El Presidente Trumpo hit his Twitter account hard this morning after the government shutdown that the media was already blaming on Republicans before it even happened.
Democrats are far more concerned with Illegal Immigrants than they are with our great Military or Safety at our dangerous Southern Border. They could have easily made a deal but decided to play Shutdown politics instead. #WeNeedMoreRepublicansIn18 in order to power through mess!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 20, 2018
A quick factcheck rates this tweet: absolutely true!
This is the One Year Anniversary of my Presidency and the Democrats wanted to give me a nice present. #DemocratShutdown
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 20, 2018
And he explained why Dems are to blame:
For those asking, the Republicans only have 51 votes in the Senate, and they need 60. That is why we need to win more Republicans in 2018 Election! We can then be even tougher on Crime (and Border), and even better to our Military & Veterans!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 20, 2018
This is surprisingly good messaging, for once, out of the president. Which is why the media won’t report it, probably.
#AMERICA FIRST!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 20, 2018
Democrats are holding our Military hostage over their desire to have unchecked illegal immigration. Can’t let that happen!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 20, 2018
It’s still somewhat surreal to see the president of the greatest country on Earth wield his Twitter account like a cudgel, but on this, the president is right. What happened is that Democrats, who were used to Republicans caving to their every demand, met with stubborn Trump. Now, the media will blame Republicans for the shutdown of course, but we can hope that voters will realize, much like they did the other times the government shut down, that it’s just not that big a deal…