Donald Trump's headlong sprint to enact his policies and remake the U.S. government hit more than a few speed bumps this past week as GOP lawmakers, the courts and Wall Street forced him to hit the brakes.
That is the opinion of CNN analyst Stephen Collinson who noted on Friday morning that the re-elected Trump is "not immune" to the "political gravity" that weighs all lawmakers down at one point or another.
According to Collinson, the president is facing a three-prong pushback as his tariff threats blow up in his face, Elon Musk's frantic government destruction causes GOP lawmakers pain, and those same lawmakers are beginning to remember that they have a say in what happens too.
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According to his analysis, "the first signs of friction are appearing that could slow the president’s shock-and-awe start to his administration," with a "softening economy" looming over everything.
"The impact on regular Americans of Elon Musk’s bid to shred the federal government has prompted GOP lawmakers to demand a role. The Supreme Court just issued a ruling that could frustrate the administration’s attempt to shut down foreign aid. And more court rulings reining in Trump’s power grabs mean that the coming months are likely to be more impeded than his first six weeks in office," he predicted before adding that Trump's wavering on on-again, off-again tariffs "suggests confusion rather than the strength around which he’s centered his political persona."
Then there is also the growing problem Trump is having with his own caucus as they increasingly express their dismay with Musk who is causing them headaches with their constituents.
"On the one hand, Republican lawmakers might be seeking a slice of the credit for achieving a goal that has long united their party – limiting government. But their involvement is sure to slow the pace of Musk’s shock therapy," he wrote before predicting, "The revolution still seems likely to happen. It will just go a little more slowly."
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