The people are in general brainwashed by the PTB media. They have no power. The Congress is polluted by foreign and other special interests. Often the entire Congress can’t get its way with a dominant Whitehouse. Lately the Congress is going against the Whitehouse.
I suspect the Whitehouse is answering to, speaking for, and representing, global governmental organizations. Think about it. Same ole same ole for decades. No matter who wins presidential elections, the once massive middle class citizens are HISTORY.
Even during Ronald Reagan the shadow world gov’t was giving Americans tax breaks to buy foreign made machinery. Remember cash for clunkers? The taxpayers paid other taxpayers up to $4000 for an $800 junk boxer to buy a new imported car.