By Town Hall, Jan. 14, 2019
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) faced some tougher talk from media hosts, for once, regarding the government shutdown that has lasted 20+ days now. President Trump promised border security during the 2016 campaign. He promised to build a wall. He has to follow through on it. It was one of his signature issues. He’s only asking $5 billion for part of his wall. The Democrats are not willing to play ball after reclaiming the House. Last week, Trump offered to re-open the government in exchange for some of the funding. Democrats rejected it and then tried to apply pressure by trying to invoke sympathy for government workers. No one cares about them, so this fight drags on—and Trump isn’t going to budge. CNBC host Joe Kernen aptly noted that the government could be re-opened if Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer focused on having a sensible counter-offer rather than looking for any moment to stop the president.
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