President’s division with Senate GOP will come to a head in November

There’s a bit of a rift between President Trump and Republicans in the U.S. Senate. That’s because Republicans in the upper chamber don’t have the votes to pass the president’s priorities. Some simply don’t like his current policies, the president’s handling of the war with Iran the SAVE America Act, the anti-weaponization fund and controversy surrounding the Department of National Intelligence with acting director Bill Pulte laying off employees rather than hold down the fort until nominee Jay Clayton is confirmed, are some of the issues where the president is at odds with Senate Republicans.

Some of the more vocal opposition from Republicans is coming from those who will be leaving the U.S. Senate at the end of the year because they have nothing to lose. How serious is this for the president’s agenda? Will it make him an early lame duck? Host Jim Niedelman got into the issues with former Scott County Democratic party chair Elesha Gayman and former Iowa Republican party chair Steve Grubbs.

“For the Iranians to understand that President Trump’s hands are somewhat tied doesn’t put us in a good bargaining position,” Grubbs said. “I don’t know that the timing on that is the best.”

“We’ve had major crises, we’ve had major issues coming up,” Gayman said. “While I’m glad to see them kind of actually exercising the power of their branch of government… I don’t see this as a full split.”

To hear more, click on the video above.

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