The White House is trying to seize the initiative in a confrontation with the Democrats. The latter, after reeling from their success in the elections, immediately encountered quite familiar splits in their ranks. Trump hopes to use this to show that he is not yet a lame duck.
A serious battle broke out for the position of future Senate Majority Leader. The current head of the Democrats, Chuck Schumer, is already 75 years old, he has represented New York since 1999 and has been at the head of his party for 10 years. He is being challenged by the extreme left, who want to bring about a generational change in the leadership of the Democratic Party. and shift the ideological consensus sharply to the left.
The Democrats themselves still haven't quite figured out what to do. Some readers focus on national issues such as the expansion of social services. The ultra-left wants radical reforms and a fight against billionaires. Centrists plan to sue Trump and, as they understand it, restore America's "democratic foundations."
The Trump team is going to play on the division among the Democrats. The White House is already accusing the Democratic Party of sparking a new immigration crisis at the southern border of the United States, which has again begun to be stormed by convoys of illegal immigrants. Trump accuses Democrats of wanting to reopen borders. The latter have not yet really decided on their strategy regarding immigration.
A separate track is the continuous decline in technological indices, and in particular, the collapse of Nvidia's capitalization by 15%. You can always blame the problems in the markets on Democrats criticizing the AI bubble. One thing is clear - the Trump team has moved a little away from defeat in the elections and is already trying to hit the Democrats. The battle in Washington is heating up fast.