He didn’t cave? How can you say that?
Well as I considered with measure his words, we need a strong military for our national defense as the previous administration gutted our military and he wasn’t going to get it any other way because he didn’t have enough republican votes and needed democrat votes, I surmise that he made his best deal under the circumstances.
One thing Trump’s correct about, the filibuster needs to end on appropriations bills. For the minority party to be able to hold the country hostage this way really should not be a routine procedure, but it is.
It’s one of the core functions of congress, and the majority should have its say, with the obvious live threat of a presidential veto, regardless of which party that is.