President Trump has always put his personal interests above nearly everything else, and Republicans are paying the political price. Mr. Trump lost his re-election bid to Joe Biden, and now he may cost Republicans the Senate too.
Mr. Trump lost his re-election bid even as Republicans did better down-ballot because more voters liked his policies than liked him. The President hewed to a largely conservative agenda as long as he needed to maintain GOP support. But now that he’ll soon leave Washington, he’s throwing that over to punish Republicans and anyone else who refuses to indulge his fantasies about overturning the election.
That’s the only explanation for his decision to join Bernie Sanders and Chuck Schumer in pushing for $2,000 Covid relief checks after his own negotiators had settled for $600 and the bill had passed Congress. Mr. Trump is trying to punish Mitch McConnell, the Majority Leader, and John Thune, a member of the Senate leadership, because they have recognized that Mr. Biden won the election.
“Can you imagine if the Republicans stole a Presidential Election from the Democrats - All hell would break out,” Mr. Trump tweeted on Tuesday from Florida. “Republican leadership only wants the path of least resistance. Our leaders are pathetic. They only know how to lose! P.S. I got MANY Senators.”
Actually, GOP Sen. David Perdue won more votes and a bigger vote share than Mr. Trump did in Georgia, and Mr. Trump was the first Republican to lose the state since 1992. Susan Collins also did better in Maine. Meanwhile, Mr. Trump’s personal and political unpopularity helped to drag down incumbent Cory Gardner in Colorado.
opinion ay cost Republicans the Senate, and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is trying to limit the damage, writes The Editorial Board
opinion Without Trump republicans are useless and lost little puppies.
opinion 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞
opinion 'the $2,000 checks are unnecessary and the truly needy have access to expanded jobless benefits, food stamps, child-care subsidies and much more.' Hmmmm. Did opinion ever say that the $2.2 trillion tax cut for the richest people are unnecessary because, well, they're rich?
opinion I think that was the idea. Make a deal with the devil...
opinion Oh really? Sure it is not that Mitch is causing the senate majority himself?
opinion McConnell is the damage he tries to limit. Same government lifer who said he would make Obama a one term president still presides over the senate. Three (3) chins and a set of permanently cloudy blue eyes. Voters should know a red senate won't work with a blue president.
opinion McConnell created Trump, enabled Trump and then let him loose on America's democracy. Now he's having his 'come to Jesus' moment and wants to cut Trump loose. Well there's no escape senatemajldr, and you can't get away. Trump's your monster and now he's coming home to his maker.
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opinion Yes,He’s trying to limit damage by not helping Americans in need to receive a $2000 1 time payment ! What a pos.jd
opinion Some people just need a swift kick in the ass to bring it back to the real world
opinion No, McConnell is causing the damage and would be costing the Republicans in the Senate....🤡
opinion Just write the checks, Mitch. Trump did Repubs a favor, but they are too stupid to vote for the extra stimulus.
opinion If he can't have power, then no one can. I'm okay with this. I'm not okay with him starting shit with Iran in the next 21 days, however.
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opinion Are you serious? Have you been following past 10 years of McConnell’s obstructionist policies in the Senate. Aside from passing a tax bill that did nothing for a huge swath of Americans and packing courts with substandard judicial nominees hardly a legacy to be proud of. Enough
opinion Damage already made.
opinion Whatever can be done to inconvenience the GOP is alright for me. RepublicansDontCare
opinion But McConnell blocked Covid aid before the election and that cost Trump the election. He’s trying to damage McConnell. Let’s hope he succeeds.
opinion By not passing $2000?
opinion Americans tried the bully way. Did it work? Was it worth it? It did some good by making us appreciate what we had and force us to think out of the box. Trump & Trumpism did their job and should go home. We can handle it from here.
opinion Make America Great again with a government without Trump, Pence, McConnell and Mnuchin!! Follow that up with a complete firing of incumbent GOP!!
opinion Ya think?
opinion People deserve to know who is stealing their money! Here! 👇
opinion This entire administration is a disaster that keeps unfolding in slow motion. A four year ongoing criminal enterprise being run out of the West Wing is finally coming to an end. Republicans are the party of MISERY.
opinion See you in DC on Jan 6
opinion Mitch needs to go, he’s a traitor.
opinion We can’t be brainwashed into believing your crap ! Like the week mined little Democratic who believed it was a fair election.
opinion Karma is a bitch 😂
opinion Pretty sure you meant to write, Mitch McConnel may cost Mitch McConnel (and the Republicans) the Senate...
opinion 😂
opinion 340,000 dead and millions starving and bankrupt because of Trump and McConnell . They , fittingly so, have killed more Americans and counting than the Nazis did in WW2
opinion this is terrible news
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