How does this budget bill and possible gov’t shutdown differ from the one last year, where the gov’t shut down over a weekend ?
Oh, in every way imaginable...this was rammed down Trump’s throat (or shoved up his...) by Congress. No negotiation, no information given to him, a complete blindside. A big mess, worked out with their buddy Democrats, just shoved on his desk with an ultimatum.
Now Trump may have taken his eye off this ball, so he gets some blame for not warning them off this gambit in advance- and putting himself in a no win situation- but they shoved the knives in. His veto would shut down the government and leave him wide open to demagoguery that he could not fight back successfully against.