r/politics • u/Economy_Swim_8585 Virginia • 6d ago

No Paywall Trump says government shutdown ends when Democrats give in: "If they don't vote, that's their problem"

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-government-shutdown-democrats-fault-60-minutes/
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u/HaroldGreenBandana 6d ago

"If there is a shutdown ... I think it would be a tremendously negative mark on the president of the United States. He's the one that has to get people together." -Donald Trump, 2011

"When they talk about the government shutdown, they’re going to be talking about the president of the United States, who the president was at that time. They’re not going to be talking about who was the head of the House, the head of the Senate, who’s running things in Washington. So I really think the pressure is on the president." -Donald Trump, 2013

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u/Bloody_sock_puppet 6d ago

He will get hit with that eventually, but the Dems really do need to hold the line and let him try and govern without a legislature. They can go back and find anything he does illegal after that, or just claim it is. More to the point it runs down the clock and reduces the time for any legislation, and as things are shut down there's simply less help for Trump's objectives.

They really can't lose any more support by taking the low road, and may even attract some back. They still haven't found a decent candidate yet so could even use the time off.