Congress may snub Trump on wall, risking shutdown

[DonViejo]

Senate Republicans privately acknowledge that they’re unlikely to pass a funding bill that will satisfy the president.

By BURGESS EVERETT and JOHN BRESNAHAN 06/17/2018 06:51 AM EDT

The first clues over whether President Donald Trump will risk a shutdown fight this fall over his border wall will come Monday in a private meeting with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito.

Trump is increasingly frustrated with Congress’ failure to fund the wall — his No. 1 campaign promise — and has threatened a shutdown in September if he doesn’t get his way. But the West Virginia Republican, who chairs the Homeland Security spending panel, may have some tough news to deliver.

Though Trump wants as much wall money he can squeeze out of Congress, Capito needs to get 60 votes in the Senate, and there’s no way Democrats will go along with a major budget boost. She‘s also got to cut a deal with Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), the ranking member of the panel whom Trump loathes for helping to derail Ronny Jackson’s nomination to be secretary of veterans affairs.

“We want to have a bipartisan bill. I’m very committed to border wall funding in the request of the president. I want to be supportive of that,” Capito said in an interview. “Both sides, I think, are committed to working the process. And that means compromise.”

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[CanonRay]

1. Let it shut down

they are only doing more damage every day.

[tblue37]

2. But part of that No. 1 campaign promise was that Mexico would pay for the wall, so

he shouldn't be asking congress for money to pay for it.

Dems need to remind voters about that.