Posted on 07/28/2017 4:38:15 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
After Donald Trump was swept into the White House on the shoulders of his far-right base, moderate Republicans and centrist Democrats clung to a hope first kindled after Election Day that his daughter would act as a tempering force on issues, a calming presence even on her father’s sometimes erratic personality.
It didn’t happen. And by the end of this week, they know it likely never will.
“I had hope she would make some difference,” lamented Connie Morella, a moderate Republican who represented Maryland in Congress for 15 years. “I know she makes an impression on him but she doesn’t influence his decisions...Maybe she makes some little dents.”(continued)
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Yeah, we in the swamp thought she was our friend and boy were we wrong.
Trump put Ivanka there as his eyes and ears. Who better to trust than family. Like Jared, she is a loyal soldier in the Trump army. Carry on.
Translation:
Moderate Republican = Democrat
While I’m at it...
John McCain = Asshat
Yep - she’s not going to send trump’s WH over the cliff of the Left like some of our very own concern trolls worry so much about. Looks like a few showed up before me - ain’t that right Nick????
Ivanka get “First Lady” treatment in the Media. The Media thinking of First Ladies has always been that they have “Influence”. The problem is that they overstate it where there is little/none, and understate it when there is a whole lot. I think the Media treatment of First Ladies strongly correlates with what they think of the President. If they approve, then the First Lady is simply ornamental. If they disapprove, then the Media hopes against all hopes that the First Lady will ‘gentle’ the president’s policies.
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