One of the few (only?) pieces of major legislation that Trump has successfully used the bully pulpit to secure passage is... criminal justice reform. Again, raise your hand if you would've predicted it...
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It’s big legislative “accomplishment” and quite certainly more crass than what Clinton would have done.
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Key aspect of what I'm referencing here is use of the bully pulpit. GOP unified government would've pushed through tax cuts with or without any bully pulpit badgering. McConnell was inclined to kill CJ reform till Trump got on his case about it.
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