Colorado Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Lopez—who claims to be "pro-life"—recently had an uncomfortable conversation with 9NEWS Denver's Kyle Clark about his 1993 arrest for assault against his then-pregnant wife.
Lopez calls himself "pro-life without exceptions," but doesn't seem to comprehend assaulting a pregnant woman endangered a life. Clark asked him about the 1993 assault charge, but Lopez had nothing but excuses.
He tried to excuse the charge, saying:
"Well, first of all, it wasn’t a violent situation. If you go back and look—"
Clark wasn't having it, though.
He interrupted Lopez, saying:
"You were arrested for assault."
Lopez still tried to dissemble.
"We were both arrested for assault. Both of us, okay?"
Clark still wasn't having it.
"And one of you was pregnant. So, again, the question is: 'Do Coloradans want somebody who has a history both in word and action of controlling the bodies of women?'
Lopezcontinued to try to dissimulate, saying he isn't Jesus, whom he describes as "the one perfect man that’s ever walked this Earth."
Twitter users weren't having Lopez's excuses either.
It wasn't violent? He was "accused of pushing his wife, who was six months pregnant, to the floor and kicking her after she hit him on the top of his head." The Denver Post reported. But there's more when it comes to him and the law. Yikes.— Lize Brittin (@Lize Brittin) 1651624430
It\u2019s so gross how he says \u201cwe were both arrested\u201d when in many places that\u2019s the default for domestic violence cases regardless of who is the aggressor.— Heather Billings (@Heather Billings) 1651679917
Greg Lopez is the former mayor of Parker, where I now live. He is well-known in Parker for his bizarre behavior over the years. Everyone has a \u201cGreg story\u201d around here, and none are flattering.— Katrina Eike (@Katrina Eike) 1651630543
"There's only been one perfect man that's ever walked this earth and we nailed him to the cross."\n\nThere are lots of men (billions, even) who:\n1. are not Jesus Christ, and \n2. who have managed to go through life without assaulting their pregnant wives.— Cherie Garcia (@Cherie Garcia) 1651674602
Like how he tries to deflect by bringing up Jesus. No apology or regret for assaulting a pregnant woman.— Thee Nikki \ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc1d (@Thee Nikki \ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc1d) 1651622468
No. That\u2019s not what people want to hear, Mr Lopez. That\u2019s not what Coloradans want as a future governor. Thank you, Kyle, for not letting him off the hook.— Soledad Taylor (@Soledad Taylor) 1651624998
The hypocrisy of his so-called "pro-life without exceptions" stance is far from his only self-contradiction.
Lopez has also voted by mail-in ballot in every election since 2013, despite his vehement stance against mail-in voting.
Lopez will be running against fellow Republican Heidi Ganahl in Colorado's June 28 primary to decide who will face incumbent Democratic Governor Jared Polis.
Lopez faced backlash for his homophobic campaign comments about Polis and his husband. Clark put Lopez on the spot for that as well.