Donald Trump has thrown Republicans into fresh midterm unease after cancelling a planned White House signing ceremony for a major housing bill and forcing lawmakers to pivot towards his SAVE Act instead, a move that left even his allies looking rattled in Washington this week. The row has become a live example of how one presidential mood swing can derail months of messaging.
The bipartisan 21st Century Road to Housing Act had been set for a public signing in Washington before Trump pulled the plug and told Congress to focus on the SAVE America Act, which he described as more important than nearly everything else.
