And President Trump has used every ounce of political capital he had on the day after the 2016 election.
A POTUS does not have any "political capital" to compel Congress to do its job.
With rare exceptions, I can say with certainty that every failure you've seen over the last two years with regard to Trump's agenda can be laid at the feet of Congress.
I'm trying to figure out why this is such a mystery to so many Freepers. When Trump ran in 2016 on a promise to "drain the swamp," we all knew damn well that this "swamp" included Democrats AND Republicans.
Trying to give Trump the benefit of the doubt here, because I don't believe he really had an idea of the depth or the ferocity of the opposition. To be sure, Trump really didn't have a plan to drain the swamp, or much assistance. And he had to put together an administration while his predecessor was trying very hard to sabotage him, and using the resources of the federal government to do it.
I think the best we can hope for from Trump is that he is the one the gets the ball rolling. For better or worse, it was his personality that enabled him to break through the massive bureaucratic state. It will take another with some finesse and knowledge to do the rest of the job.