Republicans in Congress May Be Stuck in a Relationship With Trump [View all]

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https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/08/17/us/politics/republicans-congress-trump.html

By  MATT FLEGENHEIMER at the New York Times

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But it is not clear what a meaningful, sustainable divorce from Mr. Trump could even look like.

The most extreme remedies, like impeachment, remain nonstarters in Republican circles. The party has likewise declined to embrace any formalized censure against the president, an option pushed Wednesday by House Democrats — though last month’s sanctions on Russia, passed against the administration’s wishes, were a notable bit of bipartisan defiance.

Among Republicans, though, the next steps are complicated by the president’s ramshackle legislative strategy: The White House has effectively outsourced its agenda to its partners in Congress.

Abandoning Mr. Trump is abandoning themselves.

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