Trump obviously irritated with Ryan-McConnell, they with him. Well, 'irritated' too weak a word. 2/
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Trump has tended to treat lawmakers as his employees. My managers Paul and Mitch, they just aren't producing. 3/
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Trump treats lawmakers as employees instead of leaders of separate branch, elected on their own, who will be here when he's gone. 4/
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Next, Trump saw September calendar overflowing. Budget, debt ceiling, now hurricanes. How much time left for tax reform? 5/
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After Obamacare failure, tax reform is whole ball game. Best policy tool to keep Trump promise of more jobs at higher wages. 6/
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So Trump saw Fall slipping away in fighting with tax reform undone. Debt ceiling? They always raise it after much posturing. Just do it. 7/
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Hurricane relief? Let the conservative guys talk about offsets, Trump is going to want to shovel money out the door, fast. 8/
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So Trump entered into temporary alliance with Dems to get debt ceiling, spending off table, clear way for tax reform. 9/
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Doesn't mean it's gonna work. Trump's good friends Chuck and Nancy will fight him tooth and nail. But deal gives Trump, GOP time. 10/
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Then, come December, Trump's good friends Chuck and Nancy will slam him during next debt ceiling fight. 11/
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But for now, Trump has a window to get tax reform, and that's the big thing. For him and the GOP. 12/
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By the way, Trump knows if circumstances change, his new best friends Chuck and Nancy will be leading charge to remove him from office. 13/
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If that happens, Trump will need his former best friends Paul and Mitch to save him. 14/
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But that's next year. Right now, Trump saw a temporary alliance as the answer, and that's what he did. End.
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This analysis gives Trump way too much credit. He is a spontaneous and transactional nitwit. It's really that simple.
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Explanation could've stopped at "wants to piss off McConnel and Ryan" and doesn't give a f**k about debt ceiling, Schumer, Pelosi, employees
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That presumes the president has goals other than being liked and the center of attention. Thus far there isn't much evidence of other things
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You're overthinking it. I think Schumer and Pelosi were just nice to him. He wants to be treated like a King.
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