This was the actual worst case scenario for Rs. Bear the brunt of a pointless shutdown, cave on CR for nothing, and tread water for 3 weeks before doing it again.
— Mac McClung Fan Account (@LPDonovan) January 25, 2019
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Talk about your lavish smorgasbords! I suppose I shall grow bored eventually… but not just yet.
And House Rs: just depressed. https://t.co/463DatcVQv
— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) January 25, 2019
Senate Republicans on Thursday:
A CR with no wall funding is unacceptable, doesn’t address the border
Senate Republicans on Friday:
President Trump is right, a CR with no wall funding is a sensible way forward
— Igor Bobic (@igorbobic) January 25, 2019
I think the extent of Trump’s defeat is being a little underplayed in some of this evening’s big multi-source wraps — it’s not just that Trump didn’t get his $5.7 billion, in this afternoon’s speech he finally admitted “The Wall” is a fantasy.
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) January 26, 2019
Here is the quote for context: pic.twitter.com/MYGDjLtX1s
— Travis McGee (@procrastin) January 26, 2019
Trump didn't become president by channeling his base's demand for a wall, he sold them the idea it should be their top demand in the first place. Now they're up in arms because he didn't get the thing he told them to demand. It's like a Twilight Zone ending.
— Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) January 25, 2019
Actually, the only outstanding question is whether the White House is stupid enough to do the one thing that polls as more unpopular than shutting down the government. https://t.co/AoYnyiMTvQ
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) January 26, 2019
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The Usual Suspects — Round Them Up!
— Schooley (@Rschooley) January 25, 2019
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