Rep. Trey Gowdy is calling on President Obama to “repudiate” Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber after video emerged of Gruber describing how the “stupidity of the American voter” helped get the healthcare law passed through Congress.
The South Carolina Republican, in an interview with Fox News’ Megyn Kelly on Tuesday, said he “can’t even get past the irony to get to the arrogance” of the “most transparent administration since the continents shifted [having] to rely on artifice and deception to pass its signature piece of legislation.”
“You can’t make that up,” Gowdy said. “He had to lie to people, and then he justified it, so I can’t even get past the irony of that to even get to the arrogance of him calling our fellow citizens stupid.”
Video footage from 2013 surfaced last week of Gruber saying Obamacare passed due to “lack of transparency” and the “stupidity of the American voter.” Gruber quickly apologized for the statements.
After Kelly described the video as a “smoking gun,” Gowdy continued: “It’s really serious in a participatory democracy when you tell your fellow citizens that you’re either not smart enough to understand the truth or we can’t tell you the truth because you wouldn’t go along with it. Well, if you wouldn’t go along with it, maybe you shouldn’t pass the law.”
“Put down the cognac and the lost writings of J.D. Salinger,” he said. “If you want to see how stupid our fellow citizens are, take a look at last Tuesday night, because they rejected you, this bill and this administration.”
Gowdy said he would love for Obama, “whom I saw in his purple jacket over in China,” to denounce Gruber’s words and actions.
