If Congress presents a budget that Trump vetoes because it omits money for his wall, it would trigger a politically loathsome shutdown, likely to be blamed on Republicans. Trump's wall promise is very important to many of his most passionate supporters. (Reuters)The Democrats, on the other hand, would love to have a fight with Trump over a government shutdown triggered by his wall, Bell says. Never has a shutdown occurred while one party — in this case the Republicans — controlled the House, the Senate and the presidency. — @realDonaldTrumpMcConnell, whom Trump blamed for the "disgrace" of the Senate failure to repeal Obamacare, has reportedly not spoken with Trump in weeks.

Source: CBC News August 25, 2017 23:01 UTC