Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it.

"It’s so tough for congressional Republicans. They sold what little remained of their souls to get a Republican president, but it turns out Donald Trump doesn’t think he owes them anything:

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.

At the same time, Trump’s unilateral moves continue to blindside Republicans and direct the national focus toward topics many in the party would rather avoid, whether that’s how to pay for building the border wall with Mexico, warming ties with Russia, investigating false claims about voter fraud or, most recently, implementing sweeping new policies on refugees and visas.
Go figure. During the campaign, Trump learned that he didn’t need the Republican establishment behind them and that, once he was nominee, they wouldn’t try to lay a finger on him no matter what he did. Now, he’s acting on the power they gave him, and while a handful of Republicans have started making uncomfortable noises about his Muslim ban, there’s no sign they’re going to start standing in his way on anything he really wants. Until they’re ready to do that—and they won’t be, as long as they think Trump is their ticket to kicking tens of millions of people off health insurance, gutting environmental and workplace protections, and taking control of women’s bodies—why would Trump give congressional Republicans a moment’s thought?"


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