Hunter defends Ann Coulter against critics
Republican candidate complains conservatives too often dismissed as mean
WASHINGTON - Republican presidential candidate Duncan Hunter defended conservative pundit Ann Coulter’s incendiary commentary Monday, saying Coulter was “closely approaching that level of being a great American.”
The comments by Hunter, a Republican representative from California, came in an interview on MSNBC’s “Hardball,” where he was asked for his reaction to criticism of Coulter by Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, a Democratic presidential candidate.
“Especially since Ann Coulter said nice things about me, I think she’s closely approaching that level of being a great American,” he said.
