The Shutdown Isn’t Really About the Wall. It’s About Trump’s Future

President Donald Trump began a meeting with the top Democrats in Congress Friday with a 15-minute rant. Shortly after Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer took their seats, the president told them he would not budge below the $5.7 billion he's demanded for a border wall and that he was happy keeping the government partially closed for months or even years. Trump was "like a bull in a china shop," according to a Democratic source familiar with the exchanges.

President Donald Trump began a meeting with the top Democrats in Congress Friday with a 15-minute rant. Shortly after Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer took their seats, the president told them he would not budge below the $5.7 billion he's demanded for a border wall and that he was happy keeping the government partially closed for months or even years. Trump was "like a bull in a china shop," according to a Democratic source familiar with the exchanges.