Last Dec. 11—eons ago, as measured in Trump Years—during a White House meeting with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and the once-and-future House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, Mr. Schumer told the President that despite their differences, “The one thing we can agree on is that we shouldn’t shut down government over a dispute.”
To the contrary, Mr. Trump said, “If we don’t get what we want, one way or the other, whether it’s through you, through the military, through anything you want to call, I will shut down the government. I am proud to shut down the government over border security, Chuck. Because the people of this country don’t want criminals and people who have lots of problems, and drugs, to pour into this country.”
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