Trump does not have magical political powers.— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) January 25, 2019
Trump's border arguments are based on lies. The public rejected them.
The answer to Trump's pathologies is: "No, we're not doing this."
Now that Trump has caved, Dems can seize control of the border debate:https://t.co/2DNXTVxfA1
It’s hard to believe the multitasking wizard who managed to hire a plumber to fix a broken toilet in aSomerville rental property he bought with dad’s money turned out to not be that much of a legislative mastermind after all.— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) January 26, 2019
"He’s not going to sign a bill that doesn’t have money for the wall... if he gives in now, that’s the end of 2019 in terms of him being an effective president. That’s probably the end of his presidency."— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) January 25, 2019
- Lindsey Graham, January 2
In the showdown with Nancy Pelosi, Trump's been exposed as pitifully weak, all bluster, a pathetic negotiator. Pelosi rolled him in every way. Egged on by right wingers, the whole thing was buffoonish from start to finish. *This* is how Trump's Art of the Deal works in real life.— Peter Wehner (@Peter_Wehner) January 25, 2019
Has anyone done a welfare check on Hannity? Is he allright? #TrumpCave pic.twitter.com/Im2k8oOnFA— Hamberder Helper (@Tengrain) January 26, 2019
Trump didn't become president by channeling his base's demand for a wall, he sold them the idea it should be their top demand in the first place. Now they're up in arms because he didn't get the thing he told them to demand. It's like a Twilight Zone ending.— Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) January 25, 2019
Now furiously backpedalling--
This was such a key moment: “We do not need 2,000 miles of wall from sea to shining sea. We never did,” Trump said.— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) January 25, 2019
And, the final word --
Live look at the Oval Office. pic.twitter.com/t7XTMiueKw— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) January 26, 2019
