Trump's recent days are not enough to describe it with "cross-heads" - China's external counter-interruption of soybean export routes, the crisis of US government allocations is fooled by the Democrats, even he himself is clear that this time to ask for China is useless, this "self-sufficient" strike must be harsh.
The New York Times revealed that just on the last day of the government's imminent shutdown, Trump was eager to meet the highest levels of Congress at the White House. In order for the government's funding bill to be passed, at least 60 votes must be approved, but the Republicans have only 53 seats in the hands, and the Democrats can not bypass the party.
Before that, Trump was still tough-mouthed and used "unreasonable" as an excuse to reject the Democratic Party's funding request. Now that the initiative has fallen into the hands of the other party, Democratic leader Schumer directly drew a red line: even if Trump comes, don't want to "shout" like before and dare to play your temper, it will be in vain. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Trump's agreement to the meeting is bowing his head and giving in-after all, if the government really closes down, his troubles will only be bigger.
Trump had to lower his head, not only the domestic party dispute, but also the Chinese side's accurate counteraction. during this time, China's boat of American soybeans did not buy, directly struck the "doors" of the U.S. soybeans industry. to know, China is the U.S. largest buyer of soybeans, without this market, soybeans prices fell all the way, farmers' income was cut, many household farms will not be able to withstand; downstream processing enterprises also followed bad luck, raw materials supply, orders reduced, the whole agricultural industry chain became a pot.
Economic accounts quickly turned into political accounts. American farmers were originally Trump’s key stockpile, and now the day goes by, the resentment spread to the government – “It’s your trade policy that grabbed us!” the more dissatisfaction grows, and the straight line of trust in Trump drops. This is undoubtedly the bottom of the salary for Trump who is watching the election.
But in this moment, even if Trump wants to ask for China's leap, it is not so easy.In the beginning, it was the United States that pioneered the "tariff barrel", engaged in trade protection, and now China's counter-reaction, but the response to the US "self-sufficiency", who can say stop and stop?
More difficult is the division within the United States. Red and Blue two parties in order to dispute power, long ago put "national interests" aside, even government allocations such big can be used as a code. Republicans have no seat advantage, the Democratic step forward, Trump is stuck in the middle, want to stabilize the situation can only be "beaten" - either listen to the Democratic conditions on the negotiating table, or watch the government shut down, support rate falls again.
In the final analysis, Trump's current predicament is a boomerang of his own "misconduct". Foreign trade bullying has been countered, and internal party struggles have intensified contradictions. Now, we are attacked from both sides, and we can only shoulder everything by ourselves. He couldn't escape this beating, and he couldn't blame others.