The "Deal"
This sums it up...
"“Conservatives do and should view [Trump] as their current best chance to get conservative policy enacted into law because that was the grand bargain made,” said Rory Cooper, a Republican strategist who opposed Trump’s candidacy for president. “The idea was they would overlook certain behaviors and distractions from President Trump in anticipation of being able to have a willing signature on the other end of conservative legislation.”
Republicans will support/ignore whatever Trump does as long as he supports all their legislation. It is a very simple concept. Trump policies on immigration, trade, education, elections, etc., are not a concern for Republicans, so they won't object. In return, Trump will (supposedly) support a conservative agenda to lower taxes, reduce public assistance, be pro-life, and reduce regulations of almost any kind. It empowers both Trump and Republicans in Congress to be as aggressive as possible. However, how will they react when one of the policies is extremely unpopular. Will they stand together? Will they care?
On a related note, Democrats are still not holding Republicans for this deal? If Trump is a disaster, Republicans won't be implicated as much as they should be. They should be getting Republicans on the record supporting Trump's policies, ability to govern, decision making, ethnics, cabinet members, etc. For example, they should have people on record if "They supported Michael Flynn", "If they trust Trump's judgement when appointing somebody like Michael Flynn", "Would you have appointed Michael T. Flynn"? They should be doing this for everybody and everything.
It is worth noting that the Democrats had control of both houses in Congress for two years during Obama's first term. They used this to implement the affordable care act, which will be repealed in due time.
"“Conservatives do and should view [Trump] as their current best chance to get conservative policy enacted into law because that was the grand bargain made,” said Rory Cooper, a Republican strategist who opposed Trump’s candidacy for president. “The idea was they would overlook certain behaviors and distractions from President Trump in anticipation of being able to have a willing signature on the other end of conservative legislation.”
Republicans will support/ignore whatever Trump does as long as he supports all their legislation. It is a very simple concept. Trump policies on immigration, trade, education, elections, etc., are not a concern for Republicans, so they won't object. In return, Trump will (supposedly) support a conservative agenda to lower taxes, reduce public assistance, be pro-life, and reduce regulations of almost any kind. It empowers both Trump and Republicans in Congress to be as aggressive as possible. However, how will they react when one of the policies is extremely unpopular. Will they stand together? Will they care?
On a related note, Democrats are still not holding Republicans for this deal? If Trump is a disaster, Republicans won't be implicated as much as they should be. They should be getting Republicans on the record supporting Trump's policies, ability to govern, decision making, ethnics, cabinet members, etc. For example, they should have people on record if "They supported Michael Flynn", "If they trust Trump's judgement when appointing somebody like Michael Flynn", "Would you have appointed Michael T. Flynn"? They should be doing this for everybody and everything.
It is worth noting that the Democrats had control of both houses in Congress for two years during Obama's first term. They used this to implement the affordable care act, which will be repealed in due time.
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