Trump this week after much infighting in his Cabinet and disappointments in the House seems desperate to deliver to his voters. His moves to deliver win for his voters has been described as 'sudden in a flurry' by Reuters.
Trump took steps to dramatically undercut the Obamacare health system, sent notice he was willing to scuttle the nuclear deal with Iran, moved to roll back coal-plant limits, and again demanded a wall along the Mexican border.
Trump has been constantly at a cross road and seems to enjoy his feud with the Republicans, the news media and even National Football league players who has protested during the national anthem.
He has a penchant for discrediting the achievement of his predecessor-Barack Obama and has been all about that more within the week than before.
The timing of some of Trump’s measures this week was driven by external deadlines, especially in the case of the Iran deal. And his administration has also been occupied by a spate of deadly hurricanes and the shooting spree in Las Vegas, which have hampered its ability to move forward on its policy agenda.
But Trump this week was also sending a clear message: that he plans on doing as much as he can without waiting for Congress to act.
“The president campaigned on a bold agenda, and Congress’s inaction won’t stop the administration’s tireless efforts to boost the economy, improve healthcare, and protect the American people,” said Raj Shah, the White House’s principal deputy press secretary.
When he sat in the Oval Office, Obama defiantly declared that he would circumvent a hostile Congress by using a “pen and a phone,” issuing executive orders where possible.
And when Trump ran for president last year, he frequently said that only he “alone” could fix the nation’s problems.
But once he took office, Trump attempted to follow the lead of Republicans on Capitol Hill, and he watched with dismay how little movement was made on priorities such as healthcare, immigration, and national security.
Trump is going about this alone as his Cabinet wallow in infighting and the house not willing to play ball.
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