Republican rages at journalist for quoting something he said seconds earlier - LGBTQ Nation

"“Gas prices were comin' down until we had to deal with this situation!" Jordan responded. "But, you know, that's... that's life! That's dealin' with the world we live in!" Collins pushed Jordan: "But if someone's listening to you and they were paying $2.98 a gallon for gas before the war started, and now they're paying $4.53... I mean, saying 'That's life' might not make them feel better.""

"“They're going up a lot under this president, who you supported, but you're just saying it's for the right reason, in your view," said Collins. Jordan agreed, saying that he supports the president because he's trying to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon with the current war on Iran. Jordan argued this was an instance of the president keeping a campaign promise."

"“Those are your words!" he shot back, even though they were his. "No, you said that. Just now. I quoted you," Collins pointed out. Jordan ignored her and continued to say the war was justified."

"COLLINS: But if someone was paying $2.98 a gallon before the war, and now they're paying $4.53, saying 'that's life' might not make them feel betterJIM JORDAN: Those are your words, not mineCOLLINS: You said that just now. I quoted you."

A CNN anchor and a Republican congressmember discussed how the war in Iran has increased gas prices. The anchor said prices were rising under the president the congressmember supported and questioned whether the reasoning was justified. The congressmember agreed that prices were going up but argued support for the president was tied to stopping Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. The anchor referenced the president’s campaign promise to lower prices. The congressmember said gas prices were coming down until the situation began and framed the impact as part of dealing with the world. The anchor noted that people paying much more may not feel comforted by that framing. The congressmember then objected to the anchor’s wording, claiming the phrase was hers, despite having said it moments earlier. The anchor pointed out she quoted him directly, and the congressmember continued defending the war’s justification.

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