President-elect, yet to take office, faces internal rebellion, with the specter of ‘President Musk’ looming largeDonald Trump is still a month away from returning to the White House and already his relationship with Republicans on Capitol Hill is fraying, signalling trouble ahead for both sides.The president-elect’s inability to intimidate members of his own party in the House to back a spending resolution just to keep the government open ahead of a midnight shutdown surely has implications for his ability to drive through his ambitious agenda in the face of tiny majorities in both congressional chambers once he returns to office. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/20/spending-bill-trump-influence-republican-party
Author : Robert Tait in Washington
Publish date : 2024-12-20 22:02:00
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Could the spending bill fiasco spell the end of Trump’s hold on Republicans?
