A registered Republican voter told Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) on Monday that he’ll be voting for President Joe Biden in November instead of Donald Trump because he’s a Christian and cannot see himself casting a ballot for the failed one-term former president.
The comment came during a call-in segment on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal. The man, named Nick, said he was calling from Connecticut.
“I just wanted to speak with Mr. Biggs about the concept of being a Republican. And I’ve got to say, the state of this union is tremendous. We’re strong. We’re doing well.”
“And the divisiveness that I’ve seen from my party in the past 40 years has got me kind of puzzled,” he continued. “I just registered as a Republican two months ago for the fifth time, Mr. Biggs.”
“And I’m just going to leave you with this comment, and that is that I register as a Republican because I’m a conservative, and I’m going to vote for Joe Biden because I’m a Christian.”
Rather than address what the caller had said, Biggs suggested that Nick shouldn’t call himself a Republican or be a part of the GOP.
“Well, I think that’s really interesting,” Biggs remarked. “He probably should re-register as a Democrat.”
“I think if you’re not voting for Donald Trump because you think he’s not a Christian or not a moral man, I’m not going to say look at Joe Biden,” the lawmaker added. “I would just say we should all look at ourselves and see who’s casting the first stone.”
Biggs also laughingly suggested that Republicans aren’t to blame for the divisiveness seen in politics.
“I also would not say that all the division starts because of Republicans, to be frank with you. I think that’s a bit of an absurdity to say that. But anyway, he’s free to do what he wants.”
All of us registered to vote are free to do what we want, Congressman Biggs, and millions of us will cast our ballots for Joe Biden because he’s a decent human being, which is something Donald Trump will never be.
