Broun Stands by 'Socialist' Tweet
Politico reports:
Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.) stands by his post-State of the Union tweet in which he accused President Barack Obama of believing in “socialism.”
“Mr. Obama believes in a big central government where the federal government controls everything in our lives, ” he told CNN’s Soledad O’Brien Thursday evening. “That’s socialism. And so I stick by that tweet.”
Broun sent his tweet immediately after the president finished his address Tuesday evening. “Mr. President, you don’t believe in the Constitution. You believe in socialism, ” Broun tweeted.
In his defense Thursday, Broun pointed to the health care reform law as an example of Obama’s disregard for the Constitution.
“Oh, he absolutely does not support the Constitution,” Broun said. “He has promoted a socialistic type of governance ever since he’s been in office.”
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