'A recipe for disaster'? Trump's border emergency drags the GOP into a risky fight ahead of 2020
President Trump’s decision to unilaterally attempt to build his promised wall at the Mexico border is pulling his party into a tailspin of drama and unease — a move that could help his own 2020 reelection effort even at the expense of fellow Republicans, numerous GOP officials said on Friday.
Trump’s bid to circumvent Congress puts GOP lawmakers — including many vulnerable senators up for reelection in the next cycle — in the position of having to choose between their party’s leader and their self-described opposition to executive overreach.
If they back Trump’s emergency declaration, many lawmakers worry, they will be greenlighting a White House power grab that infringes on Congress’s constitutional power over spending. But if they oppose it, they risk attracting the wrath of Trump’s political base — and perhaps a primary challenge.
It is also unclear whether even the most vocal GOP critics of Trump’s move will actually vote to disapprove of his emergency declaration, and few were willing to address the issue on Friday. According to one White House official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not allowed to comment publicly, administration aides have urged lawmakers to keep their powder dry for now rather than stating how they’d vote publicly.
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Sucks to be a Republican I guess.
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They have consider the fact they took money from the Russians, one way or another, and trump has been holding that over their heads. Now they have to keep kissing trumps butt so he don't expose them, or tell the truth about being blackmailed and do what is right for the country, even if it could cost them their job.
Tough choices to make. So far they don't seem to want to go against trump, no matter what kind of crap he pulls!