Donald Trump doesn't want to work with Congress: 'Let me just do it by myself'

At a rally in Atlanta, Donald Trump suggested that he might "be forced to" act alone as President.
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For those of you who were concerned about Donald Trump's revelation back in March that he counts himself and his "very good brain" as No. 1 among his top foreign policy advisers, fret not: His very good brain is ready to handle the entire presidency unilaterally.

Speaking during a rally in Atlanta, Trump fretted that he might "be forced to" handle the presidency all alone, due to the weakness and incompetence of the Republican elected leadership:

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Kimberly Alters

Kimberly Alters is the news editor at TheWeek.com. She is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.