President Trump, being human, knows he's doing the right thing. That's inescapable. He has said he will never give in, because the safety of Americans is at stake.
The fact that the majority of Americans don't want the wall means nothing to him. He campaigned on the wall, and he won the election. That's the only thing that counts.
Elections have consequences, he says.
The fact that he wasn't elected by the majority of the voters is not even a fact in his mind. He knows Hillary's victory in the popular vote is fake.
Interestingly, the safety of Americans really IS at stake, but not because of the lack of a border wall. The shutdown itself is jeopardizing our safety, in many ways.
Trump would reject that calculation.
My way or the highway, he might as well be saying.
He's counting on the decency of members of Congress. If he won't budge, they'll have to give in to end the stalemate. But if they do, it won't be because they're wrong. It'll be because they're better people than he is.
Trump wouldn't be able to make that calculation either.
He would declare victory and bluster about to find more ways to impose his will. And collect his victory in 2020, seeing it as proof his methods are sound.
Trump is a villain who kidnaps and tortures the hero's girlfriend because he knows he can get more leverage that way. He's a blackmailer who will never release the hostages, no matter what ransom is paid.
In short, the man is a thug.
But because he's a human being he will never be able to see it this way.
One small question remains: At what point does torturing the American people become an impeachable offense?
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