Great point, and it may go to the heart of our troubles.
Rather than trying to work shoulder to shoulder with the political opposition, which in the case of Dems has proven to be unproductive, our R politicians ought to think more in terms of publicly working from opposite sides of the table. I.e., actually publicly emphasize how uncooperative the Dems actually are.
Trump should hold a tv appearance and declare he is signing the relief bill solely out of concern for American families, and then spend the majority of the time explaining how much of the bill is going to non-related purposes and foreign country interests.
Otherwise, IMO, he has nothing to gain by signing and a lot to lose by not signing.
Trump should hold a tv appearance and declare he is signing the relief bill solely out of concern for American families, and then spend the majority of the time explaining how much of the bill is going to non-related purposes and foreign country interests.
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That’s a great idea. I think Trump has missed a couple of golden opportunities to really use the Bully Pulpit to shine a light on rank partisanship and corruption. Tweets lack the gravitas of going on TV, as you suggest. Its a case where less can be more. Americans will take an ‘address’ more seriously and the media will have a hard time ignoring it.