Trump ‘frustrated with everyone’ from his White House to Congress as his agenda stalls: report

Trump ‘frustrated with everyone’ from his White House to Congress as his agenda stalls: report ‘When you put him in a box, then Trump’s going to blow the box up,’ a MAGA operative said - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments President Donald Trump is reportedly growing increasingly “frustrated” with his White House team and allies in Congress as Republicans push back against his legislative agenda. The president has allegedly become angrier after Senate Republicans shut down the prospect of the $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” have yet to pass funding for the White House ballroom and pushed back on his demand to fire the Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough Trump’s allies, Senate aides and people close to the White House told Politico’s “Playbook” that the vibe among Trump’s inner circle is “chaos” and that “knives are out in some capacity,” as the president unleashes his anger. “He does not like being put in a box,” one MAGA world operative told Politico. “When you put him in a box, then Trump’s going to blow the box up.” The Independent has asked the White House for comment. After an explosive first year in office, when Trump saw his agenda implemented swiftly and aggressively, the president is facing a series of setbacks – largely attributed to congressional Republicans’ dwindling support for several of the president’s ideas. Most notably, Republicans refused to support the Department of Justice’s $1.776 billion fund that could have allowed Trump’s allies, including January 6 rioters, to obtain monetary support via federal tax dollars. Senate Republicans were so angry about the fund that they left for Memorial Day weekend without voting on key funding for Trump’s immigration enforcement agenda. The backlash eventually forced Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to cancel the idea. Recently, Senate Republicans stripped $1 billion for security measures for the White House ballroom from the immigration enforcement funding legislation after the Senate parliamentarian ruled that the move violated rules. Seeing the parliamentarian, MacDonough, as an obstacle, Trump demanded that Senate Majority Leader John Thune fire her. However, Thune appeared to brush off the demand. In addition, the president has struggled to pass the SAVE America Act, legislation that would implement new federal voting regulations including voter ID rules. He recently demanded Senate Republicans add the bill to the defense funding package, but already Republicans have expressed skepticism toward the idea. In addition to losses in the Senate, the president is facing losses in primary elections – and is angry at his White House advisers for it, according to Politico. Last week, Rep. Randy Feenstra, whom Trump endorsed for Iowa governor, lost his gubernatorial Republican primary. One White House ally told Politico that the president has increasingly turned to a group of loyalists and informal advisers, including his personal counsel Boris Epshteyn, assistant Natalie Harp and Bill Pulte, the acting Director of National Intelligence. Publicly, the president is also fighting negative press over the Iran war, which escalated this past week, as inflation rose to its highest level in three years. Join our commenting forum Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies Comments