watermark logo

Up next

Autoplay

Will Republicans finally break with Trump?

8 Views • 06/17/20
Share
Embed
WorldViralMedia
WorldViralMedia
14 Subscribers
14

After former Defense Secretary James Mattis’ excoriation of President Donald Trump’s behavior in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd, Republican Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski alluded to doubts she and her Republican colleagues have long had about the President’s leadership. Chris Cillizza explains why this moment is so important.

SOURCES AND FURTHER READING:
Mattis tears into Trump: 'We are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership'
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/0....6/03/politics/mattis

GOP senator says she's 'struggling' on whether to back Trump
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/0....6/04/politics/lisa-m

Republican senators shrug off Mattis' criticism of Trump: 'It's his opinion'
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/04..../politics/republican

Flake announces retirement as he denounces Trump
https://www.politico.com/story..../2017/10/24/flake-re

Trump critic Justin Amash quits Republican Party
http://cnn.com/2019/07/04/poli....tics/justin-amash-le

Graham contradicts himself on Trump 'kook' jab https://www.cnn.com/videos/pol....itics/2017/11/30/lin
Lindsey Graham In 2016: Trump's A "Kook." Lindsey Graham In 2017: Why Is The Media Is Labeling Trump A "Kook."
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/a....rticle/tomnamako/koo

Rand Paul: Trump is an ‘orange-faced windbag
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-t....he-know/in-the-know/

"Donald Trump is a delusional narcissist and an orange-faced windbag": Rand Paul tells Wilmore what he really thinks
https://www.salon.com/2016/01/....26/donald_trump_is_a

About me:
I was named "best dressed" in 7th grade. That, along with being CNN's editor at large and author of the daily "Point" newsletter are my proudest achievements. Look for me here every Tuesday and Thursday to find out what’s really going down in politics.

CREDITS
Writer: Chris Cillizza
The Point team: Leigh Munsil and Allison Gordon
Editor: Steven Sevilla
Producer: Arielle Sacks

Follow Chris on
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cillizzac/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cillizzacnn
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chris.cillizza/
Subscribe to The Point newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/cnn/dvgb325pfm
#CNN #News #Republicans

Show more
0 Comments sort Sort By
Facebook Comments

Up next

Autoplay