SAN DIEGO — In Alpine, Calif., a suburban Southern California enclave, Duncan Hunter was a good neighbor. At parties, he’d have a beer, two tops, and he might go off and sneak a cigarette so his wife wouldn’t see. In Washington, Mr. Hunter was a fixture on the bar scene, and spent lavishly — over $400 for 30 tequila shots at a bachelor party, and countless fancy dinners. He visited one of his favorite bars sometimes multiple times a day, piling up thousands of dollars in bar tabs. His brash personality, tough talk on national security and hard-line immigration views — he was, “Trump before Trump,” staffers like to say — ensured a loyal following among his constituents.

Source: New York Times August 26, 2018 19:30 UTC