As much as Trump might like new infrastructure spending, that is a political hole he ought not fall into. There’s no particular reason infrastructure spending needs to be paid for when so much of the rest of the federal budget isn’t paid for. This gives Trump the opening to play the part he says he was born to play: the dealmaker who transcends old-party politics. Trump’s proposal would be a deft way of addressing infrastructure spending needs while avoiding the Democrats’ trap. Trump can ignore the Democrats’ request, thereby dooming any new infrastructure spending for another year.

Source: Washington Post January 30, 2020 19:29 UTC