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Maddowblog-House Republicans made matters even worse for Trump on his day from hell
The president has suffered through plenty of awful days this year, but few could compete with Thursday’s events.
Thursday was brutal for Trump on multiple fronts — Indiana, Letitia James, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, AP poll, et al. — but don’t sleep on the House passing the Protect America’s Workforce Act.
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2025-12-12T18:14:44.153Z
It’s the first time this year the Republican-led House has voted to undo a Trump executive order.
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/house-republicans-federal-unions-bargaining
Over the course of roughly six hours, the president learned that a federal judge had ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be released from immigration custody, a grand jury had again rejected an effort to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James, Republicans in Indiana’s state Senate had rejected his radical redistricting scheme and an Associated Press poll found that two-thirds of Americans reject his handling of the economy.
As days in the White House go, this one was pretty rough for the hapless incumbent.
At least Trump can still count on the sycophantic and obedient House Republican conference to make his days a little brighter, right? Wrong. NBC News reported:
,,,,,As a substantive matter, the vote was a big victory for federal workers, but as a political matter, this was the first time all year in which the GOP-led House approved legislation to reject one of Trump’s directives.
In the process, House members made Trump’s dreadful day just a bit worse, while simultaneously making Johnson look even weaker.
The Protect America’s Workforce Act now heads to the Senate, where it faces an uncertain fate.
As days in the White House go, this one was pretty rough for the hapless incumbent.
At least Trump can still count on the sycophantic and obedient House Republican conference to make his days a little brighter, right? Wrong. NBC News reported:
The House approved a measure Thursday to reinstate collective bargaining rights to federal workers, a step toward restoring labor union protections for nearly 1 million federal employees.
The rare bipartisan vote, 231-195, marks the first time the House has voted to nullify an executive order from President Donald Trump this term.
,,,,,As a substantive matter, the vote was a big victory for federal workers, but as a political matter, this was the first time all year in which the GOP-led House approved legislation to reject one of Trump’s directives.
In the process, House members made Trump’s dreadful day just a bit worse, while simultaneously making Johnson look even weaker.
The Protect America’s Workforce Act now heads to the Senate, where it faces an uncertain fate.