We have it on record whose fault the shutdown would be, all in his own words.

It will be interesting to see how the right-wing media handle it...

They played him beautifully

Asswipe 45 put himself on record as the idiot who will shutdown the govt and destroy the economy.

He might even kickoff a Bush great recession 2, who knows? One is on the way because of his insane trade and tax polices anyway but this on camera confession will cement it to him forever!

whenever he's involved.

except by decency and responsibility of course.

It was a set up, but schumer and pelosi weren't born yesterday. Trump wanted confrontation. He is going to get his wish.

We see how long GOP in congress goes along.

"Trump destroys Pelosi/Schumer" or some other dumb thing like that. This is the type of things his base wants. FFS, why is this man still in office?

Some posters are saying the Pelosi and Schumer looked weak, because you know, no one threw a punch or called him a "fucking liar" in front of all the Press and the Nation.

But that's not how rational and emotionally-stable adults behave....

There were people on DU who think that Trump came out of that meeting looking better than the Democrats.

Go figure.

I always found that type to come off the weakest and ignorant.

did Pelosi or Schumer bring that up?

He pointed out that it started out the "Mexico was going to pay for it".

I am sure it all depends on the perspective. I thought that Trump was bellicose, but he certainly was the one saying that there was going to be a shut down.

I am sure to his supporters, he looked "tough and manly", but he certainly did not seem like a good negotiator to me.

Its how they get their way. Force, threats, public confrontations.

Bullies get their way through intimidation. They do not want to fight because they are actually cowards. If you stand up to them, like Pelosi and Schumer did, they get flustered, like Trump did.

He looked and sounded like a spoiled child next to two grown ups and a mannequin.

so they're not always paper tigers. Still remember the asshole's name: Duke Duncanson. But I take your point.

My main point is that he's forced this stupid Wall debate on the nation and dragged us all down into the mud. Conservatives excel at this tactic: making intelligent people argue the obvious over and over, thereby stealing time from more important matters, which is the goal.

He came across as little more than a small-minded grade-school child throwing a tantrum in front of his teacher and principal. On national television.

"Oh, I've got them right where they want me..."