Trump only helps Democrats by cannibalizing the Freedom Caucus

Published March 30, 2017 5:16pm ET



Ravenous and politically frustrated, Trump has gone savage. Angry about his failure to overhaul Obamacare, the president just turned against his own party, pouncing on the Freedom Caucus and promising to “fight them.”

But if Trump hopes that cannibalism will reanimate his anemic administration, he’s mistaken. The president is only helping Democrats.

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