WASHINGTON (AP) — Years of Republican hardline politics and divisive rhetoric have spawned Donald Trump and the "crackup" of the GOP, President Barack Obama said Thursday, scoffing at the notion that his actions or policies were to blame for the charged political climate.
At a Rose Garden press conference, Obama laid the responsibility on Republican leaders, who tolerated "maximalist," uncompromising politics and created an environment where "somebody like Donald Trump can thrive." The president said conservative leaders should reflect on the policies that landed the party in its current turmoil.
REFLECTION By Joan C. Pendergast on April 21, 1985
Quiet river flowing on its own Soft spring colors, green and white and brown. River's surface multiplies delight Tree bough, leaf and flower can be seen twice.
