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Lawmakers are loath to say anything remotely critical, fearful they might set off the president-elect or his horde of enforcers.
By RACHAEL BADE 12/21/16 05:08 AM EST
In early December, Rep. Bill Flores made what seemed like an obvious observation to a roomful of conservatives at a conference in Washington. Some of Donald Trumps proposals, the Texas Republican cautioned, are not going to line up very well with our conservative policies," though he quickly added that there was plenty the incoming president and GOP Congress could accomplish together.
Little did Flores realize the hell that would soon rain down from Trump's throng of enforcers.
Breitbart seized on Flores' remarks a few days later, calling them proof that House Republicans planned to isolate and block President Donald Trumps populist campaign promises. A conservative populist blogger for the site TruthFeed then warned Flores on Twitter to "get ready for a shit storm," and posted a headline that read: BREAKING: Rep. Bill Flores Has CRAFTED a PLAN to BLOCK Trumps Immigration Reform.
Sean Hannity jumped in, too, featuring the Breitbart post on his syndicated radio show. That only further riled the impromptu anti-Flores mob."@RepBillFlores get in @realDonaldTrump way & we will burn your career down until you are reduced to selling life insurance, tweeted one person. "@RepBillFlores you can go hang yourself!!" another wrote.
Its little wonder that Capitol Hill Republicans have papered over their not-insignificant policy differences with Trump, shying away from any statement about the president-elect that might possibly be construed as critical. Theyre terrified of arousing the ire of their tempestuous new leader or being labeled a turncoat by his army of followers.
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/donald-trump-congress-republicans-232800#pq=MUUpkT
LonePirate
(13,424 posts)It's best to stay out of the way while Republicans wage war against each other.
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)Georgiaboy39
(3 posts)All good Americans should boycott Twitter. If you have a Twitter account cancel it. We should not support a company that is Trump's tool to persecute the opposition
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)I'm certainly not going to let Shitler or his followers keep me off any social media platforms.
Georgiaboy39
(3 posts)There are other social media outlets. If you have a Twitter account you are financing the Mouthpiece of the Trump regime
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)Televisions, radio and internet as well, as each one acts as a "Mouthpiece of the Trump regime" as you so melodramatically and emotionally allege, each time it runs a story on him.
Unless you wish to post-qualify your premise to better rationalize a distinction lacking a relevant difference.
Exactly
fleabiscuit
(4,542 posts)Nitram
(22,803 posts)...to give them a majority.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)It's what Republicans do: Bow down to big daddy.
Right?
Cosmocat
(14,564 posts)But, did you just get off the boat?
Wounded Bear
(58,662 posts)those waiting for Repubs to "rise up against Trump" are fooling themselves. They will fall in line because that's what they do. Once they find their place in the heirarchy, they follow orders.
Cosmocat
(14,564 posts)The feeble minded dolts demand that everyone else will have to kiss his ass, too.