'It's like a mutiny, not a campaign.'
New York Times columnist David Brooks chastised supporters of Dr. Ben Carson and Donald Trump for showing “insufficient respect” for the Republican establishment.
“It’s like a mutiny, not a campaign,” Brooks said on Sunday’s Meet the Press.”The problem is, there’s an illusion in this country, and in the Republican base, that you can govern by screaming.”
Responding to host Chuck Todd’s earlier interview with Chris Christie, Brooks criticized the New Jersey governor for attacking the Republican party before he did Democrats. ”His first answer to you was not an attack on the Democrats, it wasn’t an attack on Hillary Clinton — it was an attack on Republicans,” he said.
“We have a very tough legislative system, and you need craftsmen,” Brooks continued. “And there is insufficient respect for that right now among the Carson and Trump supporters.”
— Tom Elliott is the founder and editor of Grabien.