Monday, December 17, 2018
Brinksmanship
The White House and Congress are moving toward another government shutdown, this time over Trump's demand for border wall funding. Voters are opposed to it overwhelmingly and they will blame Trump if the shutdown occurs. This is as the President wanted it in his White House tantrum with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer. The situation already is a debacle and the mess will be complete if it isn't delayed or straightened out by Friday. The question is whether the President will be a man of his word and will veto any budget bill that does not have $5 billion in it for a wall. He is so inconsistent that it is difficult at this point to know what he will do. That may be a good negotiating tactic but brinksmanship is poor PR.
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