The Friday Wrap: Pelosi Has The Votes, Trump Wants His Wall & The Green New Deal

For weeks this fall, an ebullient President Trump traveled
relentlessly to hold raise-the-rafters campaign rallies — sometimes
three a day — in states where his presence was likely to help
Republicans on the ballot. But his mood apparently has changed as
he has taken measure of the electoral backlash that voters
delivered Nov. 6. With the certainty that the incoming Democratic
House majority will go after his tax returns and investigate his
actions, and the likelihood of additional indictments by special
counsel Robert S. Mueller III, Trump has retreated into a cocoon of
bitterness and resentment, according to multiple administration
sources. Behind the scenes, they say, the president has lashed out
at several aides, from junior press assistants to senior officials.
“He’s furious,” said one administration official. “Most staffers
are trying to avoid him.” The official, who spoke on the condition
of anonymity, painted a picture of a brooding president “trying to
decide who to blame” for Republicans’ election losses, even as he
publicly and implausibly continues to claim victory. Read More
Here: http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-absent-20181113-story.html