Trump's love of getting even comes to Washington

http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/31/politics/donald-trump-getting-even-washington/index.html

Trump's love of getting even comes to Washington


By Dan Merica, CNN

Updated 5:51 PM ET, Fri March 31, 2017

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"If they screw you, screw them back 10 times as hard," Trump has said
Trump's desire for revenge recently played out in public

Washington (CNN)Long before Donald Trump ever became a credible presidential candidate, let alone the commander in chief, the former reality TV star was guided by one animating principle: "If they screw you, screw them back 10 times as hard."

Trump's desire for revenge played out in public on Thursday when, in an effort to spook conservative members of his own party, the President lumped the Freedom Caucus -- a collection of conservative Republican lawmakers -- with Democrats and pledged to "fight them" in 2018.

Trump and his White House feel betrayed by the conservative Republicans. Many backed Trump early in the 2016 campaign and stood by him during some of the toughest trials of the campaign. But when it came to passing his first legislative goal -- health care reform -- the conservatives revolted en masse and killed the bill.

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Trump himself singled out three congressmen by name Thursday afternoon on Twitter.................

Link to tweet