President Trump took to Twitter and threatened to shut down the Southern Border unless Democrats in Congress provided funding for The Wall.
If Trump shuts down the border then why do we need a Wall in the first place?
Naturally none of what Trump says is grounded in logic or reason. Trump has no authority to shut down the Southern Border. Even if he did why would he? Wouldn't that ruin his great new trade deal with Mexico and Canada? But this is Trump we're talking about. He talks out of his ass about trade with Mexico costing us $75 billion a year as if we derived no benefit from it at all.
Of course all of this is grist for his base which accepts whatever he says without question. For Trump, it doesn't really matter if the Southern Border isn't shutdown and no Wall is ever built. As long as Trump keeps railing for it, his base will see them as their champion. In which case, they will run through a wall for Trump, rebuild it and pay for it themselves.
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