One of Trump’s biggest problems is turning friends into mortal enemys with his needlessly harsh criticisms. One thing I learned since 2016 is that politicians are the thinnest skinned creatures and if you humiliate them they will hold a grudge and try to destroy you. McCain is a good example. If Trump hadn’t dissed him he probably would have voted to scrap Obamacare. It would have been a huge win for Trump but McCain had to get revenge. Flake, Romney, the Bushes, Scaramouchi, Mattis, T-Rex, etc, used to be neutral or supportive, are now virulently anti-Trump. Now Lindsay Graham seems to be turning against Trump after his comments about Syria. This is not helpful for 2020.
> One of Trump’s biggest problems is turning friends into mortal enemys with his needlessly harsh criticisms. <
You will probably catch some flak for posting that. But there is a lot of truth in what you say. Back before he ran for president, Trump had to deal with the labor unions to get things done. I can’t believe that he was harsh with those union guys. Because such an approach would certainly (and I mean certainly) backfire.
So what’s going on here? My best guess is that Trump is still in campaign mode, where you have to be harsh to win.
Republicans never had any intention of scrapping Obamacare. They would've been held accountable. Had McCain not fallen on his sword, someone else would've had to and since McCain was dying, he had nothing to lose.