Republicans play clean up

[struggle4progress]

BY JORDAIN CARNEY - 02/19/17 03:53 PM EST

Republican lawmakers are increasingly taking on a new role in the Trump era: The president’s foreign policy clean up crew.

One month into the Trump administration, GOP lawmakers have repeatedly had to go into damage control mode as President Trump publicly flirted with Russia and raised alarm with leaked comments in controversial calls with key allies.

Republicans have at times distanced themselves from the president's comments while scrambling to publicly reassure key allies and trying to temper Trump’s warmer tone toward Moscow ...

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/320197-republicans-play-clean-up-on-trump-foreign-policy

[NCjack]

1. Coming problems this Spring for GOP Congress:

Mexican ag labor is being forced to leave, thus depriving USA farmers of ranch and farm labor.

Mexican stockyard, slaughter house, and packing plant labor is being forced to leave, thus making USA meat exports noncompetitive in global markets.

Thanks to master dealer-in-chief, who does not need multi-component action and effect analysis by experts.

[Blue Idaho]

3. To add to the AG Problems...

Mexico has announced it will be buying less corn from the US and more from South America. So US corn farmers will be taking a hit.

[GoCubsGo]

2. Well, good to see them cleaning up their own messes for a change,

rather than leaving them for the Dems to fix. That's something, I guess.