( CNN) Even by the standards of Donald Trump's presidency, this week has been extraordinarily chaotic and, more importantly, disastrous for the President's agenda. Just hours before Senate Republicans failed to choke the life out of the health care program known as Obamacare — a top domestic priority for the administration — the entire Senate, Democrats and Republicans, voted on imposing new Russia sanctions, effectively tying the President's hands on dealing with that country.
Then, on Friday morning Russia announced its own sanctions against the United States, ordering a cut in the number of US envoys and the seizure of two US properties in Russia. The move echoed sanctions imposed by President Barack Obama just before leaving office to punish Russia for interfering in the US election.
Clearly the Obamacare debacle is an embarrassment for the President and for Republican, but the regulations on Russia sanctions — which Trump has not yet signed — should worry him far more.
