Congress Finally Did Something
Well, this is kinda fun. The only damn thing that Congress can agree on is that Donald Trump cannot be trusted.
Congressional leaders have reached an agreement on sweeping sanctions legislation to punish Russia for its election meddling and aggression toward its neighbors, they said Saturday, defying the White House’s argument that President Trump needs flexibility to adjust the sanctions to fit his diplomatic initiatives with Moscow.
So here sits Donald Trump. If he vetoes this sucker, that means that he’s in Putin’s pocket. If he accepts it, Putin’s pocket is gonna get kinda tight around Trump’s patootie.
It’s not written in cement yet.
There are still hurdles to clear. Neither Speaker Paul D. Ryan nor Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader, immediately issued statements on Saturday to give the agreements their blessing.
It will be fun watching those two bless one side or the other.