Trump tried to tweet tough by threatening a government shutdown before the midterms unless Democrats pay for his wall, but the problem is that any Trump driven shutdown would seal the deal on a Democratic midterm victory.
Republicans are warning that Democrats have been given the upper hand in the government shutdown standoff because Trump has inaccurately claimed that Democrats will be blamed if the government shuts down.
Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said that he never turned down a meeting with former President Obama, but McConnell was lying.
Senate aides are reporting that after watching the morning news shows, a.k.a. Fox and Friends, Donald Trump reversed course on the government funding bill and is now calling for a government shutdown.