Lemire: Trump’s Rhetoric Leaves Republicans ‘Nothing to Work With’ One Month Out

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LEMIRE: "Yeah, there’s no bottom here. I mean, President Trump is going to take shots at his political foes and those often he just deems them they're other Americans. He’s never tried to be president of the entire country. He’s never tried to be president of blue states and red. We see that from his governing. We see that from his rhetoric. And yes, there were laughs in that audience last night. Today there will be, you know, some California Republicans, you know, who are going to be asked about this. And yet again, they’re going to be put on the spot as to whether they defend President Trump or not. Odds are they will. They’ll say it was a joke. They’ll play it off. It’s so rare to have a Republican actually defy him. But it’s also just another unnecessary distraction. And yes, this is — this — we'll be on to the next outrage tomorrow, almost certainly. Right? But this is — but this is the problem that Trump has created for Republicans, whether it’s his policies, because the war in Iran or his tariffs or everything else, or what he says. He’s giving them nothing to work with, Joe. Nothing. And we’re now a month from the election. And I’ve talked to Republicans last week for my piece, a couple more over the weekend, who just say, 'It’s almost he’s not trying. He’s not — it’s almost as if he’s actively hurting our chances. Or at the very least, he’s doing nothing to help.' Yet another negative distraction for the GOP's chances."