Trump Is Cracking On The Government Shutdown And Lying About Negotiations With Democrats

A sure way to tell that the government shutdown is getting to Trump is that the president lied to reporters and claimed that he is engaged in healthcare negotiations with Democrats.

The current president doesn’t possess what they would have referred to in the olden days as a strong constitution.

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He is a weak man who spends much of his time inflating himself in his own mind and thinking of ways to project the strength that he dreams of, but does not possess.

A government shutdown, when combined with this sort of person occupying the Oval Office, adds up to it only being a matter of time before Donald Trump cracks.

The chips in the tough guy facade began to show when Trump told reporters on Monday that his administration was engaged in negotiations with congressional Democrats on healthcare.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) quickly responded to Trump in a statement:

Trump’s claim isn’t true — but if he’s finally ready to work wi…