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It's not her call.

Disagree. White House Chief of Staffs carry *enormous* power in DC. They're often the people the President tasks with getting the things that the Prez wants done.

The spending bill/debt ceiling issue is not a great early sign for him getting better at Presidenting. One of the skills of Presidenting is making sure that everyone knows what your priorities are on big important bills. The spending bill was the big bill going on at the time, and it's pretty clear that Johnson was blindsided by Trump's eventual demand to include the debt ceiling raise and his general opposition to the original negotiated bill. Part of that is on Johnson, and it will severely hinder his Speakership - no one will trust that he's not out over his skis again. But part of that is on Trump - there's no way he should have let a big bill get that far without letting the Speaker or Majority Leader know he's got a problem with it, either with what's in it or what's left out of it.

I think you're selling Trump short. Do you think he's not aware of the fact that his last term could have been more than it was?

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