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Tuesday August 01, 2017

Restraining Trump

From “Behind the Crazy Headlines: Three Truths About the Trump Presidency” by John Cassidy:

If [new Chief of Staff, Gen. John] Kelly and the rest of Trump's staff can't restrain him—and it seems highly unlikely that they will be able to—the onus will eventually fall on Republicans in Congress, who, until now, have largely acted as the President's cheerleaders and enablers, but who ultimately hold the power to get rid of him. On the face of things, there isn't any reason to suppose that Republicans will grow backbones anytime soon. Trump is still following their conservative agenda, supporting their efforts to repeal Obamacare and cut taxes for the wealthy. Even if this weren't the case, the thought of confronting Trump's angry supporters in primary elections is enough to keep most G.O.P. congressmen and senators in line.

The three truths per the headline, btw?

  1. Conflict and chaos are chronic conditions for this White House.
  2. The Russia story will not go away.
  3. Trump remains a serious threat to American democracy.

An example of all three was yesterday's Washington Post story on how Pres. Trump dictated Don Jr.'s misleading statement on the June 9th meeting with various Russians at Trump towers. This would be a major scandal for any presidency. Here, it's another day in crazyville. 

Posted at 09:22 AM on Tuesday August 01, 2017 in category Politics