ONE WAY LOYALTY - Weak, Beleaguered' Jeff Sessions Learns That Donald Trump's No Boy Scout
The president is now talking about his own attorney general the same way he talked about his campaign opponents.
MATT LEWIS
07.25.17 12:07 PM ET
On Monday night, President Donald Trump addressed a Boy Scout Jamboree in West Virginia. While talking about the group’s values, the president made a joke about needing more loyalty, but that’s one of the Scouts’ core values—to be trustworthy, courteous, and kind. When it comes to his treatment of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Donald Trump isn’t living up to their fine standard.
This morning was the third time in a week that the president has publicly bullied and humiliated a subordinate.
Remember, Jeff Sessions was Donald Trump’s first big backer. It would be hard to overstate how important than endorsement was, and it was a risky move for Sessions (who had been heavily wooed by Sen. Ted Cruz). Sessions reportedly believed that backing Trump could spell the end of his career, but he did it anyway. Then, Sessions left a long career in the greatest deliberative body in the world in order to serve this president. And this is how his sacrifice and loyalty is being repaid?
Trump might not realize this, but think of the message he is sending. If you are thinking about joining his administration, and you know that this is what Trump has done to the first guy who showed loyalty to his campaign, why would you do it? If you were a Republican Member of Congress on the fence about casting a tough vote, why would you put yourself on the line for this man? He is destroying any incentive—other than pure self-interest—for ever working with him.
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