He’s also successfully nudging most #AntiAbortion#conservatives to accept his call to abandon a national standard — what was once a consensus position in the #GOP. That’s on top of #Trump’s long-standing opposition to new #Ukraine#aid, which remains stalled on the Hill.
So far, Trump is showing more proclivity for blocking GOP policy proposals than shaping them affirmatively, such as the bipartisan #border deal that he stopped earlier this year.
But even #Trump’s …support for higher #tariffs, a…rebuke of past #GOP stances on #FreeTrade, aren’t drawing the friendly fire as they did during his 1st term.
The signs all point to a far more Trump-ified Washington until the Nov election, & a super-charged one should he win…. Many snr #Republicans who served as establishment bulwarks against his influence are retiring or ceding power, … e.g. #MitchMcConnell, #MittRomney…. And #MAGA recruits are filtering into #Congress every 2 yrs.
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