{"id":125398,"date":"2018-12-25T11:57:09","date_gmt":"2018-12-25T19:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=125398"},"modified":"2023-06-26T05:19:15","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T13:19:15","slug":"bloomberg-trump-sees-winning-hand-as-critics-see-presidency-spiraling-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=125398","title":{"rendered":"Bloomberg: Trump Sees Winning Hand as Critics See Presidency Spiraling Down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>!function(r,u,m,b,l,e){r._Rumble=b,r[b]||(r[b]=function(){(r[b]._=r[b]._||[]).push(arguments);if(r[b]._.length==1){l=u.createElement(m),e=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0],l.async=1,l.src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embedJS\/uajap1\"+(arguments[1].video?'.'+arguments[1].video:'')+\"\/?url=\"+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+\"&args=\"+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify([].slice.apply(arguments))),e.parentNode.insertBefore(l,e)}})}(window, document, \"script\", \"Rumble\");<\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"rumble_v2tujwg\"><\/div>\n<p><script>\nRumble(\"play\", {\"video\":\"v2tujwg\",\"div\":\"rumble_v2tujwg\"});<\/script><\/p>\n<p>* <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloombergquint.com\/politics\/trump-sees-winning-hand-as-critics-see-presidency-spiraling-down#gs.Fhh_mtY\">(Bloomberg)<\/a> &#8212; &#8220;Donald Trump is coming off one of his roughest weeks as president, at least in his critics\u2019 eyes &#8212; instigating a government shutdown fight, provoking his defense chief\u2019s resignation, abruptly pulling U.S. troops from two global hot spots, and even thinking about firing the head of the U.S. central bank.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>* <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apnews.com\/542e158f42c1485486dab27490a7076d\">GOP allies still trying to figure out how to read Trump<\/a><\/p>\n<p>* <a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/during-gloomy-washington-christmas-trump-takes-kids-santa-000822679--business.html\">During gloomy Washington Christmas, Trump takes kids&#8217; Santa calls<\/a><\/p>\n<p>* <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2018\/12\/25\/democrats-green-new-deal\/\">HOUSE DEMOCRATS ARE LINING UP BEHIND WHAT COULD BE THE LARGEST EXPANSION OF GOVERNMENT IN DECADES<\/a><\/p>\n<p>* <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2018\/12\/what-its-like-to-deliver-packages-for-amazon\/578986\/\">I Used to Write for Sports Illustrated. 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