Former Trump administration official Gordon Sondland, who testified against Donald Trump in his impeachment trial, said he supports the former president because the way the Harris-Biden team has run the country has been “so bad.” MSNBC host Ari Melber was stunned.
Sondland, a wealthy hotel mogul and major Republican donor, served as President Trump's ambassador to the European Union and was a key witness for House Democrats in the 2019 House impeachment inquiry.
Sondland testified that there was a “quid pro quo” between Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky to secure military aid to Ukraine in exchange for an investigation into Biden's business dealings and the 2016 election.
Melber Pulled up Sondrad's clip He said he no longer supported Trump after the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol and asked if he still felt the same way.
“No, I don't support it, and I'll tell you why,” he said, sitting next to other former Trump administration officials Peter Navarro and Sarah Matthews.
“After four years of living under the Biden-Harris policies, I have to say that these policies pose an existential threat not only to our country's way of life, but also to our allies,” he said. continued.
The Emmy Award-winning journalist then cut him off.
“Let me finish now, but this is very impressive. You then said that's 'no to me,' and then January 6th. And here we are now, and you say it's yes? Melber asked.
Sondland emphasized that he would support Trump and J.D. Vance over Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in November.
“That's a yes to me. It's a total yes to me,” he said. “It’s about how badly the Biden-Harris team has prosecuted their job.”
Melber again pressed Sondland, saying what Sondland appears to be making since January 6, 2021, is that “that kind of attack on democracy is greater than any policy.” pointed out.
“We're seeing so many attacks on our democracy that we ignore January 6th,” Sondland said.
Melber first gave Matthews, a former White House deputy press secretary who supports Harris, an opportunity to respond. Matthews said he sees President Trump as a danger to American democracy and is choosing not to vote on policy this election.
“Policy is very important,” Sondland shot back. “Because policies reflect the way we live and the way we run our country.”
He acknowledged that Trump's response on January 6 was “not exemplary,” and said the 45th president “should have admitted he lost the election and moved on.”
But the Washington state native said the past four years of the Biden administration have inspired him to support Trump again.
Sondland said in House testimony that he acted on orders from Trump's lawyer and former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani.
He said he had come to understand that $391 million in military aid to Ukraine was also connected to the Bidens and the 2016 election investigation.
“Mr. Giuliani's request was in return for arranging President Zelenskiy's visit to the White House. Mr. Giuliani issues public statement to Ukraine announcing 2016 election/DNC server and Burisma investigation “We demanded that,” he said in a statement, referring to the large energy companies that hired Hunter Biden.
