Years ago, I had a friend who had become a real hard-core rightie. What she hated more than anything was “reaching across the aisle.” She hated it when John McCain, for example, talked about “reaching across the aisle” and working with the other side.

I knew what she meant — because when a lot of people heard “reaching across the aisle,” what they really heard was “surrender” or “rolling over.”

I’ve lost track of her, but I have the feeling she’s a Trumpster now. And I thought of her when reading about Trump the other day. He was talking about Ted Cruz.

“You look at the way he’s dealt with the Senate, where he goes in there like — frankly, like a little bit of a maniac. You’re never going to get things done that way. You can’t walk into the Senate and scream and call people liars and not be able to cajole and get along with people. He’ll never be able to get anything done, and that’s the problem with Ted.”

Trump continued,

“I’m more capable. Because I have a much better temperament. Because I actually get along with people much better than he does. You know, people don’t know that about me — I actually have a great relationship with people. In fact, I was criticized in the beginning because I get along with Democrats and liberals and Republicans and conservatives — I get along with everybody.”

Look, this kumbaya stuff is fine with me (though not really). But I wonder how the Trumpsters feel about it. Nawmsayin? (Translation: “Know what I’m saying?”)

(I have quoted from this news story.) (My disclosure re Cruz.)