President Trump had announced he’d hold a conference today to announce a big deal involving a possible ‘temporary’ solution regarding the current shutdown…

…our guess was he played on media’s desire to see his ‘caving’ to Pelosi, when he’d developed a solution showing HE’S trying his best for affected federal workers…

…despite Pelosi’s (and Democrat) intransigence.

(UPDATE)

Just confirmed, after his speech: he temporarily opened government to pay furloughed federal workers, called (again) for Congress to do their job by Feb 15th…or he will.

In one fell swoop, he’s 1) shown a willingness to help furloughed workers Democrats only use as pawns, 2) met Democrat politicians halfway, giving them the chance to do what must be done…and 3) promised if they won’t, he will – by taking executive action.

In one fell swoop, he has put the lie that he’s dictatorial and autocratic to rest; he’s done everything in his power to get Congress to act rather than declare executive actions.

That’s not the way of a ‘monarch’ or ‘dictator’; that’s the action of a principled leader who understands MORE THAN DEMOCRATS the nature of our Constitutional system.

He summed it all up, saying he wants Americans and legal immigrants to “…enjoy the blessings of safety and liberty, and the rule of law.  We cannot protect and deliver these blessings without a strong and secure border. I believe that crime in this country can go down by a massive percentage if we have great security on our southern border.  I believe drugs, large percentages of which come through the southern border, will be cut by a number that nobody will believe.”

Then he threw down the gauntlet: “So let me be very clear: We really have no choice but to build a powerful wall or steel barrier.  If we don’t get a fair deal from Congress, the government will either shut down on February 15th, again, or I will use the powers afforded to me under the laws and the Constitution of the United States to address this emergency.  We will have great security.” 

Walls work. If they didn’t, the very politicians opposing his request for funding would have no need for doors, windows, or walls and fences around their own homes.

Let’s hope Congress can finally perform their Constitutional function.

Failing that, we’re sure the President will.