In Sept, Trump threatened to shut down the Legislative process bc of Impeachment. Now, there's concern that he will shut down the Gov't in Nov bc of his Impeachment. It wouldn't surprise me, but if his support is low, it'll backfire. #WednesdayWisdom nbcnews.com/politics/polit…
2-"With funding for federal operations set to expire Nov. 21, the political class here is beginning to plan for the possibility-or the likelihood, in the eyes of some-that Trump will shut down the gov't to try to turn public opinion against House Dems & their push to impeach him.
3-""The Republican leadership is watching this very closely and anything really can happen, and that does give him the ability to express himself and he has done that before," said Ron Bonjean, a former Republican leadership aide in both the House and Senate who assisted
4-"the Trump White House with Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch's confirmation hearings. "Could it happen again? Absolutely. And especially when everything is so personal." Beyond Trump's irritation at the impeachment inquiry, many Republicans see the potential for a shutdown to
5-"flip the script on Democrats. "The administration could use a spending showdown to put the focus back on the issues and the fact that Democrats don't want to pay for national security, border security or restrain wasteful spending," said one former senior administration
6-"official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak for the president. "The longer Democrats drag out this impeachment circus, the less likely Trump has any reason to cooperate with them on appropriations," the source added."
