Washington's pre-Christmas nightmare: a government in chaos

Political world more unstable and more nervous than at any other time of Trump's tumultuous presidency.

Even Republicans who have rarely dared to challenge the presidency are angry that Trump seems to be locking himself into a dead end situation with the closure of the government. Financing prospects at the border will only get worse when Democrats take control of the House in a few weeks.

"We fly virtually without an instruction book," said Missouri Republican Senator Roy Blunt.

Trump, who bowed to a right-wing uprising and forced the fight by attacking the conflict over the financing of his border wall, reacted to the crisis by tweeting a photo of himself. even signing bills already passed – a number Among these, it was the designation of post offices – while complaining that he was staying in Washington instead of spending his 16 days Florida golf vacation as planned.

It was after a senator, Democrat Brian Schatz of Hawaii, he flew all the way home from him to have what he tweeted was a "17-minute visit" with his family before he back on a plane to join the last round of Senate debates.

"The wheel of the DIA ready to vote no on this stupid wall," he tweeted on his return.

At midnight on Friday, the government unleashed a partial closure after Congress refused to give in to the $ 5 billion requests from taxpayers for a border wall that he had repeatedly promised Mexico to pay for … Negotiations between the White House and the Democrats should continue throughout the weekend in the hope of ending the closing of the offices before Christmas.

"Our great country must have security at the border!" Trump tweeted Friday night with a video in which he asked for a "great barrier" to put an end to what he said were gangs and criminals crossing the border

A White House official told CNN's Pamela Brown that, although his employees are accustomed to chaos, [19659003]

The "foolish ie "continue

Shock and fear reigned over the four-mile energy corridor between the Pentagon and the Capitol following the sensational resignation of Mattis, long regarded as a crucial brake on an erratic commander-in-chief

Trump would have been "angry" about the resignation letter. But the president's plans to withdraw Syrian and Afghan troops that have pushed Mattis to resign have repercussions worldwide, with the Turkish authorities threatening retaliation against the Kurds, according to The Washington Post.

Another example of Trump's apparent desire to flex executive power, Trump asks councilors if he has the legal power to fire Powell. Two knowledgeable people described the president as furious against the Fed chief after the latest interest rate hike at a time when markets are plummeting. Until now, the White House has not yet made a final legal decision on this subject.

Whitaker may not have wanted to take the risk The anger of the resident after seeing his former boss, Jeff Sessions, being attacked relentlessly and finally pulling on his challenge in the probe.But Whitaker's decision will exacerbate fears regarding the exhibition of special advocate Robert Mueller to an interference

Trump's stupid case will not have been helped when the Supreme Court upheld the ban on its new asylum restrictions – along with one of its recent goals on Twitter, Chief Justice John Roberts, siding with the liberal wing of the court to vote decisively. Trump then tweeted his best wishes to Ginsburg for "a speedy and complete recovery".

A sinister race on Wall Street accentuates the feeling of vulnerability during this holiday season.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell another 400 points. Embedding its worst weekly plunge since the 2008 crisis, as the Nasdaq retreated into a bear market in the worst December since the Great Depression.

The White House official, in contact with Brown, of CNN, said that he's leaving Chief of Staff John Kelly and Mattis with the feeling that the safeguards are off. The official said "Of course it's crazy, anyone watching it must think that there is madness."

The source also stated that there was uncertainty among the staff about what Mick Mulvaney would do as chief of staff, adding that one in the west wing, many people look at what has happened in the last 48 hours and wonder if that indicates what will happen next.

The source added that the president felt that the president was not listening as much to some councilors. as much as he did once, including Kelly and Mattis. There have been several recent examples in which the President made the decision to change his mind after receiving outside influence.

A typical example: his change of law on short-term financing as a result of pressure exerted by outside conservatives such as Ann Coulter.

"Blindsiding the swamps"

While everything seemed tenuous in Washington, it's not clear that an almost tangible sense of apprehension was shared by all the countries.

After all, almost half of the country voted for this. Trump's political base elected him to undermine the political establishment and unravel the alliance systems and international commitments that have underpinned the US leadership of the Western world for the entire life of Trump.

The President founded his White House on the unwavering support of his most loyal followers, never bothering to contact other Americans to form a wider coalition.

If he had wanted to broaden his support before his run in the 2020 elections, Trump might have spent last week fighting for a border-extended battle against victory for a first step towards a reform of the criminal justice system. A more normal White House would have made sure not to compromise a significant political victory.

The president signed Friday the rare bipartite bill in an oval table surrounded by members of Congress who praised him for having obtained something long. completed. But his celebration was soon eclipsed by all the other raging stories, including his own decision to revert to his requests for funding for a border wall. As the government headed for a shutdown on Friday, Trump tweeted the design of a border fence made of steel battens that he said was "quite effective and gorgeous at a time!"

Earlier in the week, Trump seemed to agree with him. to an expenditure bill to keep the government fully open next year without funding through a wall.

But stung by a violent reaction from conservatives in the House and conservative experts who accused him of yielding to his last chance to build the wall, considering the future Democratic House

"People's are waiting, as are the Americans, for a Republican President, as well as his Republican Assembly and Senate, to have an end to the game, "said Senator Lisa Murkowski of the GOP in Alaska.

Trump's cheerleaders in the conservative media were delighted with his disruptive tactics.

"Donald Trump blinded the swamp yesterday," Rush Limbaugh said in his opening monologue on Friday.

Towards the end of the day, the Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared before the House to announce that further efforts would be made to reach an agreement between Democrats and Republicans, the House, the Senate and the White House to avoid the closure of the government. He wore on his lapel a badge representing a reindeer and the slogan "Grumpy Coalition in the Senate".

Even the Kentuckian executioner could not resist a chuckle when he uttered the words that officially put the Senate in the deadlock for negotiations to take place.

"I move the adoption of the Senate amendment to the Senate amendment to the Senate amendment to HR 695."

Congressional impenetrable jargon has only added to the perception that a farce in Washington is developing at this Christmas.