While the trial dwarfs all other political storylines in Washington, the administration has pushed forward with a series of events designed to showcase a president focused on his agenda even as Capitol Hill remains consumed with the business of impeachment
As the Senate impeachment trial enters its second week, the White House is locked into a split-screen reality.
Last week, as the president attended the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and met with other world leaders, administration officials lauded the president for his focus on the business of the American people. On Friday, an administration official shared with reporters a photograph of a TV screen of coverage among cable networks titled,"Priorities." It showed Fox News and Fox Business covering the president's appearance at the anti-abortion"March for Life" event while CNN and MSNBC were reporting on the Senate impeachment trial.
Monday kicked off with the hastily-arranged visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as his chief political rival Benny Gantz, to coincide with the president's decision to release his peace plan. The president announced that he will unveil the plan on Tuesday at noon -- timing that has the effect of maximizing potential coverage before the impeachment trial gavels back into session at 1 p.m. It provides the White House with another example of television coverage split between the impeachment that the president has decried as a"hoax" and a major presidential announcement.
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