Will Trump shut down the government to fight impeachment?

[G_j]

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/will-trump-shut-down-government-fight-impeachment-n1070106

Analysis: Washington is bracing for the prospect that president may seek to let funding lapse in a bid to blame Democrats.

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Oct. 23, 2019, 5:00 AM EDT
By Jonathan Allen
WASHINGTON — Impeachment, meet government shutdown.

With funding for federal operations set to expire Nov. 21, the political class here is beginning to plan for the possibility — likelihood, in the eyes of some — that President Donald Trump will shut down the government to try to turn public opinion against House Democrats and their push to impeach him.

"He used it for his almighty wall for the longest shutdown in history, so I don't put anything past him when it comes to this," Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the Democratic minority whip, told NBC News.

It's not just Democrats who have learned that Trump has a tendency to add as many chips to the pile as he can in high-stakes political battles — particularly when things aren't going his way. Right now, according to an impeachment tracker by FiveThirtyEight.com, a plurality of Americans (48.6 percent to 43.3 percent) support removing the president from office.

Trump has a history of seeking dramatic means to alter storylines.

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[Cary]

1. He is a malignant narcissist

Anything is possible and that he will drag himself down is a certainty.

[2naSalit]

2. I'm sure he'll try.

[Eyeball_Kid]

3. This would be a tragic mistake for our boy Trumpy.

A majority want him gone from office. They want to forget he ever existed. We already know that he's a destructive monster. And he's going to make another destructive move BEFORE the impeachment vote? Well, Dictator Donnie, GO AHEAD! Getting 20 GOP Senators to vote for removal ought to be a cakewalk.

[el_bryanto]

4. Of course

He and is cultists don't believe they have done anything wrong. Seemingly they don't believe the mighty Trump is capable of doing anything wrong. So naturally he will push to shut down government to punish us and protect himself.

Bryant
http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[abqtommy]

5. Lotsa luck wid dat, Chumpy tRUMPy. It's the attack of the never-ending impeachable offenses!

[RKP5637]

6. Possibly! In fact, I think he might even do it for the hell of it, the stable genius he is. n/t