'This is how submissive Republicans have become to Trump' via PostOpinions
By Dana Milbank Dana Milbank Op-ed columnist covering national politics Email Bio Follow Columnist March 12 at 7:37 PM This is how far Republicans will go in submissiveness to President Trump: They will vote to surrender military spending projects in their own home states and districts to avoid displeasing him.
Leave aside the constitutional and legal arguments, Trump’s politicization of the military and the long-term damage caused , and you’re left with a raw display of Trump’s power over Republican lawmakers: They would sooner take away money already promised to military families and constituents than anger Trump.
Sen. David Perdue will decide whether to offer up 11 projects — for air traffic, cyberprotection and training facilities. and more — at Robins Air Force Base, Fort Gordon, Fort Benning and elsewhere. Sen. Jack Reed , the top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee and a veteran, accused the Pentagon of either “misinformation or incompetence” in refusing to say which projects it will defund.
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