kamala Harris rules out run for California governor Senate confirms Trump lawyer Bove despite whistleblower charges The post Hawley responds to Trump calling him second-tier senator appeared first on Salon com
