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– He has abdicated as president when it comes to politics, says US expert and principal investigator of the Department of Defense Studies, Svein Melby, to Dagbladet.
The background is Trump’s rejection of the US crown crisis package.
The crisis package has been eagerly awaited for both US companies and individuals. After being negotiated even before the presidential election, Democrats and Republicans finally agreed this weekend on a crisis package worth $ 900 billion.
But even though it was approved in Congress by an overwhelming majority, Trump refuses to approve it. He believes that it should be changed and increased considerably, which was originally in line with the wishes of the Democrats.
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– I don’t care about the content
– I ask Congress to change this proposal and increase the ridiculously low amount from $ 600 to $ 2,000, or $ 4,000 for couples. I also ask Congress to immediately remove the unnecessary and wasteful parts of this package, and send me a new package, is one of what Trump says in a video he shared on Twitter the night before Christmas Eve.
Furthermore, he called the crisis package “a disgrace”.
“This is an expression that Trump has not done the job that he is destined to do,” Melby tells Dagbladet.
The American expert believes that what we see now is typical of Trump as president.
– He is and always has been reasonably passive in all matters of political importance. Lately, this has only worried him about the electoral conspiracy.
Melby believes that Trump is not really concerned about the contents of the crisis package. If he really thought it should be more comprehensive, he could have been involved in the case, he emphasizes.
– It would have been entirely possible to point out both a wish and an ambition for it, Melby tells Dagbladet and continues:
– That this amount is too small, the Democrats agree, Pelosi has said it several times. Instead, it occurs to him now and almost threatens to veto it.
Melby believes that Trump shames the Republican Party by indirectly criticizing the party, with much of what he does.
– It’s hard to see a political party strategy in this, says Melby.
– Irresponsible and dangerous
He emphasizes that a possible veto will be easy to override, as there is a large majority for the crisis package in Congress.
– I didn’t notice the difference
Melby is supported by the American expert Anders Romarheim, a researcher at the Department of Defense Studies (IFS), which is part of the Norwegian Defense College (FHS).
– For Trump, it does not matter if the amount of the crisis package is 600 or 2000 dollars. Trump doesn’t know the difference, it means nothing to him. He cares about his power base and his status.
Romarheim says Trump has delved very little into the details of the policy decided by his own administration throughout his presidency.
– It can be thrown, but does not go deep. He doesn’t do that now either. Not interested. Numerous reports show that he is not interested in the essence of politics. He likes the electoral campaign and that is what he continued with, both after being elected and after losing the elections now, with his great massive political demonstrations. He runs a personal political cult, says Romarheim.
– A stab at the party
The American expert believes that, instead, Trump’s proposal can be read as a joke to the Republican Party.
With your proposal, you may create problems for the two Republican senators who will run for election in Georgia in early January and who have previously said they only endorse $ 600 in payments.
– Trump has never been loyal to the Republican Party, but he needed it to get elected. Put the tip, you will never need it again. In general, he notes that his support in Georgia depends on the support he receives in his fight to hold on to the presidency. It is typical of Trump with threats not to support things. In this way, remember that he can create a lot of problems, if he gets angry.
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Romarheim believes that it is precisely in this prism that much of Trump’s actions as president must be understood.
The American expert is also surprised that disagreements with the Republican Party have been so small of late, as the party and Trump have no overlapping interests.
However, he believes that it will be difficult to move forward with peaceful coexistence with the party, and he believes that this is already being seen to be peeling off layer by layer, as Trump’s power wears off.
– Enter Trump’s most dangerous weeks
Shortly after Trump used Twitter the night before Christmas Eve Norwegian time, seasoned CNN commentator David Gergen, who had previously worked for both Democratic and Republican presidents, commented on the move.
– After sitting on your hands during all the covid negotiations, Trump is currently demanding major changes to the crisis package and is threatening his future. With a madman in the White House, we are now entering the most dangerous four weeks of his presidency, writes Gergen in Twitter.
Mjelde supports the CNN commentator that the next four weeks could be Trump’s most dangerous.
– I think that may well be correct. It seems that Trump is now more or less out of control and seems to be increasingly listening to the conspirators around him. Worrisome concerns constantly reach the media. So far they are anonymous, but these people should stand out, because now most people can start to worry about Trump too, says Mjelde.
Romarheim, for his part, doesn’t think the next four weeks will be any worse than the last we’ve been through. He explains that Trump is slowly but surely losing power.
– Anyone Trump might decide to resign from public office in recent weeks, Biden can, for example, return the job soon after. But having said that, a lot of strange things can still happen in the coming weeks, Romarheim concludes.
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