Americans could be forgiven if they’re feeling a bit whiplashed by recent events in the nation’s capital. Less than a week after House Republicans voted to dismantle Barack Obama’s health care law, President Donald Trump abruptly fired FBI Director James Comey – only the second time in history that an FBI chief has been removed from office.
Then, on Wednesday, Trump met with Russia’s top diplomat amid ongoing FBI and congressional probes of Russian meddling in last year’s presidential election and possible contacts between the Trump campaign and Russia.
As voters processed the latest batch of news out of Washington, their opinions on Comey’s dramatic sacking seemed to divide along familiar partisan lines: Republicans and Trump supporters saw it as necessary, while Democrats viewed it with suspicion.
Pennsylvania resident Tom Stump took a different tack, urging people to slow down and let the facts on Comey develop. “I’d say the jury’s still out,” he said.
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