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For those unfamiliar, this implies they would have been able to override a presidential veto, so the administration backtracking is just saving the president th
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For those unfamiliar, this implies they would have been able to override a presidential veto, so the administration backtracking is just saving the president the embarassment of a defiant congress/disunified party.
- daveguy 4mo agoIf the administration cares about embarrassment, I've got some bad news.
- tedd4u 4mo agoTrump cares about winning, and appearing invincible, a lot. That’s why in close races, he only endorses near the end when he’s sure who’s going to win.
- colechristensen 4mo agoThe administration cares about itself feeling embarrassment. What it feels embarrassment about doesn't necessarily have much to do with what a normal healthy adult would feel embarrassment about. Think of him like an emotionally damaged child.
- tzs 3mo agoWhen Trump vetoed a drinking water project for Colorado that had passed both the House and Senate by unanimous consent they failed to override it. Don’t underestimate how afraid Republicans in Congress are of angering Trump.
- throw0101a 3mo ago> Don’t underestimate how afraid Republicans in Congress are of angering Trump. Or his armed insurrectionists^W supporters.