The Budget War is scheduled to begin in September.
That’s when the current CR expires AND borrowing authority expires.
McConnell is already saying there will be no issues and the US will not default.
He’s betting on ANOTHER CR and doubling down on the bet with the assumption that Trump will sign it.
Trump has some things he wants to get done: 355 ship Navy, Border Wall etc.
I don’t think he will sign a CR. It would be a complete collapse and surrender. Somehow I just don’t think that’s in him.
I believe he would rather go out in a blaze of glory.
No it would not be collapse or surrender. Anyone believing this war can be won with a big battle is a fool. All that can happen is to turn the ship of state as it can be turned -very slowly. It has taken a century to get to where we are and will take decades to beat back the nihilists.