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Is it extreme to draw parallels to Idi Amin and Kim Jong-un?
How much traction can this kind of behavior have in a mature democracy? We might be wrong to dismiss the possibility of his cowing all meaningful Republican resistance. Nothing has sobered me as much as hearing thousands of boy scouts cheering on his hate filled speech. Unless it is the resounding silence of the Republican party. They're "stunned," but quietly, in the back halls of congress.
President Trump’s management style isn’t making him many friends in Congress.
Trump’s habit of bullying his allies has sown seeds of doubt about whether any political sacrifice by a GOP lawmaker will be rewarded — or even remembered — by the president.
Trump’s habit of bullying his allies has sown seeds of doubt about whether any political sacrifice by a GOP lawmaker will be rewarded — or even remembered — by the president.
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/344025-trumps-attacks-stun-republican-senators
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