Crank Says Colorado Springs Needs Results Not Anti-Trump Politics From Democrats

By Vince Bzdek | Colorado Politics

For U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank, who’s unopposed in the Republican primary for the 5th Congressional District but the main target of both candidates in the lively Democratic primary, the big question in the midterms is not who will stand up to President Donald Trump best.

“The question, and I think this will be one in this race, is, does this community just want somebody who’s anti-Trump to fight and push back on Trump? Or do they want somebody who, no matter who the president is, whether it’s Joe Biden or Donald Trump, is going to go try and work to represent this community and get the best things for this community that they can?”

Crank has been criticized by the Democratic candidates Jessica Killin and Joe Reagan for not standing up to Trump enough when Trump decided to take away Space Command from Colorado Springs.

But Crank sees it differently.

“Look, there’s lots that I’ve disagreed with the president on. We’ve pushed back on him on a lot of things, whether it was the veto of the Arkansas Valley conduit or not declaring disaster relief for the counties over on the West Slope.”

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