Even some people who are usually supportive of President Trump are worried about the potential consequences.

“He will have made his point to his supporters, and there will be trouble if he takes it any further than that,” said one GOP strategist with ties to the White House. “Real people are really hurting, and those stories can become overwhelming.”…

Democratic strategists say their party holds the upper hand, and that the political costs to Trump will keep growing as time goes on.

“Trump probably doesn’t understand this, but most of those federal workers are not in Washington. They are all over the country — they have friends, they have neighbors,” Democratic strategist Robert Shrum told The Hill. “The wall itself is very unpopular so basically he is doing this for the sake of an idea that the country doesn’t like.”