
Donald Trump controls the presidency, the Senate, the House, and has the Republican Party wrapped around his little finger. So, naturally, it’s the Democrats’ fault that the government has, once again, shut down. Make it make sense.
In a feeble effort to ensure that at least some government funding continues during the shutdown, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer miserably journeyed to the White House to partake in what’s at this point essentially ritualized humiliation.