Something has to change, and quickly.
Still, the supremely arrogant Trump pushes ahead the way he does, bullying, intimidating and demanding submission. He dares his fellow Republicans to invite his wrath by crossing him in the smallest of ways. And congressional Republicans, almost without exception, have fallen in line, offering praise or nonsensical justifications for Trump’s destructive policies.
But I think they are feeling the wind shift, too. That’s why so many House Republicans, even in the deepest red districts, are with their constituents. They don’t want to try to defend massive cuts in or the .
Trump won’t admit it, but he’s also feeling the shift. Why else would he his plans to make Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) his ambassador to the United Nations? Her district would normally be as safe as a Republican seat could get. But Trump couldn’t count on a Republican replacement winning a special election there.
Still, the supremely arrogant Trump pushes ahead the way he does, bullying, intimidating and demanding submission. He dares his fellow Republicans to invite his wrath by crossing him in the smallest of ways. And congressional Republicans, almost without exception, have fallen in line, offering praise or nonsensical justifications for Trump’s destructive policies.
But I think they are feeling the wind shift, too. That’s why so many House Republicans, even in the deepest red districts, are with their constituents. They don’t want to try to defend massive cuts in or the .
Trump won’t admit it, but he’s also feeling the shift. Why else would he his plans to make Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) his ambassador to the United Nations? Her district would normally be as safe as a Republican seat could get. But Trump couldn’t count on a Republican replacement winning a special election there.