Donald Trump is teaching Republicans how to fight...By Michael Goodwin

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Opinion
Donald Trump is teaching Republicans how to fight

By Michael Goodwin

January 30, 2018 | 11:45pm | Updated

It’s an observation so strikingly true that you wonder why you didn’t think of it earlier. “Donald Trump,” a friend said the other day, “is teaching the Republican Party how to fight and how to win.”

The evidence is everywhere every day, and it was on vivid display Tuesday night. The president remains in a fighting mood, determined to keep punching his way forward.

The Trump way starts with the passage of the historic tax cuts despite tiny Republican majorities in Congress and scare tactics from the left. Before passage, polls showed the public was strongly opposed — but Trump pulled, pushed and bullied his party over the finish line.

The roaring results, with millions of workers already getting bonuses, pension boosts and pay hikes, vindicate his determination.

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https://nypost.com/2018/01/30/state-of-the-union-proof-this-is-now-donald-trumps-gop/

[Right_in_Virginia]

This is not George Bush’s or John Boehner’s Republican Party. This is Trump’s GOP, as he demonstrated in spades in his first State of the Union address. ...

If this was Trump reaching out his hand, he was doing it from a position of strength and supreme confidence. ...

That the president intends to drive a hard bargain was made clear during his remarks on immigration when he said pointedly, “Americans are dreamers, too.”

[Frank Cannon]

There has been a bit of some spine stiffening in the GOP party since Donny started punching the MSM and Libs.

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“He [President Trump] will continue to be who he is.

“The idea that he should be someone else has been a constant refrain from the day he entered the race in 2015. Occasionally he has, but only temporarily, and if last night means anything, it’s that he sees no reason to make radical changes now.

“The tax reform and the early signs that it will pay big dividends in economic growth and higher wages give the president a strong wind at his back....”

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