Lawmakers and White House officials are eager to project the image that they have been focused on anything but the polarizing proceedings that are increasingly consuming their days and nights. Even Trump, no stranger to unpredictability and drama, could only marvel at the week of Washington whiplash. “This has been a wild week,” he said on Friday morning as he hosted the president of Paraguay in the Oval Office. “Take note @SpeakerPelosi - this is what real leadership looks like,” tweeted White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham, highlighting the “phase-one” deal. So Democrats and the White House are going all-out to show that they can do their day jobs amid the impeachment drama on TV.
