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As Trump lashes out, Republicans grow uneasy but still grovel at trump's feet ... SAD !!!
President Trump, after days of lashing out angrily at the London mayor and federal courts in the wake of the London Bridge terrorist attack, faces a convergence of challenges this week that threatens to exacerbate the fury that has gripped him and that could further hobble a Republican agenda that has slowed to a crawl on Capitol Hill.
Instead of hunkering down and delicately navigating the legal and political thicket as some White House aides have suggested Trump spent much of Monday launching volleys on Twitter, unable to resist continuing, in effect, as his own lawyer, spokesman, cheerleader and media watchdog.
Trump escalated his criticism of London Mayor Sadiq Khan, incorrectly stating that Khan had told Londoners to not be alarmed about terrorism. He vented about the Justice Department, which he said pushed a politically correct version of his policy to block immigration from six predominantly Muslim countries, which Trump signed before it was halted in court. He also complained that Senate Democrats are taking forever to approve his appointees and ambassadors.Inside the White House, top officials have in various ways gently suggested to Trump over the past week that he should leave the feuding to surrogates, according to two people who were not authorized to speak publicly. But Trump has repeatedly shrugged off that advice, these people said.Trump's refusal to disengage from the daily storm of news coming ahead of former FBI director James B. Comey's highly anticipated public testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday is both unsurprising and unsettling to many Republicans, who are already skittish about the questions they may confront in the aftermath of the hearing. In particular, they foresee Democratic accusations that Trump's exchanges with Comey about the FBI probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign were an effort to obstruct justice.It's a distraction, and he needs to focus, said former Trump campaign adviser Barry Bennett. Every day and moment he spends on anything other than a rising economy is a waste that disrupts everything.
Rick Tyler, a veteran Republican consultant, said Trump's refusal to stop using Twitter poses a serious obstacle for the White House.
Some Trump supporters also fear that his extemporaneous rebukes are upending the priorities he is trying to implement.
.... SAD !!! #COVFEFE
President Trump, after days of lashing out angrily at the London mayor and federal courts in the wake of the London Bridge terrorist attack, faces a convergence of challenges this week that threatens to exacerbate the fury that has gripped him and that could further hobble a Republican agenda that has slowed to a crawl on Capitol Hill.
Instead of hunkering down and delicately navigating the legal and political thicket as some White House aides have suggested Trump spent much of Monday launching volleys on Twitter, unable to resist continuing, in effect, as his own lawyer, spokesman, cheerleader and media watchdog.
Trump escalated his criticism of London Mayor Sadiq Khan, incorrectly stating that Khan had told Londoners to not be alarmed about terrorism. He vented about the Justice Department, which he said pushed a politically correct version of his policy to block immigration from six predominantly Muslim countries, which Trump signed before it was halted in court. He also complained that Senate Democrats are taking forever to approve his appointees and ambassadors.Inside the White House, top officials have in various ways gently suggested to Trump over the past week that he should leave the feuding to surrogates, according to two people who were not authorized to speak publicly. But Trump has repeatedly shrugged off that advice, these people said.Trump's refusal to disengage from the daily storm of news coming ahead of former FBI director James B. Comey's highly anticipated public testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday is both unsurprising and unsettling to many Republicans, who are already skittish about the questions they may confront in the aftermath of the hearing. In particular, they foresee Democratic accusations that Trump's exchanges with Comey about the FBI probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign were an effort to obstruct justice.It's a distraction, and he needs to focus, said former Trump campaign adviser Barry Bennett. Every day and moment he spends on anything other than a rising economy is a waste that disrupts everything.
Rick Tyler, a veteran Republican consultant, said Trump's refusal to stop using Twitter poses a serious obstacle for the White House.
Some Trump supporters also fear that his extemporaneous rebukes are upending the priorities he is trying to implement.
.... SAD !!! #COVFEFE
