Senator Burr "Toed the Party Line Even When Donald Trump Crossed the Line"

Viewers of last night's North Carolina Senate debate were rightly confused when Senator Richard Burr said that he has "spoken out quickly and loudly" against Donald Trump. Senator Burr needs to review the definitions of "quickly" and "loudly" because here's what he's actually done:

After the tape of Trump admitting to sexual assault, Senator Burr said he would watch for Trump's "level of contrition."

Then, Senator Burr excused Trump's admission of sexual assault as something "an entertainer" would say.

And then last night, Senator Burr offered this defense: "I think if, if in fact he did it, that would be sexual assault. I take him at his word, he said he didn't do it." Since Trump's comments were reported, several women have come forward to reveal that they had been assaulted by Donald Trump.

We've only just covered the Trump tape -- there's also:

When Trump attacked a Gold Star family, Senator Burr lamely offered "this is not a high point."

When Trump attacked an American-born judge over his Hispanic heritage, Senator Burr said since Trump had normalized hate speech, it would not affect his support: "If they were inconsistent with things we've seen up to this point in the election, I would tell you it might. But I think we're all sort of used to remarks being made that we don't expect."

When Trump insinuated President Obama was loyal to ISIS, Senator Burr -- who heads the Intelligence Committee -- wouldn't say whether he thought it was true.

Any of the above sound like speaking out "quickly and loudly"? No, we didn't think so either and neither does Deborah.

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