President Trump has dismissed the constituent backlash against Republican lawmakers at recent town halls as “planned out by liberal activists.” But with policy items GOP lawmakers have been pushing for years – namely, the repeal of Obamacare – hanging in the balance, conservative groups say they know better.
Category: Tea Party
GOP Ignores Protests At Its Peril
Rich Lowry : “It’s beginning to look like August 2009 in reverse. In that summer of the Tea Party, conservative activists packed the town-hall meetings of Democratic congressmen and peppered them with hostile questions.
ALERT: Violent Anti-Trump Rioters Clash With Police [VIDEO]
Talk about monstrous hypocrites they were on display all across the nation yesterday as thousands participated in ‘Not My Presidents’ Day’ rallies against Trump. There were violent clashes with the police before the really big rally took place in Portland, Oregon.
‘Spirit of America’ rallies planned to support President…
After President Donald Trump’s inauguration came the protest rallies and marches , which show no sign of abating. Now his supporters say it’s time to show the nation that Trump and his agenda have loads of support.
Congressman angers Alabama democrats after canceling Tea Party appearance, then attending anyway
Mo Brooks attended a meeting of the Huntsville Tea Party on Feb. 9 to explain why his official appearance at the meeting had been postponed. Congressman Mo Brooks is under fire from some Madison County democrats for canceling an appearance at a Tea Party event that had been billed as a public town hall meeting, then later showing up anyway.
Democrats running Tea Party playbook against Trump
Senate Democrats are dispensing with talk of cooperation and preparing to fight President Trump across the board, delaying his nominees where possible and filibustering his Supreme Court pick if necessary. Despite their minority status in the Senate, Democrats are under increasing pressure from their progressive base to stand up to a president they consider authoritarian and illegitimate.
Why such a conservative cabinet
It seems clear that Donald Trump will end up with the most conservative Cabinet of any president in my lifetime. And yes, that includes Ronald Reagan .
Decline of Tea Party among 4 most severely undersold political stories of 2016
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