He faces the same conundrum as every serving brasshat, and the same criticism that has been levelled at many others for many years now. They are locked into a system where they can try to exert influence internally but cannot depart from the official line externally until after they leave office. If they did they would have to resign. Maybe you think they should, but that is another question. I don't comment on the rights or wrongs of the system, but that's how it is.
On one point of detail, the government is far from bankrupt. It has choices on how and where it spends its funds.