Rep. Jim Jordan stuttered and stammered his way through an interview with CNN’s Kasie Hunt when she threw his own hypocritical words back in his face. Jordan made an appearance on this Thursday’s The Arena with Kasie Hunt. Initially, he called the abuse allegations against his fellow Ohio Congressman “a family matter” until Hunt laid them all out in gory detail in response.
After Jordan tried to feign ignorance on what the accusations were, Hunt reminded him that they’d been widely reported for some time now, and then played a clip of Jordan criticizing Democrats for just wanting to hang onto power with Graham Platner before asking Jordan how this was any different.
Jordan, of course, just lied in response before Hunt finally let him off the hook and ended the interview.
Here’s the full exchange:
HUNT: I also want to ask you about something a little closer to home. There is a colleague of yours in the Ohio delegation, Max Miller, who is facing allegations of abuse from an ex-wife… of the wife and his then-toddler daughter.
Do you think that Max Miller, who denies this abuse, should he resign from Congress in light of the accusations?
JORDAN: Look, this is a family matter. I know Max is a good man. I was up campaigning for him. I hope he wins re-election. He’s done a good job as a member of Congress.