Fmr. Missouri GOP Chair to CNN: You’re Using Susan Bro’s Remarks as a ‘Political Cudgel’

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MARTIN: "That’s a mother. That woman has siblings and kids. On the other hand, you're saying we are not talking politics. It's being used as a political argument. I think her first response to the President's statement was 'Thanks for reaching out.' Now here response was 'I'm frustrated.' I'll tell you this, I have been in this situation. You go through a lot of emotions that I don’t know how I would handle them publicly and I think it deserve respects, but it sounds to me like you used it at the beginning of this hour as a political cudgel, not as something about —" 
BOLDUAN: "Me?" 
MARTIN: "Yeah, you guys." 
BOLDUAN: "I didn't use it as a political cudgel. No, I played what a grieving mother said on TV today."