Jake Sherman
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Obama struggle. If you'll remember on some free trade deals, he had to work with Paul Ryan and and the right because his party was revolting against him. Donald Trump is just I mean, it's remarkable what he can make Republicans do.
It doesn't. And I will say this, and I'm not talking about policy. Let's just talk about procedure and politics for a second. The biggest strategic problem that Trump has is that he has made himself so toxic among Democrats to work with for a million reasons that we could talk for 10 podcasts and 10 hours about.
It doesn't. And I will say this, and I'm not talking about policy. Let's just talk about procedure and politics for a second. The biggest strategic problem that Trump has is that he has made himself so toxic among Democrats to work with for a million reasons that we could talk for 10 podcasts and 10 hours about.
It doesn't. And I will say this, and I'm not talking about policy. Let's just talk about procedure and politics for a second. The biggest strategic problem that Trump has is that he has made himself so toxic among Democrats to work with for a million reasons that we could talk for 10 podcasts and 10 hours about.
Because at the truly and we saw this a little bit in the first term in very short spurts, he wanted deals with Democrats. It was something that he was pining for. You know, you saw this. You remember he had all these Democrats at the White House on immigration and he was like, let's do it. Dianne Feinstein, let's do it. And Kevin McCarthy was like, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Because at the truly and we saw this a little bit in the first term in very short spurts, he wanted deals with Democrats. It was something that he was pining for. You know, you saw this. You remember he had all these Democrats at the White House on immigration and he was like, let's do it. Dianne Feinstein, let's do it. And Kevin McCarthy was like, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Because at the truly and we saw this a little bit in the first term in very short spurts, he wanted deals with Democrats. It was something that he was pining for. You know, you saw this. You remember he had all these Democrats at the White House on immigration and he was like, let's do it. Dianne Feinstein, let's do it. And Kevin McCarthy was like, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Like he is somebody that is that is. you know, wants Democrats, but he just, it's at this point. Not anymore.
Like he is somebody that is that is. you know, wants Democrats, but he just, it's at this point. Not anymore.
Like he is somebody that is that is. you know, wants Democrats, but he just, it's at this point. Not anymore.
There might have to be if Democrats win the majority. And I don't you know, in the House, but I don't I don't know.
There might have to be if Democrats win the majority. And I don't you know, in the House, but I don't I don't know.
There might have to be if Democrats win the majority. And I don't you know, in the House, but I don't I don't know.
I don't want some basic functions like keeping the government open. He's going to have to do something. Right. But but but short of that, I agree with you. And this is what I tell my friends who are working in other in other industries like in Wall Street and, you know, or watching markets and live and die by markets. which is a few things. He has no election in front of me that we know of.
I don't want some basic functions like keeping the government open. He's going to have to do something. Right. But but but short of that, I agree with you. And this is what I tell my friends who are working in other in other industries like in Wall Street and, you know, or watching markets and live and die by markets. which is a few things. He has no election in front of me that we know of.
I don't want some basic functions like keeping the government open. He's going to have to do something. Right. But but but short of that, I agree with you. And this is what I tell my friends who are working in other in other industries like in Wall Street and, you know, or watching markets and live and die by markets. which is a few things. He has no election in front of me that we know of.
He has no election in front of him. He's not constrained by typical political considerations that any other politician is constrained by. And he believes based on my limited understanding, I mean, from the people around him, meaning I'm not talking to him every day that he, um, he's more sure in his decision-making process and his gut and his instinct than ever before. And I think that shows.
He has no election in front of him. He's not constrained by typical political considerations that any other politician is constrained by. And he believes based on my limited understanding, I mean, from the people around him, meaning I'm not talking to him every day that he, um, he's more sure in his decision-making process and his gut and his instinct than ever before. And I think that shows.
He has no election in front of him. He's not constrained by typical political considerations that any other politician is constrained by. And he believes based on my limited understanding, I mean, from the people around him, meaning I'm not talking to him every day that he, um, he's more sure in his decision-making process and his gut and his instinct than ever before. And I think that shows.
Now, when I've talked to Johnson about this, this has been this has been whittling and been been, you know, decreasing for some time. Congress's power not only on things like tariffs, but on on every on a whole host of everything.