Trump’s ego is one of the biggest threats to the Republican majority

It’s Memorial Day, and the midterm election is less than six months away. As we honor those who have served our nation and made the ultimate sacrifice, we also survey our personal outlook on life and the surrounding landscape of our families; quality of life. That view is looking very clouded and that usually means trouble for those in charge.

President Trump’s ego is endangering the Republican Senate majority. 

First, there is the defeat in Louisiana of Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) in the May 16 primary. Louisiana is a heavily Republican state, and the seat will stay in Republican hands. But Cassidy, a medical doctor with a cool demeanor, understands our Constitution better than President Trump.

It would be poetic justice if the Senate consortium of Cassidy-Thom Tillis (R-N.C.)-Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)-Susan Collins (R-Maine)-Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)-Rand Paul (R-Ky.) combined to teach Trump that our constitution matters more than his aggrieved ego.

Trump’s political testosterone was out of control following the Indiana primary, in which six Trump backed challengers defeated incumbent Republican state senators who had refused to go along with Trump’s demand for a round of mid-decade redistricting. Trump’s campaign to defeat Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), which included tens of millions in outside spending, successfully succeeded in Kentucky on May 19. On the same day, Trump endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over incumbent Republican Sen. John Cornyn in tomorrow’s........

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