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Jeff Flake: Republican Senator Quits With Attack On Donald Trump
This is the second Republican Senator that has severely criticised Trump in the last few hours.
If Trump can't even command loyalty and respect from his own Party, what chance has got to continue to lead his country ?
If Trump can't even command loyalty and respect from his own Party, what chance has got to continue to lead his country ?
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//White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said it was "probably a good move" Mr Flake was standing down, suggesting he would not win re-election……So with poll numbers indicating he very well might be unceremoniously dumped from office, Mr Flake decided to go out on his own terms.//
Mikey, is that^ why you didn’t post the link? Nothing like telling half a story for generating a bit of spin.
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Mikey, is that^ why you didn’t post the link? Nothing like telling half a story for generating a bit of spin.
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Spicerack will get BA or there is no justice :-)
I actually thought this was about Bob Corker! So yet another republican speaks out. I think it is apparent that Trump has more or less broken loose from the moorings of the Republican Party. If he reaches 2020 will be even be their official candidate?
I actually thought this was about Bob Corker! So yet another republican speaks out. I think it is apparent that Trump has more or less broken loose from the moorings of the Republican Party. If he reaches 2020 will be even be their official candidate?
Corker and Flake haven't got along well with Trump lately (understatement), so this may indeed be a case of begrudging people leaving with the customary parting shot.
But I mean, sheesh, can people not appreciate the context here? Have they not seen all the guff that comes out of Trump every day? Did they not view this story in light of Tillerson's "effing moron" comments (allegedly), or Paul Ryan's Trump roast last week and his recent comments, or the rapid turnover of various senior White House staff, or the "suicide pact" between Tillerson and two other senior secretaries?
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It's not clear what the fallout from this will be but if Trump continues to demonstrate that he lacks any kind of diplomatic streak then he'll also continue to lose support from his own party, not just those -- like me -- who hated him already. It's hard to avoid the conclusion that many who work with him in positions of power and responsibility do so primarily because they have to, not because they want to, but that tolerance is difficult to sustain forever.
Still, I expect Trump will weather this storm. He always does, somehow. The key tests of his authority are likely to come next year, in eg the midterm elections -- which, sadly, already favour Republicans so that may protect him and his party from electoral disaster.
But I mean, sheesh, can people not appreciate the context here? Have they not seen all the guff that comes out of Trump every day? Did they not view this story in light of Tillerson's "effing moron" comments (allegedly), or Paul Ryan's Trump roast last week and his recent comments, or the rapid turnover of various senior White House staff, or the "suicide pact" between Tillerson and two other senior secretaries?
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It's not clear what the fallout from this will be but if Trump continues to demonstrate that he lacks any kind of diplomatic streak then he'll also continue to lose support from his own party, not just those -- like me -- who hated him already. It's hard to avoid the conclusion that many who work with him in positions of power and responsibility do so primarily because they have to, not because they want to, but that tolerance is difficult to sustain forever.
Still, I expect Trump will weather this storm. He always does, somehow. The key tests of his authority are likely to come next year, in eg the midterm elections -- which, sadly, already favour Republicans so that may protect him and his party from electoral disaster.
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