[PSUGOP]

A few things. One, people are completely numb to deficit figures. Most can’t wrap their heads around it and the amount of disinformation surrounding it is enormous. Two, what Trump signed was a spending bill, not a budget. This is nothing more than a larger than normal CR.....so the pols don’t have to do the govt shutdown dance for a while. Further, this authorizes spending. It does not mean the money will actually be spent. Obama had broad ability to spend the money any way he likes. So will Trump and his team. He knows this.....nothing really gets past him and some members of his team are really good.

[Zhang Fei]

Further, this authorizes spending. It does not mean the money will actually be spent.

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What has Trump not spent money on that has already been appropriated, that conservatives disagree with? Has he withheld money from Planned Parenthood or the Corporation for Public Broadcasting? In other words, are these castles in the air, like the wall or the ending of DACA, or are they things that Trump has done before?

[BDParrish]

Forgive me if I do not understand your comment. Though there is a lot of talk here about Trump spending the money how he likes, on the wall or whatever, the point of the article is that Sec. Mattis refuses to go along. (So fire Mattis?!) Even if Mattis were to go along, Sen, Schumer is going to tie it up in the courts for years to come. So no wall.

"Trump Realizes He Made a Huge Mistake..."

Pres. Trump gets nothing for signing the bill at the cost of many supporters feeling betrayed. Obama had "broad ability to spend" because he was a Dimwitcrat spending for leftist projects. Trump will not be permitted to spend money on conservative projects.