U.S. Rep. Chip Roy went on CNN Wednesday night to argue the GOP deserves two more years in power. Unfortunately for the Republican congressman, whose district includes part of San Antonio, he ended up sounding an awful lot like Joe Biden in the process.
During an appearance on news program The Source, Roy urged voters to give President Donald Trump and his congressional allies more time to deliver on their yet-unfulfilled promises to lower prices on everything from groceries to gas, the Daily Beast reports.
“Let’s finish the job,” Roy declared.
But here’s the wrinkle — aside from prices still being sky-high. “Let’s finish the job” was Biden’s campaign slogan.
And CNN host Kaitlan Collins wasn’t about to let Roy forget it.
“Well, you keep saying ‘finish the job.’ That was President Biden’s line,” Collins said, according to the Daily Beast. “It didn’t work.”
D’oh!
Readers may recall Biden repeatedly invoked that phrase during his ill-fated 2024 reelection campaign. You know, the one he ended after flaming out during a disastrous debate performance.
Even after Collins called out Roy for repeating the slogan, the congressman doubled down, arguing that Republicans have “only” had 21 months to deliver on Trump’s promises, the Daily Beast Reports. In case anyone needs a reminder about those promises, they included cutting Americans’ energy costs in half within 12 months and quickly end inflation.
D’oh! on repeat.
The awkward CNN exchange comes as Republicans face what’s likely to be a bruising midterm election and Roy packs his bags to leave Washington. The hard-right lawmaker lost his bid for the Republican nomination for Texas attorney general earlier this year.
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