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By Elise Viebeck
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Trump has threatened to shut down the government if he doesn't get funding for his border wall. The whole idea of the wall is as dumb as it racist and xenophobic. Grinding government to a halt to pay for it is even more absurd, -- Robert Reich.
From the Washington Post:
Constructing a border wall is essential to President Trump — so essential, he said, he is willing to “close down” the government to get it.
But what would it take for Trump to actually force a government shutdown? And how likely is that to happen because of the border-wall debate?
As congressional staffers will tell you, it’s complicated. And nobody knows exactly how Trump would react in the moment of truth. Before now, he’s treated government shutdowns as not a big deal, even a good thing. It could be a lot harder to make that argument from the Oval Office.
Here’s a breakdown of the scenarios we could see playing out this fall — some leading to a shutdown, others keeping the government open past the Sept. 30 deadline.
Here's Robert Reich explaining why the whole idea of the wall is dumb.
