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<blockquote data-quote="fishtm2001" data-source="post: 4563482" data-attributes="member: 54375"><p>"President Trump was adamant that Congress cut payroll taxes — until, suddenly, he backed down.</p><p>He demanded that all of the nation’s schools reopen for the fall semester — until, suddenly, he allowed for some wiggle room.</p><p></p><p>He insisted upon filling every seat at the Republican National Convention celebration — until, suddenly, he <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/07/23/d626e02e-cd2b-11ea-bc6a-6841b28d9093_story.html?itid=lk_inline_manual_5" target="_blank">canceled the event</a>. And he refused to wear a mask in public — until, suddenly, he did, and morphed into a mask evangelist.</p><p>For Trump, this has been a week of retreat. Rather than bending others to his will, the president has been the one backing down from long-held positions in the face of resistance from fellow Republicans or popular opposition, scrambling to reinvigorate his reelection campaign while the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/02/28/what-you-need-know-about-coronavirus/?itid=lk_inline_manual_6" target="_blank">coronavirus</a> continues to ravage the nation.</p><p></p><p>Weakened politically by his response to the pandemic, Trump changed course after polls showed his positions did not align with public attitudes or — as was the case with the payroll tax cut — his Republican allies on Capitol Hill declined to advance his interests."</p><p></p><p>Philip Rucker</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fishtm2001, post: 4563482, member: 54375"] "President Trump was adamant that Congress cut payroll taxes — until, suddenly, he backed down. He demanded that all of the nation’s schools reopen for the fall semester — until, suddenly, he allowed for some wiggle room. He insisted upon filling every seat at the Republican National Convention celebration — until, suddenly, he [URL='https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/07/23/d626e02e-cd2b-11ea-bc6a-6841b28d9093_story.html?itid=lk_inline_manual_5']canceled the event[/URL]. And he refused to wear a mask in public — until, suddenly, he did, and morphed into a mask evangelist. For Trump, this has been a week of retreat. Rather than bending others to his will, the president has been the one backing down from long-held positions in the face of resistance from fellow Republicans or popular opposition, scrambling to reinvigorate his reelection campaign while the [URL='https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/02/28/what-you-need-know-about-coronavirus/?itid=lk_inline_manual_6']coronavirus[/URL] continues to ravage the nation. Weakened politically by his response to the pandemic, Trump changed course after polls showed his positions did not align with public attitudes or — as was the case with the payroll tax cut — his Republican allies on Capitol Hill declined to advance his interests." Philip Rucker [/QUOTE]
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