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Dear Congress, Try to Remember You Don’t Work for Trump

We have three branches of government for a reason

Alyson Chadwick
9 min readNov 15, 2024
Constitution in the National Archives. Photo credit: Mr. Tin MD

Several members of Congress have openly admitted they think they work for President (elect) Donald Trump. Congressman Rehla said, “If Donald Trump says, ‘jump three feet and scratch your head.” We all jump five feet high and scratch our heads.”

I am sure the good people of ̶T̶r̶u̶m̶p̶v̶i̶l̶l̶e̶ Texas’ 22nd congressional district will be relieved that the man they sent to Washington, DC to represent their issues and priorities thinks he works for the Executive Branch.

This might be ok if it was just one member of the Legislative Branch who was unclear of for whom they work. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R- ̶S̶t̶u̶p̶i̶d̶- AL) said: “He’s just got to prove himself to President Trump that he’s 100% and will push his agenda. And I think he will.”

Now, Tuberville is not the sharpest tack in the Senate and last year was crowned, “Dumbest Senator of the Year 2023” by the New Republic. This was mostly because he held up military promotions…

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Alyson Chadwick
Alyson Chadwick

Written by Alyson Chadwick

I am a sports and news junkie, writer and comedian. If you like your political commentary with some snark, this is the place for you. http://bit.ly/3HcFKGb

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