Late in 2016, a month or so after Trump won the election, we published the transcript of a secret conference call between Oklahoma Senator James Lankford and various members of the Oklahoma ruling class. In it, he expressed some of his valid worries and concerns about The Donald.
About a week later, News 9 picked up on the story that they found in an "online tabloid" and filed their own report. Lankford then issued the following tweet:
Disappointed in the out of context story on @News9 and @NewsOn6 tonight twisting my words about Trump. Usually they do better journalism
— James Lankford (@jameslankford) December 2, 2016
Well, I guess the local for-profit news media isn't the only thing that "disappoints" the former church camp director. Check out the statement he issued following Trump's infamous "shit hole" comments:
GOP Sen. James Lankford (Okla.) said Thursday that President Trump's reported comment that many U.S. immigrants come from "shithole countries" was "disappointing," adding to the massive backlash Trump has faced over the remarks.
"If these comments are accurate, they are disappointing," Lankford said in a statement. "I would not talk about nations like this, because I believe the people of those countries are made in the image of God and have worth and human dignity."
The conservative senator's comments come after The Washington Post reported that he had called Haiti and some African nations "shithole countries" during a heated meeting with lawmakers on immigration.