Trump: ‘I’d Shut Down Government’ To Get Wall, But I Don’t Want To Screw Up Midterms

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President Trump again suggested a rally on Thursday evening that he would shut down the government in order to build his wall, but he added that he probably won’t let it happen before the midterms because he doesn’t want to “do anything to upset the applecart.”

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  1. Avatar for jmacaz jmacaz says:

    Hey Trump… it IS up to you so why not do it.

    Unlike John McCain you are just a pussy… I like presidents who follow through on their threats

  2. Avatar for jtx jtx says:

    Too late!

  3. President Trump again suggested he would shut down the government in order to build his wall at a rally on Thursday evening, but he added he probably won’t let it happen before the midterms because he doesn’t want to “do anything to upset the applecart.”

  4. ‘I’m a big brave man and I WOULD do XXX if it wasn’t for all those pussies stopping me! You KNOW that about me…!’ Yep…shoots off mouth, destroys things, never rebuilds, never fullfills but BY GOD he ‘would’ have…

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