Trump doing nothing to end his shutdown
This morning, we learned two things:
1). The Trumps think this shutdown is a “good thing” for them.
2). President Trump is doing nothing to end it.
White House Legislative Affairs Director Marc Short made that abundantly clear this morning when he admitted to Meet the Press host Chuck Todd that the President isn’t even talking to Democrats about reopening the government:
As long as President Trump isn’t working to end the shutdown he created, he will have to own the full measure of its consequences.
1). The Trumps think this shutdown is a “good thing” for them.
2). President Trump is doing nothing to end it.
White House Legislative Affairs Director Marc Short made that abundantly clear this morning when he admitted to Meet the Press host Chuck Todd that the President isn’t even talking to Democrats about reopening the government:
CHUCK TODD: “Where's the president? I say this because we didn't see him yesterday. He didn't make a single public appearance. One thing about candidate Trump as we pointed out there a lot is he seemed to be the guy who says he was going to make Washington work differently. Washington looks exactly the way it did before he got into office. Where is he yesterday? Why isn't he involved in this?”
MARC SHORT: “Well, the president has been involved. Yesterday he was speaking to Leader McConnell, Leader Ryan. He also spoke to Kevin McCarthy. He also met--“
CHUCK TODD: “Republican, Republican, Republican.”
MARC SHORT: “--he also met—“
CHUCK TODD: “No Schumer, no Pelosi.”
MARC SHORT: “Well, the president has been involved. Yesterday he was speaking to Leader McConnell, Leader Ryan. He also spoke to Kevin McCarthy. He also met--“
CHUCK TODD: “Republican, Republican, Republican.”
MARC SHORT: “--he also met—“
CHUCK TODD: “No Schumer, no Pelosi.”
As long as President Trump isn’t working to end the shutdown he created, he will have to own the full measure of its consequences.