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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGOP-led Congress starting to worry about its role in the Trump era
Its what congressional Republicans had long dreamed about: a majority in both chambers to advance conservative policies and a president from the same party to sign them into law.
But the Trump White House isnt turning out exactly the way they envisioned.
The GOP establishment is experiencing whiplash after a week of President Trump bulldozing through the norms of policy and protocol dashing off executive orders without warning, escalating a diplomatic crisis with the countrys closest southern neighbor, triggering global confusion with a new refugee policy and generally hijacking party leaders agenda and replacing it with his own.
Rather than the hoped-for collaborative new relationship between the White House and Congress, GOP officials complain that Trump is brushing aside their advice, failing to fully engage on drafting tough legislative packages like tax reform and Obamacare, and bypassing Congress by relying on executive actions, something they frequently complained about under President Obama.
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-gop-whiplash-20170130-story.html
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)dem4decades
(11,304 posts)The real competition is who is the biggest asshole? Ryan? McConnell?
alterfurz
(2,474 posts)KittyWampus
(55,894 posts)justiceischeap
(14,040 posts)Then they'll be really shocked.
The irony of it all, is that even if they work to pass legislation, it could very well get vetoed if President Bannon doesn't like it.
If they can't see the forest for the trees (they created this monster they can't control), they may soon (if not already) find themselves irrelevant.
sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)#Impeach45
SharonAnn
(13,778 posts)-45 might ask them to provide cover for him on something, but that's it.
Pachamama
(16,887 posts)They will go down in history as having responsibility...
dalton99a
(81,570 posts)Orsino
(37,428 posts)...in a mad rush to subjugate their power to the billionaires'.
What happens when the billionaires decide they are overpaid, or simply not needed anymore?
LonePirate
(13,431 posts)One word from him and his supporters will turn against the GOP Congress in a nanosecond. They do not have anywhere near the same influence with voters over him.
spanone
(135,874 posts)Proud Liberal Dem
(24,437 posts)watching them seemingly get bullied by Trump. Not great for the country but Trump is the end result/ultimate personification of everything that Newt Gingrich inspired and started within the Republican Party in 1993-1994 finally coming home to roost.