Apparently, Dear Leader’s own party has had enough of his serial lies, blusters, and general imbecility.
Congressional Republicans are maneuvering to stop President Trump from levying harsh tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, arguing the move runs counter to the core of their economic agenda and could even cause political problems heading into the 2018 midterms.
“We are extremely worried about the consequences of a trade war and are urging the White House to not advance with this plan,” AshLee Strong, a spokeswoman for House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.), said in a statement Monday.
Trump’s high-tide was Election Day; he’s been losing supporters ever since. And the Republican Party that obsequiously enabled him, looking at epic defeats in November, is now between a rock and a hard place: Trump can’t be defended, but abandoning him is going to cost the support of their dwindling base.
Too bad — for all of us — that they lacked the nerve to do the right thing at the get-go: Refuse to associate themselves with him. To paraphrase Winston Churchill — the pre-eminent leader of the 20th-century, and a man who knew a thing or two about defeat, and defeating demagogues — only a fool tries to ride a tiger.