Jon Karl: While Trump’s Hold on the Republican Party Is Not in Doubt, We Saw that His Power to Get Congress to Do What He Wants Has Its Limits

KARL If you were ░░░░░░░░ Congress this week you ░░░░░░░░ have thought for a ░░░░░░░░ that Donald Trump is ░░░░░░░░ president Along with his ░░░░░░░░ high profile and wealthiest ░░░░░░░░ Trump upended a bipartisan ░░░░░░░░ deal that had been ░░░░░░░░ in the making But ░░░░░░░░ power of a president ░░░░░░░░ just like the power ░░░░░░░░ a president only goes ░░░░░░░░ far And while Trump ░░░░░░░░ hold on the Republican ░░░░░░░░ is not in doubt ░░░░░░░░ saw that his power ░░░░░░░░ get Congress to do ░░░░░░░░ he wants has its ░░░░░░░░ As Congress veered towards ░░░░░░░░ shutdown Trump made only ░░░░░░░░ nonnegotiable demand He said ░░░░░░░░ the bill to keep ░░░░░░░░ government open must also ░░░░░░░░ or abolish the so ░░░░░░░░ debt ceiling That s ░░░░░░░░ amount the federal government ░░░░░░░░ borrow to pay its ░░░░░░░░ Without this Trump said ░░░░░░░░ social media we should ░░░░░░░░ make a deal And ░░░░░░░░ wasn t just advice ░░░░░░░░ came with a warning ░░░░░░░░ he might campaign against ░░░░░░░░ who dare to defy ░░░░░░░░ Trump declaring any Republican ░░░░░░░░ would be so stupid ░░░░░░░░ to do this should ░░░░░░░░ will be primaried And ░░░░░░░░ with that 38 Republicans ░░░░░░░░ their president elect They ░░░░░░░░ either unworried about his ░░░░░░░░ or simply didn t ░░░░░░░░ it seriously And in ░░░░░░░░ end 170 Republicans along ░░░░░░░░ almost all of the ░░░░░░░░ approved a bill to ░░░░░░░░ fund the government without ░░░░░░░░ the debt ceiling Again ░░░░░░░░ Trump s demand Trump ░░░░░░░░ very good reason to ░░░░░░░░ on raising or eliminating ░░░░░░░░ debt ceiling The government ░░░░░░░░ on pace to hit ░░░░░░░░ limit on how much ░░░░░░░░ can borrow next spring ░░░░░░░░ if it is not ░░░░░░░░ the government faces default ░░░░░░░░ dire consequences for the ░░░░░░░░ and for the Trump ░░░░░░░░ This week proved he ░░░░░░░░ t be able to ░░░░░░░░ on Republicans alone to ░░░░░░░░ that disaster One casualty ░░░░░░░░ this shutdown mess may ░░░░░░░░ the speaker of the ░░░░░░░░ Mike Johnson He tried ░░░░░░░░ do Trump s bidding ░░░░░░░░ he failed hurting his ░░░░░░░░ with the president elect ░░░░░░░░ with at least some ░░░░░░░░ his Republican colleagues Will ░░░░░░░░ be re elected as ░░░░░░░░ when Congress reconvenes on ░░░░░░░░ 3rd With a minuscule ░░░░░░░░ majority that could take ░░░░░░░░ minor miracle On the ░░░░░░░░ this morning we ll ░░░░░░░░ from a Republican who ░░░░░░░░ Trump on the debt ░░░░░░░░ and who will take ░░░░░░░░ seat held by Mitt ░░░░░░░░ in the Senate come ░░░░░░░░ We ll also hear ░░░░░░░░ the man who may ░░░░░░░░ become Donald Trump s ░░░░░░░░ Democratic friend in the ░░░░░░░░