The Huffington Post has a great piece out about U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D. MT) and how he hasn’t been afraid to stand up to Trump:
The Montana Democrat, a top Republican target in November, has surprised progressives with his often vocal and early opposition to Trump’s executive branch nominees this year. Tester voted against the appointments of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The senator earned Trump’s wrath in earnest after raising alarms about misconduct allegations surrounding Ronny Jackson, the White House physician whose nomination by the president to lead the Veterans Affairs Department was derailed.
Most recently, Tester announced that he intends to oppose Gina Haspel, Trump’s controversial choice to lead the CIA.
Tester’s opposition to these Trump nominees stands in sharp contrast to other vulnerable red-state Democrats up for re-election in November. Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Joe Donnelly of Indiana, for example, supported Pompeo and intend to vote for Haspel at the CIA. They have also voted with Trump and his agenda more often than Tester, according to the FiveThirtyEight Senate vote tracker.
“He’s a profile in principled courage. For those who know Tester, they know he’s voting like he truly feels ― not a finger-in-the-wind calculus,” said Faiz Shakir, the national political director for the American Civil Liberties Union.
Tester’s record may not always be perfect but he has made some bold votes that have pissed Trump and the GOP off. His courage deserves to be rewarded. Click here to donate and get involved with Tester’s re-election campaign.