“As great as this president is, he’s occasionally wrong.” So spoke Senator Orrin Hatch, the Utah Republican, by way of explaining his opposition to President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
He’s not the only one to preface his disagreements with Trump with a display of obsequiousness. A group called Farmers for Free Trade is running a national advertising campaign against the tariffs. In its ad, a Montana farmer says, “We’re very optimistic about the economy under President Trump; however, we’re very concerned about the trade policies from Washington.” While she’s talking about her optimism, the ad shows footage of Trump speaking in front of an American flag. The farmers have no problem with Trump, you understand. He’s great. The real problem is just those trade policies emanating from … somewhere in Washington, D.C.
Conservative activist Jim DeMint is taking a similar tack. In a recent tweet, the former senator listed a variety of conservative policies that aren’t being implemented and added, “Trump is doing what he can from executive, but Congress isn’t keeping pace.”
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