GOP Rep. Dave Brat Tells Addict in Jail: ‘Think You’re Having a Hard Time? I’ve Got $5M Worth of Negative Ads Coming at Me.’
Rep. Dave Brat (R-VA), whose 2014 primary defeat of former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor propelled him to nationwide fame, visited a county jail on Thursday to speak with incarcerated addicts. In audio captured by Ben Paviour, a reporter for Richmond’s NPR station, Brat is heard commiserating with an inmate in the Chesterfield County Jail’s addiction support group. It's worth noting Brat later acknowledged the inmate was up against steeper problems.
