If Trump had used reconciliation with respect to reforming Obama care, he might today be in better shape with respect to financing the wall.
Reforming Obamacare, i.e., mend it, don't end it, is the wrong way to go. This huge, complex program must be removed like a cancer or it will grow back again when a Dem wins the WH.
The wall will be built, whether it funded in part now or in September. I have no doubt of it.
Trump tweet this morning: Don't let the fake media tell you that I have changed my position on the WALL. It will get built and help stop drugs, human trafficking etc.
I believe that if he suffers a defeat at the hands of Rinos and Democrats he will at least be credited with the effort but now those who supported him are already scrambling to rationalize yet another climbdown.
No one is going to credit him with the effort. He has not alienated his base. According to one poll, only 2% of his supporters regret their vote for him. The Dems are bent on obstructing everything he does. They are not going to be swayed into supporting anything he does. Their base won't allow it. It is not time to panic. Trump is doing fine and he will persevere.
now those who supported him are already scrambling to rationalize yet another climbdown