«There will be a shutdown that will last for a very long time.»
Why not? I’m sure Harry Reid and Chuck Schumer are very happy with the consequences of their nuclear detonation in 2013. Donald Trump called on Mitch McConnell again to eliminate the filibuster on legislation in order to fund his border wall, part of a lengthy Twitter broadside. This message came at the end of the string:
Mitch, use the Nuclear Option and get it done! Our Country is counting on you!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 21,2018
President Donald Trump on Friday teed up an expected Senate vote on a stopgap government spending measure that includes the funds he sought for his border wall — pressuring Republicans to fight hard for the bill while placing the blame for a possible shutdown squarely on Democrats.
“Senator Mitch McConnell should fight for the Wall and Border Security as hard as he fought for anything. He will need Democrat votes, but as shown in the House, good things happen. If enough Dems don’t vote, it will be a Democrat Shutdown!” Trump tweeted.
The measure, which passed the House on Thursday night by a 217-185 vote, includes more than $5 billion for the president’s long-promised wall on the U. S. border with Mexico.
This time, however, at least one member of McConnell’s caucus endorses Trump’s proposal. Steve Daines (R-MT), who sits on the Senate Appropriations Committee, tweeted out his support for the nuclear option to pass the House bill that includes funding for the border wall:
House just passed a bill that fully funds government and enables @realDonaldTrump to secure our border/build the wall.
