President Trump has taken some lumps for signing Porkzilla, the disastrous $1.3 trillion spending bill that had Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi high-fiving each other. Thanks a trillion, Republican-led Congress!
So why did President Trump “cave” on this bill, which was loaded with pork payments and kickbacks designed to make it harder for the voters to fire their incumbent politicians. Everyone needs to stop burning their MAGA hats in order to see the forest for the trees.
President Trump had to decide between two crummy choices: A) Shut down the government and temporarily defund the military while China, Iran and others are ramping up or, B) sign the stupid bill.
President Trump is not the one who oversaw the drafting of the spending bill. The fault for that lies entirely on House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who missed the memo that Americans are sick and tired of bigger and bigger debts to pay for basic public services.
So, President Trump signed the bill. It was a lose-lose situation for him and he had to act. Prediction: The president will crack the whip and force the Republican-led Congress to get budget bills written ahead of time from now on, or else.
The president says there was one single, solitary reason why he didn’t veto the bill. Watch the video below to learn the ONE THING that tipped the balance from vetoing Porkzilla to signing it.
