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As usual, Ann Coulter is dead on when she defines the make-or-break issue facing the Trump Presidency, the Republican Party, and the United States. It's the Wall, stupid.
Fake Newsâ question of the week: Will Trump risk a government shutdown over the wall?
The media flip back and forth on whoâs to blame for a government shutdown depending on which branch is controlled by Republicans. But the âshutdownâ hypothetical in this case is a trick question.
A failure to build the wall IS a government shutdown.
Dems will absolutely lose if they force a shut down over the wall.
Of course it would be unfortunate if schoolchildren couldnât visit national parks and welfare checks didnât get mailed on time. But arranging White House tours isnât the primary function of the government.
The governmentâs No. 1 job is to protect the nation.
This has always been true, but itâs especially important at this moment in history, when we have drugs, gang members, diseases and terrorists pouring across our border. The failure of the government to close our border is the definition of a government shutdown.
This isnât like other shutdowns. Democrats canât wail about Republicans cutting Social Security or school lunches. They are willing to shut the government down because they donât want borders.
Take that to the country!
Only Republicans could be so massively stupid they would fail to capitalize on the political gold mine the Wall represents.
As Commander In Chief, Trump doesnât need Congress to build a wall. The Constitution charges him with defending the nation. Contrary to what you may have heard from various warmongers on TV and in Trumpâs Cabinet, that means defending our bordersânot Ukraineâs borders.
Building a wall is not only Trumpâs constitutional duty, but itâs also massively popular.
Although Trump doesnât need congressional approval for a wall, it was smart for him to demand a vote. Let the Democrats run for re-election on opposing the wall.
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Republicans are both corrupt and stupid, so itâs hard to tell which one animates their opposition to the wall. But the Democrats are bluffing. Theyâre trying to get the GOP to fold before they show us their pair of threes.
Now that Trump has capitulated on even asking for funding for a wall, the Democrats are on their knees saying, âThank you, God! Thank you, God!â
No politician wants to have to explain a vote against the wall. What the Democrats want is for Trump to be stuck explaining why he didnât build the wall.
Then it will be a bloodbath. Not only Trump, but also the entire GOP, is dead if he doesnât build a wall. Republicans will be wiped out in the midterms, Democrats will have a 300-seat House majority, and Trump will have to come up with an excuse for why heâs not running for re-election.
The New York Times and MSNBC are not going to say, âWe are so impressed with his growth in office, weâre going to drop all that nonsense about Russia and endorse the Republican ticket!â
No, at that point, Trump will be the worst of everything.
No one voted for Trump because of the âAccess Hollywoodâ tape. They voted for him because of his issues; most prominently, his promise to build âa big beautiful wall.â And whoâs going to pay for it? MEXICO!
You canât say that at every campaign rally for 18 months and then not build a wall.
Do not imagine that a Trump double-cross on the wall will not destroy the Republican Party. Oh, weâll get them back. No, you wonât. Trump wasnât a distraction: He was the last chance to save the GOP.
Millions of Americans who hadnât voted in 30 years came out in 2016 to vote for Trump. If he betrays them, theyâll say, âYou see? I told you. Theyâre all crooks.â
No excuses will work. No fiery denunciations of the courts, the Democrats or La Raza will win them back, even if Trump comes up with demeaning Twitter names for them.
It would be an epic betrayalâworse than Bush betraying voters on âno new taxes.â Worse than LBJ escalating the Vietnam War. There would be nothing like it in the history of politics.
Heâs the commander in chief! He said heâd build a wall. If he canât do that, Trump is finished, the Republican Party is finished, and the country is finished.
Fake Newsâ question of the week: Will Trump risk a government shutdown over the wall?
The media flip back and forth on whoâs to blame for a government shutdown depending on which branch is controlled by Republicans. But the âshutdownâ hypothetical in this case is a trick question.
A failure to build the wall IS a government shutdown.
Dems will absolutely lose if they force a shut down over the wall.
Of course it would be unfortunate if schoolchildren couldnât visit national parks and welfare checks didnât get mailed on time. But arranging White House tours isnât the primary function of the government.
The governmentâs No. 1 job is to protect the nation.
This has always been true, but itâs especially important at this moment in history, when we have drugs, gang members, diseases and terrorists pouring across our border. The failure of the government to close our border is the definition of a government shutdown.
This isnât like other shutdowns. Democrats canât wail about Republicans cutting Social Security or school lunches. They are willing to shut the government down because they donât want borders.
Take that to the country!
As Commander In Chief, Trump doesnât need Congress to build a wall. The Constitution charges him with defending the nation. Contrary to what you may have heard from various warmongers on TV and in Trumpâs Cabinet, that means defending our bordersânot Ukraineâs borders.
Building a wall is not only Trumpâs constitutional duty, but itâs also massively popular.
Although Trump doesnât need congressional approval for a wall, it was smart for him to demand a vote. Let the Democrats run for re-election on opposing the wall.
...
Republicans are both corrupt and stupid, so itâs hard to tell which one animates their opposition to the wall. But the Democrats are bluffing. Theyâre trying to get the GOP to fold before they show us their pair of threes.
Now that Trump has capitulated on even asking for funding for a wall, the Democrats are on their knees saying, âThank you, God! Thank you, God!â
No politician wants to have to explain a vote against the wall. What the Democrats want is for Trump to be stuck explaining why he didnât build the wall.
Then it will be a bloodbath. Not only Trump, but also the entire GOP, is dead if he doesnât build a wall. Republicans will be wiped out in the midterms, Democrats will have a 300-seat House majority, and Trump will have to come up with an excuse for why heâs not running for re-election.
The New York Times and MSNBC are not going to say, âWe are so impressed with his growth in office, weâre going to drop all that nonsense about Russia and endorse the Republican ticket!â
No, at that point, Trump will be the worst of everything.
No one voted for Trump because of the âAccess Hollywoodâ tape. They voted for him because of his issues; most prominently, his promise to build âa big beautiful wall.â And whoâs going to pay for it? MEXICO!
You canât say that at every campaign rally for 18 months and then not build a wall.
Do not imagine that a Trump double-cross on the wall will not destroy the Republican Party. Oh, weâll get them back. No, you wonât. Trump wasnât a distraction: He was the last chance to save the GOP.
Millions of Americans who hadnât voted in 30 years came out in 2016 to vote for Trump. If he betrays them, theyâll say, âYou see? I told you. Theyâre all crooks.â
No excuses will work. No fiery denunciations of the courts, the Democrats or La Raza will win them back, even if Trump comes up with demeaning Twitter names for them.
It would be an epic betrayalâworse than Bush betraying voters on âno new taxes.â Worse than LBJ escalating the Vietnam War. There would be nothing like it in the history of politics.
Heâs the commander in chief! He said heâd build a wall. If he canât do that, Trump is finished, the Republican Party is finished, and the country is finished.