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toddwv

(2,830 posts) Wed Jan 9, 2019, 08:27 PM Jan 2019

January 29th.

That's when Trump is supposed to give the "State of the Union" address. That's what all of this is about. Trump shut down the government so that he can add another false checkmark (Mexico isn't paying for it) to his laundry list. He won't give in until that date at least unless the Democrats cave.

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January 29th. (Original Post) toddwv Jan 2019 OP

He also has to keep Republicans in line as well manor321 Jan 2019 #1

manor321

(3,344 posts)

1. He also has to keep Republicans in line as well

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Wed Jan 9, 2019, 08:32 PM

Jan 2019

They may bail if they see no advantage in the shutdown.

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