SurelythepresidentoftheUnitedStates, whetherhe's inMarch, a Lagooranyplaceelseauto, empathizewiththepainandsufferingandapprehensionanddeepangstthattheAmericanpeoplearefeelingthisChristmasEveandsignthisbill, TrumpsaidnothingtoreportersasheandfirstladyMelaniaTrumpsetoutforhisMarch a LagohomeonWednesdayandwasseengolfinginFloridaonThursday.
ThestandoffbetweenTrumpandCongressalsoraisestheprospectof a partialgovernmentshutdownat a timewhenofficialsweretryingtodistributetocoronavirusvaccinesasgovernmentfundingwasalsoincludedinthebill.