When everything in your world boils down to a deal, the only constituents that matter are your fellow dealmakers.
“I think the losers are Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer,” the president said, “because now they own Obamacare.”
In what should be a surprise to no one, the president had nary a thought for the forgotten Americans he professed to speak for as his tremendous health care bill fizzled out. Instead, he deployed Pelosi, Schumer, and the Democrat [sic] party like countermeasures to escape responsibility for his own incompetence. As long as the biggest losers are on the other side of the deal, Trump can emerge, in his own mind at least, as the winner. And ultimately, that’s the only winner he cares about.
At his inauguration, Trump proclaimed “The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer…and I will fight for you with every breath in my body, and I will never, ever let you down.” The Rick-roll is real; Trump’s concern for the American people is the illusion.
Child of MAGA Adults 
Reblogged this on Resurrecting Reason and commented:
I’ve often thought this myself. Governance of the nation’s infrastructure and internal mechanics may have some components that are similar to a business, but the overall mission is different. And yes, the constituency is definitely different as well