I was talking about this with my wife last night, and I think Brit Hume gets it exactly right. I told my wife, Trump is leaving Blue State governors--the governors of virtually all the most hard hit states--holding the bag. If they had played as federalist style team players with the POTUS, Trump would have welcomed them with open arms. But they were playing a different game, a dishonorable one, and now Trump has positioned himself as the one who wants to reopen America and the governors--as is proper--will have to make the tough decisions. Trump will still be there to help them, but they'll need to play his game if they don't want to carry the sole blame for anything that goes wrong. If they try to continue playing a "Blame Trump First" game, their voters will see through it.
Remarkable Political Judo
Remarkable Political Judo
Remarkable Political Judo
I was talking about this with my wife last night, and I think Brit Hume gets it exactly right. I told my wife, Trump is leaving Blue State governors--the governors of virtually all the most hard hit states--holding the bag. If they had played as federalist style team players with the POTUS, Trump would have welcomed them with open arms. But they were playing a different game, a dishonorable one, and now Trump has positioned himself as the one who wants to reopen America and the governors--as is proper--will have to make the tough decisions. Trump will still be there to help them, but they'll need to play his game if they don't want to carry the sole blame for anything that goes wrong. If they try to continue playing a "Blame Trump First" game, their voters will see through it.