Mulvaney said the president didn’t want another shutdown, but he would do it if necessary.
So the cunning plan is to spend a couple of weeks insisting that the president will shut down the government, then the president will shut down the government, then the president will blame the Democrats for the shutdown..wtf
The shutdown, to Trump, was = to grounding the country (and his supporters) for defying him & now letting everyone off on probation - better not defy him again or what, he'll ground the country till his term is up? His complete lack of self-evaluation & of reality is on display day after day.
A Shutdown V2 would be destructive to the country and terrible for the GOP'S electoral prospects. If would be as if Trump invited Pelosi over to the oval office to club him in the nuts with a lead pipe on live TV while Pence looked on lovingly and applauded.