Don’t need a natural disaster, just some testicular fortitude.
As Chief Executive he should make an executive decision and declare a budget emergency. Then transfer money from non-constitutional departments - education and human services, for example - and fund the Defense budget. Layoff people whose jobs have NOTHING to do with a constitutionally required government function.
By the time the screaming and yelling and lawsuits get started the whole show will be over. And the President will have made a very sharp point.
But don’t expect Bush to pull it off.
OOPS! Sorry for the double post.