WASHINGTON, March 7 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump is seeing more controversy than any other newly elected president in recent memory, and that might hurt his chances of passing his agenda.
Trump, who shocked the world last November when he beat Democratic rival Hillary Clinton to win the presidential race, has careened from one controversy to another since inauguration in January. Currently, he continues to be dogged by accusations of colluding with Russia.
The latest controversy involves his accusations of his predecessor Barack Obama for the alleged tapping of his phones ahead of last November's Election Day. Trump provided no evidence so far to support his charges, which were swiftly denied by Obama.
The jury remains out on what exactly happened, and about whether the accusations are true or false. But experts said the controversy may well hurt the new president and curb his ability to push his legislative agenda.
"These controversies hurt Trump because they take him off message and make it more difficult to pass the policy changes he has in mind," Darrell West, vice president and director of governance studies of the Brookings Institution, told Xinhua.
Indeed, Trump was elected on a wave of hopes that he would finally fix a number of long-term problems, from joblessness to over-regulation to tax reform to perceived U.S. weakness in foreign policy. But critics say he's been distracted by one controversy after another, although supporters maintain it's still very early in his presidency.
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