President Trump’s heated rhetorical attacks on Democratic lawmakers, whom he called out as “traitors” who deserve to be jailed, have left his Republican allies in Washington dumbfounded and skeptical about any bipartisan dealmaking at the end of 2025.
Republican lawmakers and strategists fear Trump is undermining his own credibility and ability to get anything done before the midterm election.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Sunday that Trump labeling his political opponents as traitors was “reckless” and “irresponsible.”
“If you take it at face value, the idea that calling your opponents ‘traitors’ — and then specifically saying that it warrants the death penalty — is reckless, inappropriate, irresponsible,” Paul told CBS’s “Face the Nation.”
Other GOP lawmakers were quick to distance themselves from the president.
MAGA Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) has taken a rare swipe at President Trump for using the...
