Posted on 10/16/2017 8:31:11 AM PDT by Mariner
(CNN)Top White House aides, lawmakers, donors and political consultants are privately asking whether President Donald Trump realizes that losing the House next year could put his presidency in peril.
In more than a dozen interviews, Republicans inside and outside the White House told CNN conversations are ramping up behind the scenes about whether Trump fully grasps that his feuds with members of his own party and shortage of legislative achievements could soon put the fate of his presidency at risk.
Donors who trekked to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in support of House Speaker Paul Ryan were treated to a slide show late this summer to fundraise off those very fears, according to multiple attendees. Among the slides: An overview of the Democrats who would be tapped to lead key committees if the GOP loses control, including Rep. Elijah Cummings as the head of the House Oversight Committee.
To some attendees, the subtext was clear. If Republicans forfeit the House, Democrats will almost certainly create a spectacle that will derail conservatives' agenda and the remainder of Trump's first term -- a spectacle complete with a raft of new subpoenas, a spotlight on the Russia investigation and, many are convinced, impeachment proceedings.
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In Paul Ryan’s dream.
We need to encourage the Left’s insanity - nauseating as it is - to ENSURE another decimation of their ranks.
Paul Ryan is not a Trump loyalist and never will be. That’s why his days in House are numbered. Adios Paul and good riddance.
Sorry forgot the Sarcasm tag on my second sentence.
CNN defacto campaigning for the GOP. Things are really bad.
There are three types of fake news.
1) The reporter is fed false information.
2) The reporter outright lies.
3) The reporter’s wishful thinking.
Don’t worry your little air filled skulls. They will never get 67 senate votes to convict. Trump is the greatest President this century already!!
A Crooked News Network report, folks, so totally FAKE NEWS.
Yep, it’s very important that we preserve and protect everything that GOP Inc has built. Hahahahah!
Its frightening that our own government is constantly threatening to take out our President. They have no reason to impeach yet keep promising to dig something up to take him out.
This is beyond banana republic stuff.
Its frightening that our own government is constantly threatening to take out our President. They have no reason to impeach yet keep promising to dig something up to take him out.
This is beyond banana republic stuff.
Crybaby RINO’s colluding with CNN to try and get Trump to stop picking on them.
The ones concerned most about this are the ones most likely to vote with the Dems.
If they want to start a civil war, have at it. But there is no way the GOP will lose the House. The only thing that will happen is the anti-Trumpers will be flushed out with a few Dems.
I am so unbelievably angry and disgusted with republicans for utterly and totally and completely wasting a once in a lifetime opportunity. I so want all of them to suffer electorally. Problem is if we let dems in, we lose all judges for the rest of however much longer his term lasts. Democrats WILL impeach, there is no question about it and if they cant impeach, they will stoo dead anything Trump wants for no orher reason than Trump wants it because he is the ultimate threat to all of their crony money troughs. There is not a word in all the languages on this planet with enough force to adequately describe the level of wretched scum and villainy the republican members of congress are today. I am developing an extreme hatred of them for their open treason.
Republicans in Congress need to DO THE THINGS THEY WERE ELECTED TO DO ... AND BACK THEIR PRESIDENT.
If they do those two things they’ll be elected again... if they don’t they’ll lose Congress AND their jobs. ‘Cause we’re NOT going to send them back to cushy jobs in Washington DC again so they can sit on their butts.
If there is no wall bill passed, if there is no Obamacare repeal (at least the repeal of making it mandatory), if there is no tax reform bills ... I can see the Dems easily take both houses of congress.
Not tha more people will vote Dem, but the Repub voters will just stay home.
CNN and a dog with his bone.
Not with the insane way they've been acting for the last 11 months.
sigh...
1st of all, the democrats are not going to take the house.
2nd of all, impeachment and removal from office are TWO ENTIRELY different things.
impeachment is equivalent to a censure, it means nothing.
Removing a president from office is about as easy as amending the constitution. In other words... it’s NOT going to happen.
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