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global1

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1. Why?....

Reply to Norbert10 (Original post)

Thu Jan 18, 2018, 09:42 PM

Jan 2018

This shutdown will reflect on him and his Party. He can't blame this on Obama. It will probably have a negative effect on the stock market as well - which he has been touting that the record levels were all his doing.

What does he gain from a shutdown?

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Trump has been trying to shut down the government for a year now [View all] Norbert10 Jan 2018 OP

Why?.... global1 Jan 2018 #1

Attention and more opportunity to tweet. Yonnie3 Jan 2018 #2

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