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President Donald Trump is already a lame duck, argued a conservative columnist on Thursday, thanks to his own actions.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHere\u2019s why so many Americans voted for Donald Trump and continue to cheer him on: They were sick of D.C. stasis, tired of GOP politicians whiffing on promises, eager for someone to break lots of Wedgwood,\u201d wrote The Wall Street Journal’s Kimberley A. Strassel. \u201cHere\u2019s where things go off the rails: When the president fails to acknowledge some hills simply can\u2019t be held, and charges up anyway. That\u2019s what happened in the fight over Bill Pulte, wiretapping and the SAVE America Act. His no-win standoff with his Senate GOP risks more than national security. It\u2019s accelerating his lame-duck status.\u201d<\/p>\n

Strassel argued that, although Trump had an opportunity earlier this week to push through Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence and reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance, he blew those opportunities to make progress by pushing for his voter suppression legislation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn a post combining a stream of complaints about \u2018blue slipping,\u2019 \u2018Dumocrats,\u2019 FISA, a U.S. attorney nomination and the fate of the \u2018talented\u2019 Mr. Pulte, the president unilaterally announced the cancellation of the Clayton hearing and vowed to not sign any FISA reauthorization until it was accompanied by his elections bill, the SAVE Act (which encompasses voter ID, proof of citizenship, the end of most mail-in ballots, and prohibitions against men in women\u2019s sports and so-called gender-affirming surgeries on minors),\u201d Strassel wrote.<\/p>\n

After reviewing the political fallout of Trump\u2019s various moves, Strassel concluded that \u201cthe only thing Mr. Trump is accomplishing is earlier lame-duck status. Growing numbers of Republicans are furious over the unrelenting stream of sideshow brawls that suck headlines, divide the caucus, tank bills and divert from an election message. The ballroom. The \u2018weaponization\u2019 fund. The Pulte silliness. Washington is getting a renegade feel, especially as members internalize that Mr. Trump won\u2019t be on another ballot.\u201d<\/p>\n

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As a result of Trump\u2019s waning influence, the Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune only has 46 functional votes despite there being 53 Republicans in the Senate. GOP senators like Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Susan Collins of Maine, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Rand Paul of Kentucky and others have proved willing to stand up to him, especially in cases like Cassidy and Tillis where they are no longer facing the need to get reelected.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs for MAGA enthusiasts who think they\u2019ll fix this by getting \u2018better\u2019 senators out of the midterms, good luck with that, too. Realistically, the best-case scenario is that the GOP ends up with a smaller Senate majority, and even that depends on returning moderates like Maine\u2019s Ms. Collins,\u201d Strassel explained. \u201cIf the House is lost, that tinier majority will be crucial to protecting Mr. Trump from investigations, as well as facilitating his nominations, including for judges. But by all means, sir, keep unmaking friends by using the Senate GOP as whipping boy for dead-end legislation.\u201d<\/p>\n

She concluded, \u201cThere\u2019s plenty this president can be getting on with. Even more were he to work with his Congress. It\u2019s that, or his voters can watch him flail on this hill.\u201d<\/p>\n

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