President Trump claimed that ‘many’ federal workers want the government to stay closed: “Many of those workers have said to me, communicated, stay out until you get the funding for the wall. These federal workers want the wall.”
Playbook: “Put aside the obvious question — how are regular workers contacting the president? — it does not seem as if the president is getting itchy to end this. Remember: A vote is always at least 24 hours away, since members of Congress have to get back in town after a deal is cut. The Senate is not set to come back until tomorrow, and the House has announced no votes before tomorrow. Democrats feel as if their leverage increases with each passing day as they get closer to holding the House majority.”
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