Sanford: Amid the chaos, the David Kustoff I knew is missing in action
Rep. David Kustoff (in a file photo, speaking on the floor of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol) is a graduate of White Station High School, the University of Memphis and the U of M Law School. (AP)
Otis Sanford
Otis Sanford is professor emeritus of Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Memphis and political commentator for WATN-TV ABC24 News. Contact him at o.sanford@memphis.edu. Follow him on Twitter @otissanford.
“I never thought that the trappings of congressional power or Trump’s dominating and vindictive personality would turn the principled guy I’ve known and liked for years into a political lapdog.”
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