Sen. John Curtis: I Think Me Speaking My Mind and Being Up Front Makes Trump a Better President

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Karl Now ░░░░░░░░ ran for the Senate ░░░░░░░░ Trump endorsed one of ░░░░░░░░ your opponents CURTIS That ░░░░░░░░ correct Karl Actually did ░░░░░░░░ campaign ad Really got ░░░░░░░░ it for one of ░░░░░░░░ components and you still ░░░░░░░░ CURTIS So I ll ░░░░░░░░ brag for a minute ░░░░░░░░ won in a four ░░░░░░░░ primary with almost 50 ░░░░░░░░ Yeah CURTIS And as ░░░░░░░░ non Trump endorsed candidate ░░░░░░░░ Was it a double ░░░░░░░░ lead CURTIS It was ░░░░░░░░ substantial lead yes Karl ░░░░░░░░ the person Trump how ░░░░░░░░ you do that I ░░░░░░░░ you re you know ░░░░░░░░ s the king of ░░░░░░░░ Republican Party His endorsement ░░░░░░░░ more than any other ░░░░░░░░ in a Republican primary ░░░░░░░░ was the key there ░░░░░░░░ I believe I was ░░░░░░░░ to be the authentic ░░░░░░░░ Curtis and that people ░░░░░░░░ longing for authenticity and ░░░░░░░░ I mentioned before look ░░░░░░░░ support President Trump when ░░░░░░░░ s dealing with some ░░░░░░░░ these really tough issues ░░░░░░░░ we have the economy ░░░░░░░░ the conflicts oversea but ░░░░░░░░ do have my own ░░░░░░░░ and I m not ░░░░░░░░ rubber stamp My stamp ░░░░░░░░ the stamp of the ░░░░░░░░ of Utah and I ░░░░░░░░ those people and I ░░░░░░░░ people responded to that ░░░░░░░░ the election and they ░░░░░░░░ dying for authenticity and ░░░░░░░░ tell us who you ░░░░░░░░ are and then be ░░░░░░░░ person I think that ░░░░░░░░ why we did so ░░░░░░░░ Karl You hear some ░░░░░░░░ your colleagues your future ░░░░░░░░ in the Senate that ░░░░░░░░ he won He s ░░░░░░░░ a mandate He deserves ░░░░░░░░ know everybody that he ░░░░░░░░ chosen In other words ░░░░░░░░ stamp CURTIS I heard ░░░░░░░░ from my son by ░░░░░░░░ way at Thanksgiving Karl ░░░░░░░░ said that CURTIS He ░░░░░░░░ He said dad I ░░░░░░░░ a self described I ░░░░░░░░ the red pill So ░░░░░░░░ kind of set that ░░░░░░░░ and my response to ░░░░░░░░ was a couple of ░░░░░░░░ one in kind of ░░░░░░░░ joking way I said ░░░░░░░░ did get more votes ░░░░░░░░ him in Utah Does ░░░░░░░░ give me a mandate ░░░░░░░░ let me come back ░░░░░░░░ this kind of this ░░░░░░░░ that I think me ░░░░░░░░ my mind and me ░░░░░░░░ up front makes the ░░░░░░░░ a better president and ░░░░░░░░ now I m interviewing ░░░░░░░░ nominees I think people ░░░░░░░░ the advice part of ░░░░░░░░ and consent I can ░░░░░░░░ advise the president if ░░░░░░░░ haven t thoroughly talked ░░░░░░░░ these people if I ░░░░░░░░ t investigated everything about ░░░░░░░░ if I haven t ░░░░░░░░ their strengths and their ░░░░░░░░ and I think I ░░░░░░░░ that to the president.”