THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY

[HairOfTheDog]

Why is it that at every budget crisis the Dems always say that it's the Pubs fault because they won't do what they want. It's a recurring theme in every stalemate like this.

I don't see that happening in this case Mags.  

President Trump agreed to $1.6 billion for border security in 2019.  The Democrats and Republicans all supported that funding bill.  

Then, Trump got criticized or skewered by the talking heads who most closely target/influence his base.  So, he did an about-face and rejected the bi-partisan funding bill.

He then declared to Pelosi and Schumer, live on tv, that he would be proud to shutdown the government if "you don't give us what we want", which is 5x what the bi-partisan agreement had allocated.  And, McConnell admitted that he doesn't know what Trump really wants or what he'll accept, so he essentially took a powder.