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WASHINGTON Since he was elected, President Trumps relationships with Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill have mostly fallen into one of two categories: the unbreakable bond with his most ardent followers, who defend him at all costs, and the tenuous, strained alliance with the rest, who share his agenda but often cringe privately at his language and tactics.
Neither group is particularly well suited for the chore of trying to persuade Mr. Trump, who refuses to concede the election, that it is time to step aside or at the very least, to stop spreading claims about the integrity of the nations elections that are contrary to considerable evidence. And there is little chance that Mr. Trump, who has been perplexed and sometimes enraged by the Republican institutionalists who might normally be expected to play such a role, would listen if they did.
The dynamic helps explain why, days after President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. was declared the winner of the election, even Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader, was unwilling to recognize the result. Instead, senators have tiptoed around or in some cases blindly run past the reality of Mr. Trumps loss, and the lack of evidence to suggest widespread election fraud or improprieties that could reverse that result.
There is no bipartisanship to speak of, in terms of how many members are willing to speak up and would it matter to him? Would he listen? said William S. Cohen, a former senator and House member from Maine who was one of the first Republicans to break from his party and support the impeachment of President Richard M. Nixon. Trump doesnt care a whit about the House or Senate, and he rules by fear. He still can inflame his supporters there are 70 million out there. He still carries that fear factor.
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The elephant is no longer the GOP mascot. It's now the worm.
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(14,505 posts)Thunderbeast
(3,400 posts)Something along the lines of:
"Donald, you have lost the election. You are running out of time to do something meaningful to settle your billion dollar debt to me. I suggest you focus on that. Care for some tea?"