This is gonna be a interesting situation….
Republicans HAVE worked hard to structure a ‘deal’ that President Biden and Democrats want badly…..
And….
Any inflow of billions for capital projects around the country WILL help Republicans run in next years midterm elections….
Trump wants GOP lawmakers to gamble for a majority Senate and House in 2023….
THAT is something that might happen….
Or?
Might NOT….
It would also mean that Donald Trump is running Congress NOT Republican lawmakers ….
If they follow his lead on this?
McConnell is essential powerless….
Former President Donald Trump on Monday urged Senate Republicans to abandon talks on a bipartisan infrastructure deal until after the midterm elections or when the GOP retakes majorities in Congress.
“Senate Republicans are being absolutely savaged by Democrats on the so-called ‘bipartisan’ infrastructure bill,” Trump said in a statement as Senate negotiators work to finalize an agreement this week.
Trump claimed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Republicans working on the deal, such as Sens. Rob Portman (Ohio), Susan Collins (Maine) and Mitt Romney (R), were merely interested in proving they could work with Democrats.
“It is so important to [McConnell] that he is agreeing to almost anything,” Trump said. “Don’t do the infrastructure deal, wait until after we get proper election results in 2022 or otherwise, and regain a strong negotiating stance. Republicans, don’t let the Radical Left play you for weak fools and losers!”
The statement marked the third time in recent weeks where Trump has issued a statement through is post-presidency political action group bemoaning Republicans’ willingness to negotiate on a bipartisan infrastructure bill.
Such a deal would be a win for President Biden and his agenda, and it would be on an issue where Trump repeatedly tried and failed to secure a deal. Trump as president announced support for a $2 trillion infrastructure package, but no bill ever materialized….
This is a problem?
Why would the Republicans pay attention to Trump?
Don’t they know that he is “fading away?”
I’ll ask a question with a little hypothetical for you James…If the Republicans walk away from the deal now, for whatever reason they give, do you then still believe Trump is fading? Will they walk away because the leader of the party told them or will they walk away for some small gripe they are having with the funding or the ratio of roads to public transportation…etc…
Or
Is Trumps newest line a cover for Republicans to walk away from the deal?
IF the Republican’s walk away from a Infrastructure ‘deal’ then they are completely screwing THEMSELVES……
This IS a jobs bill…..
Governors, Mayors and other local official’s. Will get BILLIONS MORE money for capitol projects…..
People working those jobs will pay taxes…..
Equipment and product production will increase….
SERIOUSLY Bdog?
WTF would at least 10 GOP senators NOT vote for all these goodies that Trump don’t a shit about , but WILL HELP Republicans for the midterms when the money starts flowing…..
Trump couldn’t give a rats ass about the party….
This is just order to be followed for his ego and to fuck McConnell….
At this rate?
Trump ALL BY HIMSELF will make sure Democrats have a good 2022 midterm election
Again
‘Things he touches tend to turn to shit’….
You still failed to answer the question about Trump and the party…I obviously know that the infrastructure deal if the Republicans don’t do it will hurt in the mid terms, but there has been one consistent thing about the Republican Party since Obama was elected, they will cut their nose to spite their faces any day of the week just to be the opposite of the Democrats…and that they will do anything to ensure the rich get all the tax breaks, but that has been consistent for a lot longer than that…
THAT IS TRUE Bdog….
And YES they could follow Trump and screw themselves…
I think Democrats could be getting Trump to help them like he did in George less then a year ago and maybe doing again there next year
You always act as if the Republican Party is some kind of living organism…”Trump don’t give a rats ass about the party.”
The “party” is nothing more than a collection of voters and officials .If the voters and officials choose to follow Trump(which they have for five years now) then its illogical to make the above statement.Indeed who the Hell are you?What?You abrogate to yourself to tell them who “cares” about “their” party?
The plain fact is you don’t know a damn thing about the Republican Party or why it acts as it does.Quite apparently for five years now the vast majority of Republicans ,voters and elected officials, have supported Trump as their Leader .
Who are you to say he doesn’t represent that party?