That sound you are hearing is the people’s brains (what’s left of them) at the local CRA chapter exploding on command. How could The Donald choose to work with a far-left crazy liberal?
It’s easy, and it’s something I would advise the Democrats to do more often actually.
If there are two things I wish Donald Trump learned from his first term, it’s that his own party really doesn’t want to work with him (in my humble opinion that has mostly continued to this day), and that Executive Orders are easily overturned by either; the Court, or his successor in office. If these things Trump wants are codified by Congress they become very hard to repeal or replace, like Obamacare. In all honesty, this term for Trump, I can only really think of one piece of legislation (the big beautiful bill) he has used Congress for. Everything else will be easily repealed or undone, before lunch the day his successor is sworn in (assuming it’s not a Republican).
Enter the Democrats in Congress.
Folks it’s painfully obvious that the Republicans do not want to eliminate or replace Obamacare, I could care less what Sean Hannity or any other host on Fox has to say about this. They had a chance, had no plan, and when voted on couldn’t muster the votes. Other pieces of legislation, they show little interest in being of assistance. Trump has actually dealt with a lot of drama in his first year back in office, nearly all of it started by his own party! Tom Massie, Rand Paul, Don Bacon, Marjorie Taylor Green, Lauren Boebert, and a few others have either opposed his moves or made headlines screaming about “the Constitution.” Sure, I hear them on blowing up the “suspected” drug boats in the Caribbean, and arresting Nicolas Maduro, but is that the hill you wish to die on?
Trump made his comments and will be signing (signed?) and Executive Order limiting credit card interest to 10%. I cannot get a reading on his own Party on this, but if he is doing an Executive Order, he likely found out there isn’t much appetite on the GOP side for this. Enter Liz Warren. Warren is a fierce fighter of big banks and the ways they conduct business, resulting in hurting the poor and middle class. Do not get me wrong. She is wrong on quite a bit, but in this case, she sides with Trump. Warren can try to carry this bill through the Senate and get the House on board too, perhaps. It’s a Trump piece of legislation but in this case common ground exists. I have a feeling the GOP won’t want to hear Liz Warren sponsored it, so they will jump on board.
My point of this blog is politics creates strange bed fellows, but also Trump views everything as a deal, and he is not a conservative, he is a populist. Learn the difference! If I was leading the Democrat Party I would quit this impeachment and 25th Amendment nonsense, likely being pushed by far left media types like Matt Dowd used to do, and work with him. He seems willing and ready to deal on almost anything. Think of the possibilities? Democrats may well have a congressional majority next year, rather than sharpening the knives (impeachment and 25th Amendment), why not set the stage for deal making. Hate the ICE raids going on? Maybe strike a deal saying can you only go after the criminals? Leaving the family and day laborer types who are not criminals alone? Maybe cut a deal and say we will speak to the Democrat governors and communicate you only want to get the criminals and will do it for only a couple months? Trump may go for it if he gets an increase in defense spending, or if we can get some serious regulation roll back. Maybe tell Trump you want to see the ships in the Caribbean not blown up anymore, but in a trade, we will let you spend more money to hire inspectors at our ports and border patrol officers?
This already kind of happened in Maryland, Wes Moore, the governor, actually welcomed the FBI and ATF being sent in to work in Maryland. He didn’t want the National Guard, he gave valid reasons as to why. Folks are willing to work with Trump on certain issues, leverage that! Trump has a major say over members of his own party, and an election is coming this year.
Warren is not wrong on this, neither is Trump. Let us see if more deals are made.
The Chief