But seriously president Trump has the upper hand because he has an avenue to accomplish his pledge to secure the border in the form of a wall - via declaring a state of emergency.
Maybe I'm looking at this wrong but it seems like the longer this goes on the more it causes problems for the Democrats.
Build the wall - its now or never
President Trump will win because it all boils down to the President wanting a wall to protect Americans, and the Democrats wanting to benefit non-Americans. He can tweet all day about crimes committed by illegals, benefits received by illegals which have been cut off for Americans in the shutdown, how the President is protecting the people who have been hired in the boom from unfair labor competition.
“But seriously president Trump has the upper hand because he has an avenue to accomplish his pledge to secure the border in the form of a wall - via declaring a state of emergency.”
I think this is the eventual plan. He realizes that he can’t - well, shouldn’t - just declare one though. Instead, he’s making move after move trying to negotiate with the Dems knowing full well that they will not budge.
Once he’s made a few attempts he can get back on TV saying something like
“I’ve tried, I’ve offered compromise after compromise including things Democrats have wanted for years. They haven’t moved from their initial position. I’d much prefer to work with them but they leave me no choice but to do it alone.”
Trump should tell them the longer it drags out the more money he will ask for. For every week they keep it shutdown the price goes up. Say...1 billion a week.
Love to see how that plays out with these idiots.