Posted on 10/26/2017 11:19:10 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
President Donald Trump doesn’t like losers. He thinks Republican leaders in Congress are losers.
“They look like fools,” he tweeted after Republican senators failed to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Trump’s former chief strategist Stephen Bannon told Charlie Rose, “They do not want Donald Trump’s populist, economic nationalist agenda to be implemented.”
The Great Washington Smackdown is on!
But it’s not Republicans versus Democrats. It’s Trump versus Republican leaders of Congress. The president blames them for failing to deliver what he wants.
So do rank-and-file Republican voters. “The average person blames Congress for the failure to enact this president’s agenda,’’ said a Trump supporter who is planning to challenge a Republican member of Congress in next year’s primaries. “And personally, I think they’re right.”
The Republican Party is now the Trump Party. Trump’s attacks have left the Republican establishment on Capitol Hill bitter and isolated, while Trump’s support remains solid with Republican voters around the country.
Today, the Republican establishment still controls every branch of the federal government and a majority of state governments. They may not be desperate to follow a leader who wants to “triangulate.”
On the other hand, the one thing Trump really understands is “branding” — Trump Hotels, Trump Towers, Trump Steaks, Trump Water. Congress has a terrible brand. The president doesn’t want his brand tarnished by Congress. Defending Trump’s deal-making with Democrats, the White House press secretary said, “We’re a lot less focused on what makes Congress happy.”
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Then, remember the 309 electoral college votes against Crooked Hillary with >$1 billion spent against Donald the Conqueror.
Good point.
Trumps hates losers and the ‘Pubbie leadership is full of comfortable losers.
Making America Great Again!
Finish them, President Trump!
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