Trump isn’t back in office yet, but is already causing chaos

President-elect Donald Trump is still a month away from returning to office, but he’s showing he’s already firmly back in power over congressional Republicans – and unafraid to throw them into last-minute disarray.

On Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Trump exploded a bipartisan deal to avoid a government shutdown with a declaration on X demanding that Republicans kill the bill and instead pivot to a completely different package that didn’t include side deals aimed at winning over the Democratic votes needed for it to pass. He also demanded an increase in the federal