"[The] fake veto threat did little but make him look weak ... and his base took notice"

A White House official replies that a six-month continuing resolution would have led to no better outcome:

“The veto advocates hate Ryan and McConnell. Not good enough reason for us to veto.”

“Thought one of the reasons DJT was elected was to get things done in a broken D.C.?”

Touché: “If there was a shutdown, would Axios headline praise Trump as shrewd negotiator, or ridicule as dealmaker who can’t make a deal to fund the government?”