Republicans in Congress criticize Donald Trump because they want to impress Democrats and members of the media, and win praise as “solid, decent people,” but President Obama’s criticism of Republicans on Tuesday shows that Republicans will never get the kind of credit they seek from the left.

“One of the observations I’ve always made is, these establishment Republicans are always seeking the approval of Democrats. They are always seeking to be seen by Democrats as not your typical racist, sexist, bigot, homophobe Republican,” Rush Limbaugh said on his radio program.