McConnell Warned Trump Over the Shutdown

Jonathan Swan: “What happened was predictable, and it’s exactly what McConnell told Trump would happen. In a December conversation, before the shutdown, McConnell warned Trump that shutdowns never end well and never provide more leverage to their instigators, according to a source briefed on the conversation.”

“Throughout their phone calls over the past four weeks, Trump would sometimes say to McConnell: ‘I know this isn’t your favorite thing, Mitch.'”