First came the Senate’s rebuke of President Trump’s plan to pull U.S. troops out of Syria and Afghanistan. It was typical of how Republicans have responded to Trump throughout his presidency: with reverence and roars despite the surplus of controversies, scandals and fury. “Where I have differences with him, I’ll tend to talk about them in private,” said Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex. And even Tuesday night, there was tempered applause from GOP lawmakers when the president spoke of drawing “endless wars” in the Middle East to a close. Standing before Vice President Pence, who is close to the religious conservative community, Trump went on to ask Congress to pass legislation to curb third-trimester abortions.

Source: Washington Post February 06, 2019 04:06 UTC