Not only does Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) not know whether President Barack Obama loves America, he also appears to be unaware that the president is a Christian.
"I don't know," the potential 2016 candidate told The Washington Post at the winter meeting of the National Governors Association in Washington, D.C.
"I've actually never talked about it or I haven't read about that," Walker said of Obama's faith. "I've never asked him that. You've asked me to make statements about people that I haven't had a conversation with about that. How [could] I say if I know either of you are a Christian?"
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Jocelyn Webster, a spokeswoman for the governor, followed up with the Post after the interview to clarify Walker's remarks.
"Of course the governor thinks the president is a Christian," she said. "He thinks these kinds of gotcha questions distract from what he's doing as governor of Wisconsin to make the state better and make life better for people in his state."
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Some Democrats said Walker's comments cast doubt on his ability to lead.
"Scott Walker had a simple test. He could have risen above the fray, but he continues to flatly fail and instead push the same polarizing agenda and politics he has for years in Wisconsin," said Democratic National Committee spokeswoman Holly Shulman. "Today, Walker has proven himself once again to be unfit to lead."
Walker's comments follow controversial remarks made by former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who said earlier this week at a private dinner for the Wisconsin governor that Obama doesn't love America.
They also come at a time when Walker's presidential stock is rising in a crowded GOP primary. Several early primary state polls have shown Walker at the top of the potential field.
Scott Walker Says He Doesn't Know If Obama Is A Christian
All he had to do was say exactly what Mitch McConnell said when asked.....but no, he had to take the low road to throw red meat to his base and have his spokesperson say something different. His followers won't remember the correction the spokesperson made, but will remember that Walker took the opportunity to take a pot shot at Obama. It will certainly appease the ODS crowd.
"I don't know," the potential 2016 candidate told The Washington Post at the winter meeting of the National Governors Association in Washington, D.C.
"I've actually never talked about it or I haven't read about that," Walker said of Obama's faith. "I've never asked him that. You've asked me to make statements about people that I haven't had a conversation with about that. How [could] I say if I know either of you are a Christian?"
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Jocelyn Webster, a spokeswoman for the governor, followed up with the Post after the interview to clarify Walker's remarks.
"Of course the governor thinks the president is a Christian," she said. "He thinks these kinds of gotcha questions distract from what he's doing as governor of Wisconsin to make the state better and make life better for people in his state."
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Some Democrats said Walker's comments cast doubt on his ability to lead.
"Scott Walker had a simple test. He could have risen above the fray, but he continues to flatly fail and instead push the same polarizing agenda and politics he has for years in Wisconsin," said Democratic National Committee spokeswoman Holly Shulman. "Today, Walker has proven himself once again to be unfit to lead."
Walker's comments follow controversial remarks made by former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who said earlier this week at a private dinner for the Wisconsin governor that Obama doesn't love America.
They also come at a time when Walker's presidential stock is rising in a crowded GOP primary. Several early primary state polls have shown Walker at the top of the potential field.
Scott Walker Says He Doesn't Know If Obama Is A Christian
All he had to do was say exactly what Mitch McConnell said when asked.....but no, he had to take the low road to throw red meat to his base and have his spokesperson say something different. His followers won't remember the correction the spokesperson made, but will remember that Walker took the opportunity to take a pot shot at Obama. It will certainly appease the ODS crowd.
