The problem of unifying strategies
Reuters reported that US President-elect Donald Trump and Republican senators met for many hours at the Capitol on January 8 but failed to provide a clear direction. One of the biggest debates among Republicans is whether Trump’s tax, border, energy and military priorities should be enacted into one piece of legislation or two separate pieces of legislation.
US House Speaker Mike Johnson supports the development of a bill that addresses all important issues such as cutting taxes, strengthening border security, deporting illegal immigrants and promoting economic development. quantity. The House of Representatives believes that a comprehensive bill will help the Trump administration quickly implement its agenda without being broken into many rounds of lengthy negotiations. Meanwhile, US Senate majority leader John Thune (Republican) proposed dividing the law into two separate packages to increase the likelihood of passage. The disagreement between the two chambers also made Mr. Trump shaken. “I like a big, beautiful bill. But if two packages are more certain, things will happen a little faster, because you can go through immigration procedures sooner,” the President-elect said, according to AFP. .
President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania at the funeral of late US President Jimmy Carter on January 8
In addition to arguments over legislative strategy, Democratic members also pressured Mr. Trump about his campaign commitments. “They are now in the majority. They must be responsible. We and the American people will be watching,” Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (Democratic Party) said on January 7. Faced with the above challenges, the president-elect plans to hold a series of meetings at Mar-a-Lago resort (Florida state) over the weekend with parliamentarians to find ways to narrow disagreements, according to Reuters.
Legal trouble
In addition to controversies over legislative strategy, President-elect Trump also faces legal challenges surrounding a lawsuit accusing him of falsifying business records to pay to silence porn star Stormy Daniels. Reuters cited documents released on January 8 showing that Mr. Trump’s legal team asked the US Supreme Court to immediately postpone the sentencing on January 10. The above move took place just 2 days after the New York Court of Appeals rejected Mr. Trump’s request to postpone sentencing at the New York court in Manhattan. Attorneys argued the delay in sentencing was necessary to prevent grave injustice and damage to the federal government’s operations. Responding to Mr. Trump’s move, a spokesman for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said: “We will respond in court documents.”
Despite many troubles, the President-elect’s charisma has not diminished. According to The New York Timeshe has received more than 170 million USD in donations for his swearing-in ceremony on January 20. The amount of money and number of donors is so large that some donors, even spending up to 7 figures, still have to go on a waiting list or receive notices that they will not be given VIP tickets because the events are full.
Police arrested the intruder in the Capitol
Capitol Police arrested a man named Mel J. Horne (44 years old), carrying a weapon trying to break into the US legislative complex. Police said they discovered a machete in this person’s pocket through a scanner at the Capitol visitor center around 2:00 p.m. on January 8 (local time). According to Fox News, the incident happened just a few hours before President-elect Trump went to the Capitol to pay his respects to the late US President Jimmy Carter and meet with Republican senators. Police added there is no ongoing threat to the US Congress, the Capitol or the public.
