GOP senator: Biden's 11th-hour actions 'slap in the face' to Trump voters
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) says that President Biden’s moves in the final days of his presidency to ban offshore drilling, grant clemency to hundreds of Americans convicted of crimes, and reported efforts to negotiate a prisoner exchange with the Taliban are a “slap in the face” to Trump voters.
“This is a slap in the face of the 77 million Americans who voted for President Trump. And Americans are going to remember this,” Marshall declared during an interview with Fox Business’s Maria Bartiromo on Tuesday.
Marshall called Biden a “petty loser” when asked about President-elect Trump’s accusation that his predecessor is “doing everything possible to make the transition as difficult as possible.”
“They are petty losers. This flies in the face of Americans. And I can’t remember if you mentioned this, but what really irks, I think, the folks back in Kansas is President Biden pardoning people for crimes they’re not even charged with. I think that at our hearts, Americans know this is wrong,” he said.
News outlets reported last month that Biden’s team has discussed whether to issue pardons for administration officials and members of Congress whom they fear might be targeted for prosecution in the new Trump administration.
The Kansas senator also criticized Biden’s decision to ban new offshore oil and gas development along much of the nation’s coastlines and to announce nearly $2.5 billion in additional military aid for Ukraine.
“He is giving, he’s shoveling billions of dollars out the door before President Trump gets in there, giving us an even larger debt, really impacting our treasuries and the bond market,” he said.
“He’s making it darn hard for President Trump, but I just can’t wait till we get him inaugurated and we’ll try to reconcile all these issues,” Marshall added.