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Mike Huckabee Wants NYT Op-Ed Author ‘Frog-Marched Across Washington’

Virginia Kruta Associate Editor
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Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee had harsh words for the author of a New York Times op-ed that was highly critical of President Donald Trump.

He told Fox News host Bill Hemmer on Friday that the person responsible for that piece ought to be “frog-marched across Washington” and then tossed into the Potomac for good measure.

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Huckabee began the segment by responding to Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who was inspired by the op-ed to call for the invocation of the 25th Amendment and the removal of the president.

“It’s all fundraising,” Huckabee said. “What Cory Booker did yesterday is he embarrassed himself. He thought he was Spartacus? It was more like a scene from ‘Psycho.’ This kind of stuff is all about fundraising and running for president. It’s not about responsible governing. I wish they would stand back and realize that if they want to have a great blue wave, the best way to do it is to act like adults and act responsibly but they’re not.”

He concluded by taking direct aim at the author of the op-ed, who despite much speculation from a number of parties on both sides of the aisle, has thus far remained anonymous.

“The best thing is to employ people with honor and integrity,” Huckabee began. “The person who wrote that op-ed had neither. I would love to find out who it is. They need to be frog-marched across Washington, taken to the Potomac, and tossed in. Because they basically — it’s not just about being disloyal. It is trying to undermine a constitutionally elected president. I make some jokes about it, but the truth is this is a real serious issue when you have someone who anonymously wants to undermine an elected president.”

Huckabee went on to criticize the New York Times, claiming that the publication of such an op-ed was an indication that the outlet was not interested in “genuine journalism.”

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