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Could Ann Coulter one of Donald Trumps earliest and most prominent backers be turning on the president?

In a column on her website titled Swamp People 47, Trump 0, Coulter blasted President Trumps budget deal as a bill straight out of George Soros dream journal and accused the president of backing off of a number of his signature campaign promises including, most notably, the proposed border wall.

A spectacular failure, Coulter wrote. Democrats have got to be pinching themselves, thinking, Am I dreaming this?

The conservative pundit also railed against the budgets increase in military spending and funding for Planned Parenthood. Then she focused her attention on Trump specifically, writing, We want the ruthless businessman we were promised.

We knew Washington Republicans were useless, Coulter wrote. Thats why we elected such a comically improbable president as Donald J. Trump.

Early in the primary season, Coulter told Bill Maher that Trump had the best chance of winning the general election a prediction which, of course, proved prescient. Coulter spoke glowingly about Trumps proposed immigration policies, notably the wall. But now, she appears to be not only turning on the President, but the entire party as well.

If this is the budget deal we get when Republicans control the House, the Senate and the presidency, theres no point in ever voting for a Republican again, Coulter wrote. (This same point was raised by Rush Limbaugh on his radio show this week, including in an interview with Vice President Mike Pence.)

You can read Coulters full column here.

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Ann Coulter, one of President Donald Trumps most ardent supporters throughout his campaign, released a scathing critique on Wednesday of lawmakers $1.2 trillion budget deal.

Adios, America! author Ann Coulter famously predicted that Mr. Trump had the best shot of all Republican candidates of winning the partys presidential nomination. She defended the billionaire amid ridicule on HBOs Real Time with Bill Maher in June 2015, but took him to task this week in an op-ed titled Swamp People: 47, Trump: 0.

If this is the budget deal we get when Republicans control the House, the Senate and the presidency, theres no point in ever voting for a Republican again, Ms. Coulterwrote of a bipartisan agreement reached over the weekend to prevent a government shutdown. Not only is there no funding for a wall, but thanks to the deft negotiating skills of House Speaker Paul Ryan the bill actually prohibits money from being spent on a wall.

The White Houses ability to secure up to $15 billion in additional defense spending did not impress the conservative commentator. Instead, she mocked the Republican Party as inept negotiators.

That has become the GOPs official motto: Next time! We can never win this time, Ms. Coulter said. Instead, Republicans idea is always to surrender this time, in hopes that their gentlemanliness will be rewarded by their mortal enemies next time. Then, next time comes, and Republicans again surrender in hopes of currying favor with the Democrats and the media for the next time.

The author went on to say the bill is something out of billionaire George Soros dream journal, and that Democrats are probably pinching themselves to see if they are dreaming.

Admittedly, Trump has the enormous handicap of having to work through congressional Republicans, who are feckless cowards, Ms. Coulter said before her conclusion: We want the ruthless businessman we were promised.

White House budget director Mick Mulvaney defended the budget agreement on Monday, saying it lines up perfectly with the presidents priorities.

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Conservative author Ann Coulter drew ire from south of the U.S. border over the weekend after she sent a tweet saying that North Korea warheads capable of reaching the Mexican city of Tijuana would be a workable compromise of an increasingly unsettled international saber-rattling situation.

The tweet, which was liked more than 3,000 times by Monday, follows news of a series of failed missile tests North Korea has performed in its pursuit of extending the reach of its warheads. Despite those efforts, experts say North Korean missiles remain incapable of reaching U.S. land.

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But the suggestion made by Coulter struck a nerve with many Mexicans who share the border with San Diego, including Tijuana mayor Juan Manuel Gastelum. On Twitter, Gastelum called her out and demanded respect for the citys citizens.

Coulters tweet drew a lot of unprintable obscenities from Mexicans who accused her of stoking xenophobia and hate. A lot of those reactions were in Spanish, including one saying, Typical Trump follower, full of dumb ideas and hate.

Does Coulter realize that, geographically speaking, Tijuana is so close to the border that any missile strike against the Mexican city would also impact San Diego? Some people on Twitter wondered about that.

Would she apologize? Dont hold your breath.

Coulter is unapologetic about her far-right views on immigration and border security. Her supporters appreciate her candor. Her critics say she stokes anti-immigrant and xenophobic fears.

Just last week, Coulter backed out of a scheduled appearance to speak at UC Berkeley after police expressed security concerns from protests planned for her arrival and after several groups pulled their sponsorship.

In a tweet, Coulter called the UC Berkeley cancellation a dark day for free speech in America.

Do you think Ann Coulter should apologize to the citizens of Tijuana?

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