GOP Lawmaker Says Trump Drama Is Like ‘A Spanish Soap Opera’ | Eastern North Carolina Now

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    People are too addicted to the legal drama surrounding former President Donald Trump, a Texas GOP congressman suggested on Sunday.

    "It's like watching a novella, a Spanish soap opera," Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX), who represents a district along the U.S.-Mexico border, said on CNN. "You can't look away. I get it. I want to know what Trump had for breakfast just as much as the next person."

    Indeed, Trump has again become the subject of constant news coverage and social media buzz as he runs a new presidential campaign and faces legal jeopardy on multiple fronts. In recent weeks, Trump became the first former president to face criminal charges, and on Tuesday, he pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in New York.

    Gonzales stressed that Trump is innocent until proven guilty and called for more civility in politics.

    "What you're seeing is so many people, because of their political affiliation, are demonizing one another," he said. "We have to get back - we got to get away from that. We got to get back to allowing things to take hold."

    Gonzales said the Trump controversies overshadow "real problems," such as the border crisis. The congressman pointed to a recent story about an accused migrant smuggler driving more than 100 miles per hour when he hit a car, killing a woman and her granddaughter.

    "This is what my district is feeling," he stressed.

    Gonzales made the comments during an exchange with CNN "State of the Union" anchor Dana Bash, who pressed the congressman to respond to Trump calling for Congress to defund the Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI "until they come to their senses."

    Trump faces a federal inquiry led by special counsel Jack Smith, who is looking into the former president's handling of classified documents and the events of January 6, 2021.

    During the CNN interview, Gonzales did not respond directly to Trump's comments about defunding the DOJ and FBI but did voice support for law enforcement in general.

    "I want to see law enforcement empowered," Gonzales said. "I want to see law enforcement have greater training, have greater equipment, and a closer bond with their communities."