President Trump proclaimed ina freewheeling speechto a conference of conservatives last weekend that “America is winning again.” But his administration has been on a pronounced losing streak
JUST IN THE LAST WEEK:
Late last week, Trump flew home empty-handed from a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi — and, within days,new satellite images appeared to showthat the North was secretly rebuilding a rocket-launching site.
On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security announced that unauthorized border crossings have spiked tothe highest pace in 12 years— despite Trump’s hard-line rhetoric and new policies aimed at deterring migrants.
Wednesday, the Commerce Department said that the nation’strade deficit is at a record high— in part due to punitive tariffs Trump imposed on allies and adversaries. Trump vowed throughout his 2016 campaign and during his presidency to shrink the trade deficit, which he views as a measure of other nations taking advantage of the United States.
The president shut down parts of the federal government for 35 days — the longest such closure in U.S. history
On trade, Trump’s tariff war with China has harmed U.S. farmers as Beijing slashed agricultural imports. Although the president has signaled that a trade deal is close, analysts said an accord would not fundamentally alter the U.S. trade relationship with the world’s second-largest economy.
on North Korea, officials have said, the president’s decision to rush forward with bilateral summits with Kim have led to difficulties for U.S. negotiators engaging with their counterparts over technical and complicated nuclear matters, as Kim has preferred to deal directly with Trump.
the tax cut has not met GOP projections for economic growth and could add significantly to the ballooning federal deficit.
“The reality is he can’t point to a single thing that’s better today than when he came to office,”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...210e58a94cf_story.html?utm_term=.66e51bf4d0dc
JUST IN THE LAST WEEK:
Late last week, Trump flew home empty-handed from a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi — and, within days,new satellite images appeared to showthat the North was secretly rebuilding a rocket-launching site.
On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security announced that unauthorized border crossings have spiked tothe highest pace in 12 years— despite Trump’s hard-line rhetoric and new policies aimed at deterring migrants.
Wednesday, the Commerce Department said that the nation’strade deficit is at a record high— in part due to punitive tariffs Trump imposed on allies and adversaries. Trump vowed throughout his 2016 campaign and during his presidency to shrink the trade deficit, which he views as a measure of other nations taking advantage of the United States.
The president shut down parts of the federal government for 35 days — the longest such closure in U.S. history
On trade, Trump’s tariff war with China has harmed U.S. farmers as Beijing slashed agricultural imports. Although the president has signaled that a trade deal is close, analysts said an accord would not fundamentally alter the U.S. trade relationship with the world’s second-largest economy.
on North Korea, officials have said, the president’s decision to rush forward with bilateral summits with Kim have led to difficulties for U.S. negotiators engaging with their counterparts over technical and complicated nuclear matters, as Kim has preferred to deal directly with Trump.
the tax cut has not met GOP projections for economic growth and could add significantly to the ballooning federal deficit.
“The reality is he can’t point to a single thing that’s better today than when he came to office,”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...210e58a94cf_story.html?utm_term=.66e51bf4d0dc
