"He takes no ownership — that’s just Trump": President eschews responsibility for a shutdown he once craved https://t.co/8Dk6P8d1nH

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 21, 2018

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It is "going to take a recognition by this president that he can't simply tweet his way to foreign policy and national security decisions," former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta tells @JudyWoodruff.

— Dan Sagalyn (@DanSagalyn) December 21, 2018

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25% Government is about to shut down because Rush and Ann Coulter said mean things about him on the radio / in the newspaper and on @FoxNews?

— Montel Williams (@Montel_Williams) December 21, 2018

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NEW: Corker revealed today that the U.S. military was planning a “major clearing operation” targeting ISIS in the Euphrates River Valley in six weeks—one that won’t take place anymore after Trump’s abrupt Syria withdrawal order https://t.co/pivQ0N7ZRe

— Andrew Desiderio (@desiderioDC) December 21, 2018

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The @realDonaldTrump administration has spent only 6 percent of border security money appropriated by Congress over the last two years. 6 percent! Almost makes you wonder if this whole meltdown is for Trump’s political purposes.

— Jeff Merkley (@JeffMerkley) December 21, 2018

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In case you're wondering if a government shutdown will affect Robert Mueller's investigation, a spokesperson for the special counsel's office tells me:

"The SCO is funded from a permanent indefinite appropriation and would be unaffected in the event of a shutdown."

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) December 21, 2018

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“A nation without borders is a nation not at all. Without borders, we have the reign of chaos, crime, cartels and believe it or not, coyotes,” Trump said of the Senate spending bill he's refusing to sign due to it not meeting his demands on border security funding pic.twitter.com/aX3BgpTXX3

— POLITICO (@politico) December 20, 2018

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Trump said Mexico would pay for the wall. He said it over and over again. He assured voters they would not be stuck with the bill.

He broke that promise.

When he met with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, he said he would shut down the government.

Sadly, he’s keeping that one.

— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) December 21, 2018

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U.S. stocks sank to a 16-month low, with heavy selling in technology shares leaving the Nasdaq indexes poised to enter a bear market https://t.co/tKsfqcLKvQ

— Bloomberg (@business) December 21, 2018

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Mapping the Decline of the Middle Class:https://t.co/wnNjd36fi6 pic.twitter.com/BXduNq27WA

— Richard Florida (@Richard_Florida) December 21, 2018

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Via ?@wrightr? on Syria withdrawal: “The call with Erdo?an, which lasted about a half hour, turned out to be the pivot, according to a well-placed U.S. official.” https://t.co/2TcUmvTFyf

— Michael Luo (@michaelluo) December 21, 2018

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"If he's so good, why is this happening?"
Trump, blaming his Treasury Sec Mnuchin for the plunging stock market

— West Wing Reports (@WestWingReport) December 21, 2018

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Asked how long a Government shutdown might last, Pres Trump declined to answer. Said he didn't want to ruin the Criminal Justice Reform bill signing by responding to other news. Ignored questions on Syria, Mattis resignation and Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/9ZF8tC9dru

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) December 21, 2018

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Why Icicles Hanging from your Gutter Guards is Good, Really (GutterTalk) https://t.co/iVThHEzc6i

— Steve Jenkins (@SJenkins) December 21, 2018

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How Trump Is Stripping Immigrants of Their Citizenship (The Nation) https://t.co/JDotAZzClj

— Steve Jenkins (@SJenkins) December 21, 2018

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