May 15, 2017
Dear Mr. President,
I know that you tried really hard to coin a new term this
week – prime the pump. It was kind of
awkward and uncomfortable though because this is a very
common and well known term that has been around for more than 50 years so you
obviously didn't invent it. Weird, but nice
try.
Well those smart folks over at CNN did actually create a new term this week and it is awesome. It's Trumphaustion. Can you guess what it means? It's used to describe people who are
exhausted with Trump. The couple of times
that I've seen it in print were in reference to House Republicans experiencing
Trump-fatigue; that is, they are burned out and exhausted with your bizarre
behaviors overshadowing the legitimate workings of the legislature. There was even mention of certain senior
House members being "at or near a boiling point" regarding your
craziness and the toll that it is taking on their attempts to legislate. These are smart and dedicated people who
probably won't run for re-election because they just can't handle A) not being
able to get anything meaningful accomplished, and B) being associated with your
administration and all the unprofessionalism and chaos that goes along with
that. Although I am a Democrat, even I
can see that the loss of senior Republican legislators is a bad thing.
I'm not sure what your long-term strategy here is…or
even if you have one. But you should
really take a look around you at the damage you are doing to the people who
should be a source of strength for you. You're certainly not doing yourself any favors.
Sincerely,
Amy Beaton
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