Sam Stein on Trump’s Unpopular Policies: ‘Modern Republicanism’ Is Following What He Wants

RUHLE And that is ░░░░░░░░ we start this hour ░░░░░░░░ managing editor of The ░░░░░░░░ and MSNBC contributor Sam ░░░░░░░░ plus MSNBC senior political ░░░░░░░░ Matthew Dowd and host ░░░░░░░░ PoliticsNation right here on ░░░░░░░░ and president of the ░░░░░░░░ Action Network Reverend Al ░░░░░░░░ All right Sam let ░░░░░░░░ start with you As ░░░░░░░░ as these Republicans STEIN ░░░░░░░░ RUHLE wanted to hide ░░░░░░░░ their angry constituents they ░░░░░░░░ always going to catch ░░░░░░░░ with them If these ░░░░░░░░ are so wildly unpopular ░░░░░░░░ on Earth would these ░░░░░░░░ push them through They ░░░░░░░░ t get reelected STEIN ░░░░░░░░ yeah they re wildly ░░░░░░░░ Part of the way ░░░░░░░░ make them more popular ░░░░░░░░ to show up and ░░░░░░░░ to your constituents and ░░░░░░░░ the policies But they ░░░░░░░░ not willing to do ░░░░░░░░ So they re forfeiting ░░░░░░░░ real vehicle they have ░░░░░░░░ turn public opinion around ░░░░░░░░ asked the question why ░░░░░░░░ they do it to ░░░░░░░░ with They do it ░░░░░░░░ their constituents right because ░░░░░░░░ Trump told them to ░░░░░░░░ it And this is ░░░░░░░░ modern Republicanism is It ░░░░░░░░ following what Trump wants ░░░░░░░░ s pushing the policies ░░░░░░░░ he asked for And ░░░░░░░░ s terribly ironic I ░░░░░░░░ is that the Republicans ░░░░░░░░ know that the Republicans ░░░░░░░░ this is bad because ░░░░░░░░ several occasions Republicans were ░░░░░░░░ legislation to undo the ░░░░░░░░ things that they passed ░░░░░░░░ Josh Hawley for instance ░░░░░░░░ introduced legislation to stop ░░░░░░░░ Medicaid cuts from taking ░░░░░░░░ to help rural hospitals ░░░░░░░░ give rebates to people ░░░░░░░░ may be hit from ░░░░░░░░ the tariffs This is ░░░░░░░░ stuff that was because ░░░░░░░░ what Trump did and ░░░░░░░░ the Republicans in Congress ░░░░░░░░ So they understand the ░░░░░░░░ of the policies but ░░░░░░░░ re kind of hamstrung ░░░░░░░░ how to deal with ░░░░░░░░ RUHLE But then the ░░░░░░░░ is why are they ░░░░░░░░ it, Rev?”