The president often goes to war against his very own Republicans, but his latest fight could be his toughest test yet as he takes on Congress.
And it’s all because of his $2.48 billion compensation fund for allies, the president says, who were unfairly targeted by the previous administration.
Today’s rift has erupted after the US Senate, which is controlled by Republicans, abruptly stopped its funding bill for Trump’s new immigration crackdown.
The New York Times says it is in response to the multi-billion-dollar fund the president announced earlier this week.
And the immigration crackdown funding will likely sit in limbo as US politicians go on break for a week.
“While the measure could still be taken up when lawmakers return, the delay underscored a toxic dynamic between the White House and the Republican-controlled Congress just months before the midterm elections,” the Times reported.
But it’s not all bluff and bluster from the media.
Republican Senator majority leader John Thune (pictured below) admitted the president’s political moves triggered the chaos that was unfolding.
“It’s hard to divorce anything that happens here from what’s happening in the political atmosphere around us,” Thune told reporters today.
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