No one is more thankful it’s Friday than Senator Rick Scott, who, let’s face it, had a pretty terrible week. Between doubling down on raising taxes on the American people and facing the hypocrisy of his own actions on Ukraine, we’d almost feel bad for the week he’s had, if it wasn’t all his fault.

In an interview with NPR, Rick Scott doubled down on lying about the details of the very plan he wrote, created ads around, and handed out printed copies of at CPAC. It seems we’re not the only ones who don’t understand Senator Scott’s verbal gymnastics:

Steve Inskeep: “Just so I understand, if you’re not going to raise anybody’s taxes, that means you’re not calling for everybody to pay at least some income taxes?”

Rick Scott: “I want to create a system where we’re all in this together. But I’m not raising taxes. I don’t believe in tax increases.”

Steve Inskeep: “I just don’t understand how that matches with telling everyone to pay some income tax when some people don’t.” 

Rick Scott is giving a whole new meaning to “actions speak louder than words” with his shameless hypocrisy around supporting Ukraine after voting against aid, blocking critical nominees, and refusing to condemn Trump’s praise of Putin.

Washington Post: “Last week, Scott was one of 31 Republicans to vote against a sweeping, $1.5 trillion spending bill to fund government agencies and departments through the remainder of the fiscal year, a bill that also included $13.6 billion in assistance for Ukraine.”

Foreign Policy: “Republican lawmakers, including Sens. Rick Scott of Florida and Roger Marshall of Kansas, have placed ho

No one is more thankful it’s Friday than Senator Rick Scott, who, let’s face it, had a pretty terrible week. Between doubling down on raising taxes on the American people and facing the hypocrisy of his own actions on Ukraine, we’d almost feel bad for the week he’s had, if it wasn’t all his fault.

In an interview with NPR, Rick Scott doubled down on lying about the details of the very plan he wrote, created ads around, and handed out printed copies of at CPAC. It seems we’re not the only ones who don’t understand Senator Scott’s verbal gymnastics:

Steve Inskeep: “Just so I understand, if you’re not going to raise anybody’s taxes, that means you’re not calling for everybody to pay at least some income taxes?”

Rick Scott: “I want to create a system where we’re all in this together. But I’m not raising taxes. I don’t believe in tax increases.”

Steve Inskeep: “I just don’t understand how that matches with telling everyone to pay some income tax when some people don’t.” 

Rick Scott is giving a whole new meaning to “actions speak louder than words” with his shameless hypocrisy around supporting Ukraine after voting against aid, blocking critical nominees, and refusing to condemn Trump’s praise of Putin.

Washington Post: “Last week, Scott was one of 31 Republicans to vote against a sweeping, $1.5 trillion spending bill to fund government agencies and departments through the remainder of the fiscal year, a bill that also included $13.6 billion in assistance for Ukraine.”

Foreign Policy: “Republican lawmakers, including Sens. Rick Scott of Florida and Roger Marshall of Kansas, have placed holds on the confirmation of several key Biden administration appointees with critical roles in addressing Ukraine’s crisis … Scott, who has placed the largest number of holds, has blocked their confirmation, demanding that the Biden administration first take action on an unrelated issue: the Cuban government’s practice of siphoning the salaries of Cuban doctors exported to other Latin American countries.”

The Hill: “Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), chairman of the Senate Republican campaign arm, dodged questioning on Saturday regarding whether former President Trump should condemn Russian President Vladimir Putin for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.”

lds on the confirmation of several key Biden administration appointees with critical roles in addressing Ukraine’s crisis … Scott, who has placed the largest number of holds, has blocked their confirmation, demanding that the Biden administration first take action on an unrelated issue: the Cuban government’s practice of siphoning the salaries of Cuban doctors exported to other Latin American countries.”

The Hill: “Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), chairman of the Senate Republican campaign arm, dodged questioning on Saturday regarding whether former President Trump should condemn Russian President Vladimir Putin for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.”

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