Jennifer Palmieri: Trump Only Cares About His Personal Interests and His Family’s Personal Financial Interests

‘Still ... some pushback is good’

EXCERPT:

PALMIERI: “Yeah, his personal interests and his family’s personal financial interests. And I’m old enough to remember, I worked for Bill Clinton, Senator Richard Shelby of Alabama left the party in part because he did not get invited to a University of Alabama event at the White House. Right? Like —“
LEMIRE: “Right.”
PALMIERI: “— this is — these are two United States senators who — who Trump endorsed their — Trump endorsed their — Trump endorsed either their opponent or — or, you know, a Thom Tillis case. Thom Tillis had been at — has been at war with — with Trump. And this is — their big concession is, you know, kind of relatively meaningless, trims around the edges of the weaponization fund and, you know, but still like some pushback is good, but this is — it is — it’s — I would say I’ve been out in the country a lot. I don’t feel the pull of Trump as much as you used to. But certainly in the United States Senate.”

 

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