As Trump Gets Increasingly Antsy To Fire Sessions, Senate GOP Is Split In Reaction

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 15: Attorney General Jeff Sessions listens as President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the 37th Annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service at the U.S. Capitol Building on May 15, 2018 in ... WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 15: Attorney General Jeff Sessions listens as President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the 37th Annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service at the U.S. Capitol Building on May 15, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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President Donald Trump has been notably vocal, both in private and in public, about firing Attorney General Jeff Sessions this month, prompting a split reaction among GOP senators. Some hint at their personal resignation about the culmination of a hatred Trump has been fostering since Sessions’ recusal from the Russia probe; others schedule pep talk breakfasts with Sessions to bolster his spirits and make sure he doesn’t quit.

According to a Tuesday Washington Post report, Trump has brought up the possibility of firing Sessions to his lawyers and aides who have, for now, convinced him to hold off until the midterm elections.

But throughout the halls of the Capitol, many Republican senators seem tired of encouraging Trump to muddle through with an attorney general he despises.

“We wish the best for him, but as any administration would show, Cabinet members seldom last the entire administration, and this is clearly not an exception,” Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) reportedly said Tuesday.

“My sense is, the fix is in,” added Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN).

A senior White House official told the Washington Post that the most they can hope for is to delay the firing and spare the party electoral damage during the midterms, but that Sessions’ ouster is inevitable at this point.

But some Republican senators haven’t given up on the embattled attorney general yet.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has remained unwavering in his support for Sessions. He said Tuesday that he has “total confidence in the attorney general” and that “he should stay exactly where he is.”

Other senators, according to a Tuesday Wall Street Journal report, held a breakfast to lift Sessions’ spirits over bacon and eggs.

Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Ben Sasse (R-NE) and John Kennedy (R-LA) all encouraged Sessions to hang in there, at least until election day is over.

White House aides have reportedly tried to sway Trump on Sessions, bringing his attention to the attorney general’s crackdown on gangs and many other actions strictly in line with the Trump agenda, but the President is obstinate.

“He has a fixed view of people,” the White House aide told the Wall Street Journal.

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  1. Avatar for jmacaz jmacaz says:

    What better way for the Treasonous GOP to show fealty to their leader Trump. Sessions will be gone after the midterm results are in for sure… IMO it might be better if Trump totally loses it and gets rid of him sooner, since it might put more focus on the Treasonous GOP

  2. Sessions is being played by his colleagues. They don’t want him to resign because they know how it will negatively impact the Republicans in midterms. After the polls close in November, many of his “loyal” friends will abandon him, shedding crocodile tears. Power to the Party, goodbye democracy!

  3. OT Fun Fact: Law & Order Edition

    October 1985: Trump’s helicopter pilot indicted on drug trafficking charges. Trump doesn’t fire him. Instead, he leases his personally-owned unit in Trump Tower to him with an agreement of half the rent is to be paid in cash, the other half in unspecified helicopter services. Trump also writes a letter on behalf of his pilot (Weichselbaum), calling him "a credit to the community.” Who does the case end up with? Federal judge Maryanne Trump, Donald’s sister.
    [source: https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-drug-trafficker-donald-trump-risked-his-casino-empire-to-protect]

    Plus, here’s a handy timeline of Mango Mussolini’s mob connections. https://www.sutori.com/story/timeline-you-might-be-interested-in

  4. Avatar for fgs fgs says:

    We should discontinue all wishful thinking about Republicans doing the right thing for the right reasons. Republicans will never impeach The Rump because they are the bathwater that gets thrown out with the baby, and they know it.

  5. Look, kids! I spotted a GOP Spine Construction Kit in the grocery store yesterday.

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