CNN Source: Trump Will Accept Funding Deal, Use Executive Action For Wall

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters during a meeting of his cabinet in the Cabinet Room at the White House February 12, 2019 in Washington, DC. Trump said he was not happy abo... WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters during a meeting of his cabinet in the Cabinet Room at the White House February 12, 2019 in Washington, DC. Trump said he was not happy about the compromise legislation agreed to by Republicans and Democrats that would prevent a new partial federal government shutdown but said he would accept the deal. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) MORE LESS

President Trump plans to sign the spending deal that lawmakers negotiated on Monday evening in order to avoid a shutdown, but then plans to use executive action to fund his wall construction project, CNN reported.

According to a conservative House member who spoke to CNN, Trump will likely cave and “accept the fact that Congress will never be serious about construction of a border wall,” in CNN’s words.

Trump already signaled as much in tweets on Tuesday evening, when he thanked Republicans for dealing with the “radical left” and touted the spending deal’s allocation of $23 billion to border security.

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  1. Jail time sooner than expected?

  2. Presumably, Congress hasn’t been serious about The Wall for the last two years either?

  3. Trump “Hair” Weirdness Index is Level 12, repeat—-Level 12.

  4. Who knew? All it took to penetrate that inch-thick cranium was a self-administered 35-day shutdown spanking from a new Speaker he’s learned, on a visceral, animal level, to fear.

  5. And his face looks different too. He may have run out of his favorite color, Cheeto Sunrise, and opted for Aging Adonis Bronzer just to keep things interesting. Maybe it’s what he does instead of pivoting?

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