ANALYSIS: Despite the conciliatory tone, Trump's separatist litany prevailed | World

The tension that existed between President Trump and the Democratic majority in the House of Representatives was evident at the time of the President who was persuading members of Congress that building a wall at the US border with Mexico was essential for the safety of Americans.

The usual divisional litany prevailed: without the barrier preventing the entry of illegal immigrants – synonyms of criminals and invaders – American workers would lose their jobs and face schools and schools. overcrowded hospitals.

In the logic of the president, all the controversy surrounding the $ 5.7 billion financing to erect the wall and contain illegal immigration is a division between two clbades: politics and the working clbad.

Trump threatened to declare the state of national emergency at the border – a maneuver that would allow him to get the money without congressional approval. But in a hurry to respect the short 10-day deadline for reaching an agreement with the Democrats and preventing a further halt from the federal government, the president was strategic and opted for the call to grandeur.

Accustomed to being insulted – a few hours before heading to Capitol Hill, qualifies the bad of his former vice Joe Biden and curses the mother of Senator Chuck Schumer – Trump urged Congress to reject the policy of revenge and to commit to the common good.

Gentle expressions emerged from his mouth, some of which were unknown in his vocabulary: "We can overcome old divisions, heal old wounds, build new coalitions, forge new solutions, and open up the extraordinary promise of the world. the future of America ".

At this point, when the game is clearly moving in the opposite direction to that of the president, is there a possibility of political conciliation? Less than two years after the start of the elections, the US president seems to be the first not to invest in this bet.