The Memo: Trump allies say he needs a GOP scalp

[DonViejo]

BY NIALL STANAGE - 08/26/17 06:02 AM EDT

Republicans on Capitol Hill lament President Trump's aggressive behavior toward them, but some people in the president's orbit are urging him to up the ante even further.

They say that, far from making nice, Trump needs to instill fear so that lawmakers do not feel at liberty to thwart him.

“Most members of Congress are arrogant, and until a scalp is actually taken they are going to continue to be defiant,” longtime Trump friend Roger Stone told The Hill. “All he needs to do is punish one incumbent and I think you’d see a sea-change.”

Advice like Stone’s feeds the president's instincts to hit back hard against those whom he believes have wronged him: a list that at present appears to include Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) as well as GOP Sens. John McCain (Ariz.), Jeff Flake (Ariz.) and Bob Corker (Tenn.).

Trump’s biggest defeat to date, on his attempt to gut the Affordable Care Act, came at the hands of McCain and Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska.), who joined Democrats to sink a Senate bill. Other Trump loyalists join Stone in arguing that the president should neither forgive nor forget.

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[dawg]

1. I hope he goes for a Senator.

They tend to stick together, sometimes even across party lines.

[PatSeg]

10. That is a good point

The Senate is more like a club and members serve for much longer periods of time. Trump is declaring war on the legislative branch of government and it won't end well for him.

[greeny2323]

2. Please proceed, Trump. n/t

[smirkymonkey]

3. Oh, that should go over spectacularly.

[Nay]

6. It's a famous business tactic, so it may have the effect Trump wants. Fire the shit

out of everybody randomly to scare the rest into submission. Since most ppl need their jobs to eat, it usually works.

[smirkymonkey]

7. However, the president can't fire an elected official.

It's unconstitutional. He's not a dictator - yet - and the constitution is still the law of the land. Of course, I don't think he knows that. He thinks he's the effing King of America.

[Nay]

8. Oh, no, I know he can't fire senators -- but he can make their lives miserable and possibly

fiddle with their re-election.

[BigmanPigman]

4. Classic tactic...kill off a few as "a few weak underlings", publicize the act,

instill fear in the rest, and then you have total control.

This happened in my school district with a new School Board President. One day he fired 17 principals during his first month in office. They were told the morning when they went to work and policemen escorted them to their desks to get their belongings and were walked to their cars and it was all over the news. The remaining principals cowered and the did the same to the teachers. Who were we supposed to pass it onto after that, the students? Life was unbearable and 50% of the teachers took early retirement within the next 5 years. The rest of us were "grateful" to keep our jobs. It has never gone back to how it was before when you would often enjoy teaching.

[redstateblues]

5. I read where a Senator said "if you go after one senator

of a party, you are going after all Senators"

[highplainsdem]

9. Trump allies are batshit crazy, and Roger Stone is one of the worst.

[Jim__]

11. I remember when dubya "got" Jim Jeffords.

I know the circumstances are different now, but trump and his advisors are political naifs.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

12. Then he needs to wave it around

while grunting and pointing to his crotch with his tiny hands.

[L. Coyote]

13. Roger Stone is a major asshole, racist, and long-time dirty trickster. Not exactly a sage!

Stone is threatening open warfare if Trump is impeached, a criminal stance at best.

Who is Roger Stone, the Long-Time R Dirty-Trickster and Miami Mob Leader?