Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 192
November Surprises
“We saw glimpses of this during Trump’s first administration, but never in my lifetime have I seen a president so deliberately attempt to lose majorities for his own party.”
— An anonymous senior Republican Senate aide, quoted by Punchbowl News, on President Trump’s lunch with GOP senators.
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