Trump Launches A Suicidal War On His Own Party

The following article by Steve Chapman was posted on the Creators.com website August 13, 2017:

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During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump often told the story of the kind woman who found a half-frozen snake and took it in and nursed it back to health — only to be repaid with a cruel bite. What Republicans didn’t know is that in this story, they’re the woman and Trump is the reptile.

With his approval rating sinking, Trump has decided his problem is that he has too many allies. So he set out to rid of himself of an important one: Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell.

The taciturn Kentuckian managed to inspire rage by suggesting that, being new to Washington, Trump had “excessive expectations about how quickly things happen in the democratic process.” The president responded by tweeting angrily, “Can you believe that Mitch McConnell, who has screamed Repeal & Replace for 7 years, couldn’t get it done. Must Repeal & Replace ObamaCare!” Continue reading “Trump Launches A Suicidal War On His Own Party”