He realizes that the Dems are self-immolating over this.
When your enemy is in the process of destroying itself, get out of the way. Declaring an emergency would actually let them off the hook.
Agreed. Letting the Democrats strangle them selves over the shut down is a far better course of action at this time.
Exactly - The only thing RATs hate more than Trump, are angry constituents, not getting their services ...
“Declaring an emergency would actually let them off the hook.”
Correct.
It saves them from capitulation and crushing defeat.
They won’t make it another week.
Attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte...
“Dems are self-immolating over this.”
Rush Limbaugh raised the question, Why no polls?
There is only one explanation - they must be great for Trump and abysmal for Dems.
Usually they find at least some twisted hypothetical to run from a poll to support their narrative - but they have nothing at all on this.
No polls. Why did the dog not bark?
“Declaring an emergency would actually let them off the hook.”
This is the single best issue he could take into the State Of The Union (SOTU), when the eyes of the whole Nation will be focused.
That must be a nightmare for them. Leverage to deal.
The President’s remark about not declaring an emergency right away as an indicator (like his H1-B tweet), that there are now discussions on a deal behind the scenes.
He shouldn’t have said he won’t do it. He should have said it’s still on the table.