12-18-2018, 09:31 PM
Even after Pelosi and Schumer advised him that a shutdown would be bad for American citizens and was not necessary, Trump dug his heels in further and said many times that he'd personally own the shutdown. That was a huge gift to the Democrats.
Much to my surprise (and to the surprise and disappointment of congressional Republicans), Trump had publicly taken away the Republicans' ability to try to blame the Democrats if a shutdown goes down. Americans never look favorably on shutdowns.
Then, this weekend, Trump's immigration hawk Stephen Miller appeared on Face the Nation and re-iterated Trump's threat that the administration would shut down the government if Trump's demand for $5 billion in wall funding was not met.
Today, however, Sarah Sanders told reporters that the government wouldn't necessarily shutdown if Trump's demands weren't met in full. And, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made a public statement confirming that he does not want to burden the American people with an unpopular shutdown and that he was working on compromises.
So, negotiations are back on to avoid a shutdown on Friday. Tick tock.
Much to my surprise (and to the surprise and disappointment of congressional Republicans), Trump had publicly taken away the Republicans' ability to try to blame the Democrats if a shutdown goes down. Americans never look favorably on shutdowns.
Then, this weekend, Trump's immigration hawk Stephen Miller appeared on Face the Nation and re-iterated Trump's threat that the administration would shut down the government if Trump's demand for $5 billion in wall funding was not met.
Today, however, Sarah Sanders told reporters that the government wouldn't necessarily shutdown if Trump's demands weren't met in full. And, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made a public statement confirming that he does not want to burden the American people with an unpopular shutdown and that he was working on compromises.
So, negotiations are back on to avoid a shutdown on Friday. Tick tock.