05-01-2019 16:42 via theguardian.com

Trump is staking his presidency on the shutdown and his wall

As the shutdown’s toll becomes clearer, the president aims to keep his pledge – but Democrats have reason to resistThere are two chants that everyone remembers from Donald Trump’s campaign rallies. One is “Lock her up!”, aimed at Hillary Clinton, a demand not likely to be met unless America becomes a banana republic. The other is “build that wall!”It is now crunch time for this central, defining promise of the Trump candidacy and “make America grea
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