He still didn’t have any plan how to avoid a final defeat on funding for a wall. A week from the Feb. 15 deadline for negotiators to reach a government and continue to fund the government, Trump finally faces defeat, complete and undisguisable defeat. First, Trump on Thursday described the need for “border security” without reiterating his demand for a wall. How will members of Trump’s base react to defeat on the wall? Trump might find a way to snow them, allowing them to rationalize the defeat.

Source: Washington Post February 08, 2019 15:30 UTC