Trump Engineers Showdown With Republicans, Threatening Post-Christmas Chaos

Washington headed towards another week (at least) of political wrangling after Donald Trump vetoed the defense policy bill and made a series of demands of lawmakers around the broader government spending package and latest coronavirus relief legislation. In a legislative maneuver Thursday, House Democrats tried -- and failed -- to authorize the $2,000 payments championed by Trump. Republicans blocked it. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy attempted to force the chamber to dive into the 5,593-

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6 thoughts on “Trump Engineers Showdown With Republicans, Threatening Post-Christmas Chaos

  1. The support from the military officer ranks (college educated) for Republicans/Trump is less than you would think- especially among officers who have entered the military during the last decade.
    Look how Trump treated Mattis – although many quietly agreed with Trump on staying out of the Middle East.

  2. And how did Ben Sasse vote on Trump’s impeachment after T violated his oath of office and sold out America’s national security in order to further his personal power agenda / meglomania. I guess Ben doesn’t consider that “rotten to the core.”

    Probably too much to ask Ben to rally his Senate cohorts to override the veto.

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