Bloomberg: Trump’s Surprise Deal With Democrats Sets Up Christmas Showdown
* Debt-limit move undercuts Mnuchin, Republicans in Congress
* GOP conservatives fuming over Trump’s alliance with Democrats
President Donald Trump’s unexpected decision to spurn his Republican allies in Congress by striking a short-term debt-limit deal with Democrats leaves the GOP reeling and lawmakers bracing for a bruising battle in December.
Trump’s move undercut GOP leaders in the House and Senate, as well as his own Treasury secretary, who had been arguing for a longer-term extension. It also left Republicans, who were blindsided by the deal, angry and disappointed with their own leaders and, to a lesser degree, Trump.
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Update: Trump sides with Democrats in debt limit, funding, Harvey deal (Politico).
WNU Editor: One of my fellow-bloggers that I am always debating with on U.S. politics wrote to me after Congress stopped President Trump's strategy to develop better ties with Moscow by imposing more sanctions on Russia coupled with the failure to repeal Obamacare that this was the "last straw" for President Trump .... as he told me .... it was a realization for him (Trump) that the Republican leadership would do everything in its power to undercut his agenda and policy priorities. My friend's prediction .... President Trump would work with Democrats on common policies. I was skeptical .... but no more now. Yesterday's agreement is a shocker for the Republican leadership .... there was no announcement on what the Oval Office was doing .... no hint of an agreement with the Democrats .... until the agreement was announced. Republicans like the Senate majority leader and the Speaker of the House were definitely set-up .... and the question that needs to be answered is .... have they lost their leverage with the President, and what will they do next? What's my prediction .... the Republican leadership is in trouble with their base .... and I do not think they are even aware of that (or care). They will continue to do what they have been doing for the past year .... but their base is going to turn against them .... starting with the primaries before next year's mid-terms. Case in point .... Is Jeff Flake's Re-election in Jeopardy? Analysis (RCP). As for President Trump and the Democrats .... expect more deals in the future.
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