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President Trump has told others that a government shutdown could be good for him politically and is focusing on his hard-line immigration stance as a way to win back supporters unhappy with his outreach to Democrats this fall, according to people who have spoken with him recently.
Over the past 10 days, the president has also told advisers that it is important that he is seen as tough on immigration and getting money for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to two people who have spoken with him. He has asked friends about how a shutdown would affect him politically and has told several people he would put the blame on the Democrats.
Trumps mixed messages on a partial government shutdown could hamper the ability of congressional Republicans to negotiate with Democrats, whose support they need to pass spending legislation in coming weeks. Many Republicans said this week that a shutdown is an unwelcome possibility they hope to avoid. Even inside the White House, aides fret about the possibility, saying it would not poll well.
When you run for office and you get elected and you are given the opportunity to govern, it strikes me as a bad idea to shut the government down. That seems like an abdication of responsibility, said Sen. John Cornyn (Tex.), the second-ranking Republican senator.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-tells-confidants-that-a-government-shutdown-might-be-good-for-him/2017/11/30/e5328328-d5f5-11e7-a986-d0a9770d9a3e_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_shutdown-645pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.74acd1515bbd
Cornyn has a short memory, doesn't he?
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,435 posts)In his mind, the rest is just a swamp.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,435 posts)He is getting more and more delusional.
And yes he thinks he is the best thing around.
Despite being a total failure.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Perhaps Cornyn could Google search the term Gingrich/government shutdown and see what displays.
These people are all idiots.
tammywammy
(26,582 posts)If they shut down then there's no government counterparts for contract negotiations, no government audit agencies, no government inspections, etc. Nothing coming off the assembly line can be signed off as delivered if there's no government acceptance.
trof
(54,256 posts)Fuck the country.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,212 posts)Make my day.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,365 posts)I thought the point of the Republican tax plan was that they were crafting it so they just needed a simple majority in each house.
D_Master81
(1,822 posts)Do tell about all the outreach he's done w/ the Dems.