White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders explained Friday that President Donald Trump wants to make Congress "do its job" for the American people, adding that Americans are frustrated with the legislature's "lack of action."
During the White House press briefing, Fox News Radio correspondent Jon Decker asked Huckabee Sanders about a number of Trump's tweets that criticized prominent Republican lawmakers. Most recently, Trump attacked Sen. Bob Corker (R., Tenn.), writing that Tennessee is "not happy!" with the senator.
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"The president today took to Twitter to criticize Senator Bob Corker, and in just the past month he's criticized a number of Republican senators," Decker said. "He's criticized [Senate Majority] Leader [Mitch] McConnell on Twitter, Senator John McCain, Senator [Jeff] Flake, Senator [Lindsey] Graham of South Carolina, Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska. What is the end game for the president? What does that do for him in terms of trying to move his legislative agenda forward when he criticizes these important people, given the majorities are so slim in the Senate that are necessary to move his legislative agenda forward?"
"I think it's clear that the endgame is for Congress to do its job and actually pass legislation," Sanders responded.
"I think the American people are very frustrated with Congress' lack of action, and for years they've been all talk and no action and we're looking for them to step up at this point," she said.
Over the past seven weeks, Congress has had an average disapproval rating of 72.7 percent, with just 15.4 percent approving of Congress, according to the RealClearPolitics poll tracker.