Tie EVERYTHING the Administration does to the Republicans

[struggle4progress]

Example:

The Republicans are launching trial balloons for an offensive on the press. Sean Spicer devoted today's press conference today to attacks on press estimates of inauguration attendance, then stormed away without taking questions. And in a coordinated display at CIA headquarters, the new President spent most of his time similarly attacking the media's inauguration attendance estimates. The idea --- that access to government information can depend on reporting that twists the facts to help Republican spin-meisters --- is disconcerting enough. But in combination with the President's unsubtle hint that our intelligence agencies should also be interested in whether the press twists facts to save Republicans from embarrassment, the outlook seems sinister

[GoCubsGo]

1. This assclown is already shackled to them like a ball and chain.

But, yes. We need to use him as a cudgel to pound them, especially since they have been,and will be complicit in everything he does. Never stop reminding the country of this.

[struggle4progress]

2. We don't want to say, Trump this, Trump that:

we want to say, Republicans this, Republicans that

We can't assume they're shackled to him but we can help make that connection

[global1]

3. Exactly - If We Would Have Done This And Ran Against.....

the Repugs instead of running against the personality - Trump - we might be sitting in the White House today.

[Solly Mack]

4. Yes. They are all republicans. The GOP congress doesn't do anything w/o Trump's support.

I've heard some republicans in real life say if Trump fails it will be because of liberals and the "bad" republicans in Congress. By bad republicans they mean anyone not tea-party crazy.

So they are already trying to pretend Trump isn't really a part of the GOP.

[Cracklin Charlie]

5. We must not let the opportunity get away.

Trump and the Republicans

Don't use one without the other.

[Salviati]

6. Exactly, don't do their work for them Democrats...

Until proven otherwise, assume every politician with an Я after their name is a trump republican until proven otherwise. If they want to distance themselves from him, make them do it themselves, don't given them the benefit of the doubt.

[struggle4progress]

7. ... A day after the Republican president used his first visit to CIA headquarters on Saturday

to accuse the media of underestimating the crowds at his inauguration, White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus expressed indignation at the reports and referred to them as "attacks" ...
White House says media delegitimizing Trump, won't 'take it'
Sun Jan 22, 2017 | 11:27am EST

Summary: Following coordinated Republican denunciations of the press on Saturday, at both at the White House and at the CIA, on Sunday the immediate past chair of the Republican National Committee warned that Republicans would retaliate "tooth and nail every day and twice on Sunday" for press reports that DC metro usage on Friday 20 January 2017 was less than half of that eight years earlier

[struggle4progress]

8. ... Kellyanne Conway, a senior White House aide, told NBCs Meet the Press on Sunday

Kellyanne Conway, a senior White House aide, told NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday Spicer had merely been offering “alternative facts”, a phrase that was received with widespread astonishment ...
Trump presidency begins with defense of false 'alternative facts'

Summary: As they continue their attack on the nation's press this weekend, Republicans explain that they are merely offering an alternative reality