I find it so ironic that Trump shut down the government because he wants border security but part of what is shut down is the Dept. of Homeland Security! Ha ha ha!

I have not changed my opinion, that he is bluffing about a long shutdown but maybe it does not matter because in a little over a week a new legislature will be in place, which may have the votes to over turn his veto. CNN's Don Lemon brought this up in his conversation with talking heads.

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All he’s done is bought himself some time.
For what I’m not sure but it’s not gonna be pretty

He says his gov shutdown will be long, which since he lies about everything, I think means it will be a short break. He has to stay in DC until something is put together, which means he can't have fun with his cronies (ego-centric narcissist that he is) at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach.