Rep. Duncan Hunter of California was busted this week, alongside his wife Margaret, for misusing $250,000 in campaign funds to pay for private vacations, dental bills, and even a plane ticket for their pet rabbit.
Now, in an amazing interview with FOX News, 41-year-old Hunter, who loves Donald Trump and hates gay people, tried pinning all the blame on Margaret, who served as his campaign manager.
“She was also the campaign manager, so whatever she did, that’ll be looked at too, I’m sure,” Hunter told Fox News host Martha MacCallum. “But I didn’t do it. I didn’t spend any money illegally.”
Nothing says “family values” like throwing your own wife to the wolves.
When asked, “Are you saying it’s more her fault than your fault?”, Hunter replied:
I’m saying when I went to Iraq in 2003, the first time, I gave her power of attorney and she handled my finances throughout my entire military career and that continued on when I got into Congress. Because I’m gone five days a week, I’m home for two.
He went on to say admit his campaign definitely made “mistakes,” but maintained that he was not responsible for any of its improper spending. Also, his wife was in charge of campaign, not him. Got that? So it was her fault, not his. OK?
“There was money spent on things, not by me but by the campaign,” he said. “And I paid that back before my last election.”
Hunter supported the Defense of Marriage Act and voted to delay the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. He is also a vocal opponent of transgender military personnel, saying he could not imagine showering with “somebody who was a girl and didn’t have the surgery to become a man but kept the girl stuff.”
Watch his interview with FOX News below. Or don’t.
Kangol
What a chump and a coward, but then does anyone expect any more or less from anti-gay creep Duncan Hunter, the second Republican in Congress, after the now indicted corrupt Chris Collins, to endorse Trumputin!? “I didn’t do it” and “There was money spent” are weasel words!
Juanjo
Now there a real man. Tosses his wife under the bus. I see a divorce in someone’s future.
QueerTruth
“Let all the poison that lurks in the mud, hatch out.”
? Robert Graves, I, Claudius
taylor94
Amazing, he sits on congressional committees with massive budgets but claims he’s not aware of his personal finances. Claims to be a expert when guiding our countries finances and is a moral pillar of government. Well, convicted Governor McDonnell of Virginia also played the wife blame. It didn’t work. A crook is a crook.
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
BULLTHIT!! He went on trip to Italy, was gonna use a visit to a military base as excuse for billing campaign. Military couldn’t accommodate on date he wanted. Went anyway told staff “Fcuk them”…… typical scumbag conservative hypocrite
bowlingbutch
He certainly learned from Trump. Blame anyone and everyone else.
Prax07
Anti-gay… waiting for the men he most likely hooks up with to come out of the woodwork.
Xzamilloh
This is a man who is the poster child for entitled privileged existences, having literally inherited his seat from his father. This man is a representative, and I don’t believe for a second he even thinks about the needs of the people he represents. Not even a little.
ShinzonZetiAlpha5
Well, let’s hope this prick gets what’s coming to him. Seems like he needed money though. A lot of people have debts that they’re having trouble paying off hopefully they know how to dump debt collectors make them be the ones to pay!
Tombear
The hubby and I just flew a military hop from Norfolk VA to Naples Italy and back again all at taxpayers expense. One of the benefits of spending 20 years in the military!
DCguy
Typical Republican, Steals taxpayer money, and never takes responsibility for anything they do.
MaxTaste
His cowardice is stunning.
ShinzonZetiAlpha5
Well, let’s hope this prick gets what’s coming to him. Seems like he needed money though. A lot of people have debts that they’re having trouble paying off hopefully they know how to dump debt collectors make them be the ones to pay!