Andy Card: I Wish Trump ‘Would Taste His Words Before He Spits Them Out or Lick His Thumbs Before He Sends a Tweet’
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CARD: "Well, I’m impressed that they were able to pass a budget that will allow for the tax debate to take place under a climate of reconciliation, where they only need 51 votes in the Senate. The Senate itself has not proven to be as functional as people thought it should be. And the Democrats aren’t offering any advice and counsel to get something done. So I’m glad that the house at least passed the Senate version of the budget, which means that reconciliation rules will apply when they bring up the tax bill for debate. I’m confident that there will be the votes there to pass a meaningful reform to our taxes and bring some relief to the tax burden that the middle class is experiencing and hopefully give more momentum on the economic growth that we so desperately want, and we’re seeing to have a start now, but we want it to continue. That means there must be greater certainty, so we have to have a tax bill passed. So I like that. I don’t agree with what the president does all the time, and I certainly don’t agree with the rhetoric that he uses and I wish he would taste his words before he spits them out or lick his thumbs before he sends a tweet. I don’t think he’s going to do that. But chief of staff Kelly is doing a remarkable job of bringing discipline into the White House and providing some action that can be taken to get the president’s initiatives passed through Congress. So I’m cautiously optimistic. I don’t want to see the people who have to do their job being distracted by indictments that might come down or the work of the special prosecutor. I’d like the special counsel to do the job that has to be done, quickly, so that we can move on from this great debate. But those that have a job to do, focus on that job. The world is desperately looking for America’s leadership and we want that leadership to be sound and solid and we need the economic stimulus to the economy that will come by having tax reform and I hope that Congress will get that job done."
