What does McConnell have to say. He’s in charge of the Senate.
McConnell and Ryan obviously had the votes to override POTUS and fund the goverment. Between the Never Trump wing of the House and Dems plenty of votes to poke POTUS in the eye with a veto override. There wasn’t going to be a shut down so rather than fight that battle Trump preemptively waved the white flag now. Big mistake, IMO>