Gordon Sondland, a former Trump official who testified against him in the first impeachment, has shocked an MSNBC host by saying Trump won his support once again due to 'how badly' the Biden-Harris administration has gone.
MSNBC host Ari Melber expressed disbelief after a former Trump official who testified against him in the first impeachment said he regained his support. Gordon Sondland, who served as then-President Trump’s ambassador to the EU and who became a star witness against him in his first impeachment, made the stunning admission during an interview with Melber.
Sondland, along with former White House adviser Peter Navarro and former White House spokeswoman Sarah Matthews, was asked by Melber how working for the Trump administration impacted their lives and what the most important thing was that they learned about the former president. Sondland in particular was asked whether he stands by a previous disavowal of the president after the events of Jan. 6, 2021.
Sondland Reverses Course, Endorses Trump Again Due to Biden-Harris Policies
"No, I don’t stand by it, and I’ll tell you why," Sondland began. "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."
Melber loudly interrupted him and began 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?"
Sondland Reverses Course, Endorses Trump Again Due to Biden-Harris Policies
"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."
Melber continued speaking at a loud volume during the exchange: "But the whole point you seem to be making was that Jan. 6th and that kind of attack on democracy is bigger than any policy—"
Sondland Reverses Course, Endorses Trump Again Due to Biden-Harris Policies
"I am seeing so many attacks on democracy that eclipse Jan. 6th," Sondland replied, encouraging Melber to ask him what those are. Earlier in the same panel, he had voiced his concerns about a future scenario where "if the Democrats are able to impose their desired program over the next several years, there will be massive voting irregularities."
He later said, "Policy matters greatly, because policy translates into our way of life and the way our country operates." While he argued that Trump’s conduct around Jan. 6 was not an exemplary thing, there are bigger concerns facing the American electorate.
"I want to express is that I’ve now lived for four years under the Biden-Harris administration," Sondland said. "I live in a bucolic city of Portland, Oregon, which has been destroyed by those policies. Absolutely decimated. 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."
Sondland's reversal of support for Trump is a significant development, as he was one of the key witnesses against the former president in the first impeachment trial. His decision to endorse Trump again is a sign that some of Trump's former critics are reconsidering their support for Biden-Harris. It remains to be seen whether Sondland's reversal of support is a sign of a broader trend, or whether it is an isolated incident.
