U.S. Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-AL1) was recently interviewed by Bob Grip, News anchor at Fox 10 / WALA-TV in Mobile about the 2016 Presidential race and state political issues. In that exchange, Rep. Byrne was asked a question received via Twitter which inquired, “Will Rep. Byrne endorse Donald Trump and take the moral stain on his reputation? His grandchildren will be embarrassed.” The congressman’s response was clear that he believes that anyone who wants to stop Hillary Clinton must vote for Donald Trump.
“Well, I’ve already endorsed Donald Trump. I do not consider it to be a stain on my reputation, certainly [not] on my grandchildren,” he said.
“Look this is a choice between two people: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump,” he continued. “It’s not a choice between Hillary Clinton and somebody else. If you want to defeat Hillary Clinton you must vote for Donald Trump, not not vote or vote for somebody else.”
While he spent most of the interview highlighting the differences between Trump and Clinton, Byrne did note that he does have some disagreements with the Republican nominee.
“I think it’s a very clear difference between the two candidates,” he said. “I haven’t agreed with everything Mr. Trump has said, I haven’t agreed with every one of his policy positions. I have some big differences with him as a matter of fact.”
Ultimately, however, Byrne said that he will be voting for Trump in November “with a very clear conscience.”
The full interview with Bob Grip can be viewed below.
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