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My guess is that Trump doesn't want to cave, or he'll look weak to his base. But, he also doesn't want to follow through on his veto threat and have to take full responsibility for the shutdown at that point.
As things stand five Republicans have expressed a desire to vote for the same bill they previously agreed to. If a few more Republicans break it will be very difficult for McConnell to justify not bringing the bill to a vote, and so sooner or later he's going to have to give up the ghost and allow a floor vote.
Then the bill will pass and Trump will threaten to veto, but will ultimately let it go into effect, at which point he will blame McConnell and the senate Republicans for caving, and they will become the villians in right-wing media, which will enable Trump to wash his hands of the issue.
My guess is that Trump doesn't want to cave, or he'll look weak to his base. But, he also doesn't want to follow through on his veto threat and have to take full responsibility for the shutdown at that point.
As things stand five Republicans have expressed a desire to vote for the same bill they previously agreed to. If a few more Republicans break it will be very difficult for McConnell to justify not bringing the bill to a vote, and so sooner or later he's going to have to give up the ghost and allow a floor vote.
Then the bill will pass and Trump will threaten to veto, but will ultimately let it go into effect, at which point he will blame McConnell and the senate Republicans for caving, and they will become the villians in right-wing media, which will enable Trump to wash his hands of the issue.
How do you think the shutdown ends?
My guess is that Trump doesn't want to cave, or he'll look weak to his base. But, he also doesn't want to follow through on his veto threat and have to take full responsibility for the shutdown at that point.
As things stand five Republicans have expressed a desire to vote for the same bill they previously agreed to. If a few more Republicans break it will be very difficult for McConnell to justify not bringing the bill to a vote, and so sooner or later he's going to have to give up the ghost and allow a floor vote.
Then the bill will pass and Trump will threaten to veto, but will ultimately let it go into effect, at which point he will blame McConnell and the senate Republicans for caving, and they will become the villians in right-wing media, which will enable Trump to wash his hands of the issue.
Pressure will mount, and it will mount on Republicans, 58% of Americans are blaming Trump and the repubs for this shutdown .
It ends with a CR allowing Trump to build some minor portion of the Great Wall Of Trump. There is no pressure on congress to ever adequately fund immigration law enforcement - they get re-elected at a rate of over 90% doing nothing differently.
My guess is that Trump doesn't want to cave, or he'll look weak to his base. But, he also doesn't want to follow through on his veto threat and have to take full responsibility for the shutdown at that point.
As things stand five Republicans have expressed a desire to vote for the same bill they previously agreed to. If a few more Republicans break it will be very difficult for McConnell to justify not bringing the bill to a vote, and so sooner or later he's going to have to give up the ghost and allow a floor vote.
Then the bill will pass and Trump will threaten to veto, but will ultimately let it go into effect, at which point he will blame McConnell and the senate Republicans for caving, and they will become the villians in right-wing media, which will enable Trump to wash his hands of the issue.
I think it'll end with Trump declaring a national emergency and starting construction. Then McConnell will vote on clean spending bills and Trump will sign them.
The shutdown will be over...government workers will go back to work...and the Trump haters will howl at the night sky.
My guess is that Trump doesn't want to cave, or he'll look weak to his base. But, he also doesn't want to follow through on his veto threat and have to take full responsibility for the shutdown at that point.
As things stand five Republicans have expressed a desire to vote for the same bill they previously agreed to. If a few more Republicans break it will be very difficult for McConnell to justify not bringing the bill to a vote, and so sooner or later he's going to have to give up the ghost and allow a floor vote.
Then the bill will pass and Trump will threaten to veto, but will ultimately let it go into effect, at which point he will blame McConnell and the senate Republicans for caving, and they will become the villians in right-wing media, which will enable Trump to wash his hands of the issue.
I think that is a real possible scenario but I see the leftists running to the courts judge shopping to challenge Trump from going that route.
I think that is a real possible scenario but I see the leftists running to the courts judge shopping to challenge Trump from going that route.
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