A fragmented Republican party: McConnell thinks Trump is incapable of leading the party
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Sure he was .... that's probably why "Trumps Agenda" passed through the Senate with flying colors.
It's no secret that the Elite Establishment GOP (and McConnell is about as Elite as it gets, next to Paul Ryan) don't like Donald Trump - didn't want him to be elected and have just about ZERO interest in working with him.
Their choice, their downfall. Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan may think they were elected by the entire American public - BUT they are Wrong about that.
Odd then that Trump thought enough of Elaine Chao, McConnell's wife, to appoint her as his transportation secretary. Or has she somehow accomplished the extraordinary feat of not being part of the Washington elite, while her husband is?
Trump is just fine with elites, government or otherwise. You're kidding yourself if you think he isn't.
Except run the Senate, you just do not like it because he is not a Yes Man, and Donald cannot do a darn thing about it.
Pretty sure he was talking about Trump, not McConnell
Evidence:
1. He called him a RINO, that is Trump, not McConnell
2. He singled out "who doesn't do anything at all", and arguably it applies to most people in Washington, but on an order of Magnitude, Trump is the world leader of nothingness.
Pretty sure he was talking about Trump, not McConnell
Evidence:
1. He called him a RINO, that is Trump, not McConnell
2. He singled out "who doesn't do anything at all", and arguably it applies to most people in Washington, but on an order of Magnitude, Trump is the world leader of nothingness.
Odd then that Trump thought enough of Elaine Chao, McConnell's wife, to appoint her as his transportation secretary. Or has she somehow accomplished the extraordinary feat of not being part of the Washington elite, while her husband is?
Trump is just fine with elites, government or otherwise. You're kidding yourself if you think he isn't.
In speaking of Senator McConnell, we must steer clear of superfluous opinions, such as 'I doubt he could win re-election' or 'his approval rating is 18 percent'.
Senator McConnell handily won his re-election as Senator from Kentucky in November 2014 (winning with 56.2 percent of the vote). He is not up for re-election (if he decides to run) until the next Presidential election. Mr. McConnell is Senate Majority Leader (since January 2015) by virtue of his fellow Republican Senators unanimously voting for him to serve in that role.
As such, personal opinions about Senator McConnell are not relevant. He is the Senate Majority Leader, and will probably remain so through the rest of his six-year term.
What is relevant is that President Trump needs to have a good relationship with the Republicans in both chambers of Congress, including with the Speaker of the House (Paul Ryan) and the Senate Majority Leader.
To date, by any standard one wishes to choose (short of outright murdering each other), Mr. Trump has poisoned his relationships with many Republicans in Congress, including, it is reported, Senator McConnell.
If Senator McConnell opined, in private, that Mr. Trump is not capable of leading the Republican Party, or even of being an effective President, that portends trouble for Mr. Trump in getting his various agendas considered by both chambers, much less passed.
I have said, time and time again, that Mr. Trump must maintain a good relationship with his 'fellow' Republicans. Mr. Mueller may uncover information about Mr. Trump actively colluding with the Russians, but if the Republicans refuse to impeach (in the House) or convict (Senate), then he has a 'firewall'.
Yet, that firewall is crumbling. Even if one wishes to believe that all is hunky-dory between Trump and McConnell, only the most moist-brained would deny that Mr. Trump has alienated a number of other Republicans. As time goes by, Mike Pence must look more and more attractive to Republicans (whom will readily forgive him for being a good 'foot soldier' to Mr. Trump).
The 2018 election season is fast approaching. It will be instructive to see how many Republicans up for re-election will actively seek Mr. Trump's support. I imagine that those Republicans that decide to run against an incumbent (as in Arizona, now) will be the most eager to seek out the President's support.
Trump and congressional Rs apparently thought it could be done.
Perhaps the Parasite Lobby is too strong. Parasites from up and down the economic ladder. From Obummer's crony capitalism to the welfare parasites, all slopping at the trough of other people's money.
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