>>The message I’m getting from President Trump is that he wants the Republicans in Congress to act like a governing party.<<
I think you’re right. And since the only thing stopping the GOP from doing so right now is McConnell’s insistence on maintaining the current filibuster rule, I view this as a big hint to McConnell to dump the filibuster rule and start legislating. Otherwise he’s going to see a lot more of this.
Trump is used to seeing things get done. It must drive him up the wall to have McConnell enforcing a “shoot yourself in the foot” rule like the current filibuster.
Still, nothing will get done without a majority vote in the House. President Trump really doesn’t hold the cards to get things passed, but he can sure make life uncomfortable for the GOP until they get their act together and start doing what they were elected to do, i.e., drain the swamp.
I disagree with this completely. The GOP couldn't even get a simple majority to support a Senate ObamaCare "repeal/reform" bill after promising to deliver on that for years.
The only thing stopping the GOP from acting like a governing party is the bunch of GOP @ssholes who fill a lot of the seats in both houses of Congress.