But through no fault of the Democrats.
President Donald Trump launched an unprecedented public attack against the leadership of the US military on Monday, accusing them of waging wars to boost the profits of defense manufacturing companies.
“I’m not saying the military’s in love with me — the soldiers are, the top people in the Pentagon probably aren’t because they want to do nothing but fight wars so that all of those wonderful companies that make the bombs and make the planes and make everything else stay happy,” Trump told reporters at a White House news conference.
Trump’s extraordinary comments come as several defense officials tell CNN relations between the President and Pentagon leadership are becoming increasingly strained. [CNN/Politics]
It’s about the last thing most Republicans – even some of those who are Trump cultists – are willing to espouse, after support for abortion; they have steadfastly been the Party of War for as long as I can remember.
And if the Republicans were to actually take advantage of this misstep by Trump, they could perhaps save their bacon in the upcoming elections. Oh, they won’t regain the House, but they might possibly retain the Senate.
All they need is for Senate Majority Leader McConnell (R-KY) to call Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and ask her to deliver Articles of Impeachment to the Senate as rapidly as possible, secretly notify Chief Justice Roberts that proceedings are imminent, and convict Trump in a day.
That might convince Independents that Republicans really aren’t a pack of third-rate politicians. Which is bullshit, of course, but the average American voter won’t realize that.
But will they have the balls to do it? No. Briefly, Trump is their product, and their rejection of their own product is still a step too far for most Senate Republicans. Senators Romney and, possibly, Murkowsi might vote for conviction, but too many of the rest cannot repudiate the processes which put them in the Senate.
So this latest incident will piss off the military a bit more, and then be forgotten.
