Toddlers don’t make good presidents!
Our current president threatened earlier this morning to shut down the federal government this fall if Congress does NOT pass sweeping changes to immigration laws, including appropriating !!! more public money to build his long-promised border wall.
“I would be willing to ‘shut down’ government if the Democrats do not give us the votes for Border Security, which includes the Wall!” Trump tweeted. “Must get rid of Lottery, Catch & Release etc. and finally go to system of Immigration based on MERIT! We need great people coming into our Country!”
Take out the trash, America. Vote!
Trump’s shutdown warning, which he has made before, escalates the stakes ahead of a September 30th government funding deadline, raising the possibility of a political showdown before the November 6th midterm elections that Republican congressional leaders had hoped to avoid.
A funding fight also could prove a distraction from Republican efforts in the Senate to confirm ? Trump Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh by October 1st.
Break glass and resort to False Equivalency!
Trump has sought to make immigration a core campaign theme heading into the midterms. He has defended his administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy, arguing that some parents who have been separated from their children under this policy are criminals [show us some specific details, Donnie!].
Where’s Kirstjen and Alex?
It is unclear whether simply threatening to shut down the government will push Democrats to agree to fund construction of the wall, particularly because Trump has backed down at the last minute during previous standoffs.
Just another brick in the proposed wall…
Whose got a set of big onions, aunts and uncles?
Oh, you know it’s the time of year, when witches and ghosts appear…
Lobster on the Prairie 