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Trump’s message to frustrated GOP lawmakers: 'I’m the president — and you’re not'
The Party That Mistook Subordination for StrategySource of the damageThe reporting gives a familiar Republican ritual: panic over weak midterm prospects, then a public plea for discipline from the same man creating the chaos. The concrete facts are simple. Trump is driving the major decisions, from the Iran ceasefire deal to the Senate-confirmation derailment. Republican lawmakers are reacting after the fact, trying to manage consequences they helped empower.Who actually holds powerThis is not a story about a party “struggling” with one loud figure. It is a story about a party that has handed…
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