The 6 "Greek Gifts" that Trump has won the chaotic Christmas Eve for the US Government Image Caption Christmas Eve was marked by a series of setbacks against President Trump of the United States.

The US stock market experienced the worst week of its decade. Defense Secretary James Mattis resigned for disagreeing with the president. The White House does not have more money for the wall with Mexico, Donald Trump 's main campaign promise. In the war against the opposition, part of the federal government was suspended as a result of an "electricity blackout" that drained the coffers of the ministries and may leave unpaid officials at the end of l & # 39; year.

Christmas Eve was marked by a series of setbacks. against President Trump, who is preparing to face another hurdle in less than two weeks. With the inauguration of the new Congress, the billionaire will lose the majority in the House of Representatives (the equivalent of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies) at a crucial moment in the investigations he faces for his alleged collusion with the Russians in the election of 2016.

• As a Christmas present

  Due to the storm, Trump postponed the break for the holiday season, especially during his trip to the Florida Family Golf Club.

  Again, much of the action took place on Twitter.

  "We defeated the (self-proclaimed) Islamic State, my only reason for being there," Trump wrote on Wednesday, announcing the unexpected withdrawal of 2,000 Syrian soldiers.

  The decision contradicts the views of important auxiliaries and astonished international allies of the Syrian enterprise, such as Israel and England, while praising Russia's Vladimir Putin – whose relations with the United States, for most Americans, should be like water and oil.

  It is here that began the series of Greek gifts that do not stop accumulating in the Christmas tree of the American president. Getty Images

  1 – Secretary Mattis resigns

  The most serious consequence of the above tweet also happened in writing at the "Resolute table", as the nomadic wood historian sent by US presidents at the Oval Office.

  "My view of treating allies with respect and being attentive to perverse actors and strategic competitors remains unwavering through four more decades of immersion in these issues," says resignation letter from Secretary Mattis, still described as a point of balance for president ideas, in addition to being one of the most experienced generals of the government.

  "As you have the right to have a Secretary of Defense whose visions are more in line with yours in these and other areas, I think the right thing to do is to withdraw from my job."

  The disapproval of the withdrawal of the troops was accompanied by colleagues from the Republican Party, who, in rare moments of rapprochement with the Democrats, still see risks related to the extremists of the EI which, even shaken, are still present at the strategic points of the country led by Bashar Al Assad.

  In badessing self-help, the untimely measure of Trump could jeopardize Kurdish allies in the region and reinforce the remnants of the IO – as well as the geopolitical influence of rivals such as the lions. Iran and the Russians in the Arab Geopolitical Council [19659007] It is badumed that Trump's decision is justified by the White House's efforts to secure financial resources for the construction of the wall between the United States and Mexico, a an imbroglio that has dragged on for two years – and now gives rise to the second gift of Greece for Trump this Christmas.

  2 – A wall stays on the roof

  "Let's go in one way or another!", Tweeted the president Thursday – evoking the controversial construction of the wall in the United States United – budgeted at more than $ 5 billion (or $ 19.2 billion R $).

  This proposed government budget bill for next year has been adopted at a high cost in the House of Representatives – but has not allowed room for maneuver in the Senate, where 60% of parliamentarians must say yes to the text.

  Traditionally used as a bargaining moment between the government and the opposition, the finance law sparked a bang at an open press meeting between Trump and Democratic Opponents Nancy Pelosi (Minority Leader in the House) and Chuck. Schumer (the leader of the Senate), who refuses to fund the wall, which he describes as a violation of human rights.

  "The Trump crisis will ensure that the government halts the construction of the wall, not after the construction of the wall," Schumer said. In contrast, Trump repeated his accusations against the Democrats, who would be largely responsible for the financial blackout and ignore alleged threats to national security, such as "the"
  
  Image Caption [19659031] "Let's go out of electricity," writes Trump, about the freeze on utilities
  
  

  3 – Power outage in a laundry room

  A temporary measure was approved Wednesday by the Senate to prevent the freeze of public services, but was not sanctioned by Trump who lobbied for its supporters comply

  On Friday night, a few hours before midnight, deadline for a consensus to prevent the budget blackout, the president released a video confirming the difficulty of obtaining support.

  "We are going to have a blackout, we can not do it because we need the Democrats to give us their vote," he said.

  Although three-quarters of the public machine had cash until September 2019, important areas such as the departments of Homeland Security, Justice, the Interior, the United States, the United States, and the United State Housing and Urban Development began Saturday with empty vaults.

  According to Democratic estimates, thousands of civil servants would be without pay because of disagreement over the budget dispute. Getty Images

  4 – The largest decline in shares of the state of New York since 2008

  The instability has infected investors, who rekindled the upheavals that occurred during the great financial crisis of 2008 then that banks, companies and investors around the world were pushing together towards dust.

  US stock market declines this week also reflect the country's worst economic performance – according to the Commerce Department, the country's GDP grew 3.4% in the third quarter, falling to 4.2 [19659008] Against the will of the president, the US central bank also announced an increase in US interest rates from 2.25% to 2.5% per annum.

  The Nasdaq, which includes thousands of medium-sized companies and is the world's second-largest stock market (after the Dow Jones), fell even more sharply – 8.4%.

  The S & P 500, which includes the largest companies in the US market, also recorded a 6.9% decline, a peak of devaluation since 2009.

  GDP, unemployment and consumer confidence , which are among the leading US economic indicators, continue to show good results. While countries like Brazil face difficult challenges to develop, US economic expansion is reaching its thirteenth year with no sign of retreat.
  
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  Michael Flynn, a former national security advisor at Trump, admitted to having lied to the FBI
  
  

  Last Tuesday, in a national lawsuit, a US judge ruled that Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, "had sold the United States." "when he secretly met foreigners linked to Turkey and Russia during the campaign.

  After denying the official testimony, Flynn acknowledged late last year that he had lied about the case in his testimony before the FBI Judge Emmet Sullivan said on Tuesday that he was "guilty"

  but Flynn's sentence was postponed until March. Former Trump advisor has decided to become a promoter and has begun collaborating on investigations in anticipation of less severe sentences – a possible forgiveness is however considered increasingly unlikely by badysts.

  Flynn resigned from His position as a government official 24 days after taking office, in February 2017, he was accused by the White House of having misled Vice President Mike Pence and other authorities about his contacts with the government. Russian Ambbadador to Washi ngton, Sergei Kislyak

  Despite the budget slowdown, the activities of the Special Prosecutor's Office Robert Mueller, which conducts investigations, are guaranteed.

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  The loss of the majority may hinder the approval of major government projects
  In the new chapters of the investigations against Trump and the escalation of tension between the government and the opposition in the negotiations on the finance law precede a crucial change that will reach the last two years of the Republican billionaire's government [AsofJanuary3

  Last October, the number of Republican seats went from 235 to 199, while the number of Democrats rose from 197 to 236, obtaining a 54.1 percent majority for the latter.

  This can make it difficult to approve important projects for the government, including a possible final burial of the building plans of the iconic wall that divides Americans. can facilitate the opening of new investigations and more pressure against the president – who has already shown plans to represent himself, but must for the moment rebuild his credibility stability in the last half of his first term.