Mr. President, they’re never going to like you

The president needs to realize these people are not his friends – they will never like him. They will curse his name, as will their children. It’s not personal – it’s political. Mention Ronald Reagan to a devoted liberal and be prepared to duck.

Big attacks, small attacks, constant attacks are what he can expect. Even when you give them a victory they will want more; demand more. If Trump doesn’t learn this lesson, if he doesn’t accept that they’ll never like him – some may work with him, if pressured, but never like – he will continue to rack up victories for Democrats and alienate Republicans.

Before Trump was sworn in Schumer made clear the only circumstances under which he’d be willing to work with the new president. “The only way we’re going to work with him is if he moves completely in our direction and abandons his Republican colleagues,” Schumer said, “That’s not going to happen very often.”