The Trump Crackdown on Elected Officials
“One of the more surreal aspects of the Administration’s unapologetic aggression toward members of Congress is that Trump is also demanding their support to expand the very power that’s being used against them. ‘They’re targeting senators at the same time that these senators are being asked to triple the Administration’s enforcement budget.’”
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-trump-crackdown-on-elected-officials
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