🏡“Housing Bull” Edition
President Trump traveled to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to showcase Republican unity. Instead, he staged a one-man demolition derby.
Just as workers were setting up the stage in Statuary Hall for the signing of one of the GOP’s few bipartisan accomplishments—a housing bill intended to address soaring housing costs—Trump abruptly canceled the ceremony, dismissed the legislation as “of minor importance,” and demanded that Republicans instead pass voting restrictions his own party acknowledges don’t have the votes to pass.
The event had been carefully choreographed to reassure voters that Republicans were focused on the cost of living, an issue that consistently tops public concerns ahead of the midterms. Trump, however, had a different message: Why solve a housing crisis when you can create a political one?
The president then marched into a closed-door Senate meeting that was ostensibly about advancing the Republican agenda. By most accounts, it turned into an extended grievance session. Trump reportedly berated senators, called members of his own party “losers,” reignited his feud with Senate leadership, demanded the impossible, and left Republican lawmakers wondering whether they’d attended a strategy meeting or another UFC cage fight.
The practical effect was immediate. Conservatives in the House, newly emboldened by Trump’s rejection of the housing bill, ground legislative business to a halt over the Senate’s refusal to pass the voting measure. A day that was supposed to highlight Republican governance instead became an object lesson in how Republicans actually govern: perpetual chaos.
Matt Davies - Andrews McMeel
Matt Wuerker - Andrews McMeel
Mike Luckovich - Creators
Lee Judge - King Features
Jack Ohman - Substack and Tribune Content Agency
Pat Bagley - cagle.com/bagley
Pedro Molina - Tinyview and Tribune Content Agency
Steve Sack - cagle.com/sack
Drew Sheneman - Substack and Tribune Content Agency
" .... an object lesson in how Republicans actually GROVEL ... "
Excellent update to the Nast thumb for our current times by Matt Wuerker.
And the last piece by Drew Sheneman regarding Congress being too old to regulate AI makes a point, but falls short. He should have also had the younger, more apologist, members of Congress riding on AI's back.