Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) slammed baseball nice Steve Garvey for evading a query about Donald Trump throughout their Senate debate in California this week. (Watch the video beneath.)
Garvey, a former MVP and World Series winner with the Los Angeles Dodgers, was the lone Republican onstage in opposition to Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff, Barbara Lee and Porter. All hope to succeed the late Dianne Feinstein to characterize the state. Garvey is a longshot. The GOP has not gained a U.S. Senate election in California in a long time, The Associated Press famous.
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According to HuffPost, Garvey defended voting for Trump within the 2016 and 2020 elections in the course of the debate Monday in Los Angeles however was pressed to declare who he’d vote for this time in an anticipated rematch between Trump and President Joe Biden.
Garvey didn’t actually reply, saying he’d clear up issues “when the time comes,” SFGate reported.
Porter pounced on Garvey’s evasiveness the way in which the ex-player attacked hanging curveballs.
“Well, California, I think what they say is true: Once a Dodger, always a Dodger,” she cracked.
Porter, who maybe was ready to spring that one, shared her second on X:
“He just chewed up two and a half minutes of the time to talk about substantive issues in this debate, and refused to answer the question,” she continued.
“Ballots go out in six weeks, Mr. Garvey. This is not the minor leagues. Who will you vote for?”
Again, Garvey didn’t chunk.
“At the end of the day, it’s all a personal choice,” he stated.
Garvey, 75, formally launched his marketing campaign in October.
Laphonza Butler was appointed to fill Feinstein’s seat for the remainder of her time period.
by way of Associated Press