President-elect Donald Trump said he opposes a proposed funding bill and threatened to oust fellow Republicans if they accepted legislation that didn’t include his demands, increasing the likelihood of a government shutdown later this week.
Trump is testing to see what the Dems will surrender preemptively before he gets a chance to push his budget. He might even think that a shutdown will work politically this time.
He caved during the last shutdown. Might not be so sympathetic to popular opinion this time. Who knows?
Trump is testing to see what the Dems will surrender preemptively before he gets a chance to push his budget. He might even think that a shutdown will work politically this time.
He caved during the last shutdown. Might not be so sympathetic to popular opinion this time. Who knows?