Trump Tweet: “Democrats Want To Shut Government” Over “OCare Failure” and Puerto Rico

The Democrats want to shut government if we don't bail out Puerto Rico and give billions to their insurance companies for OCare failure. NO!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 27, 2017

After President Trump flipped on two major campaign promises yesterday, funding for the border wall and obamacare subsidies, many believed that a government shutdown crisis had been averted.
But, that is only because most of the mainstream media doesn’t understand, or is simply unwilling to admit, that Democrats aren’t looking for a ‘deal’ on a funding bill… they actually want a government shutdown. Here’s what we said yesterday (see: “Flipper-In-Chief: Trump Caves On Obamacare Subsidies To Avoid Government Shutdown“):
Of course, it’s only logical that Democrats would secretly want a government shut down. In the end, Republicans (i.e. the fiscally conservative party that is generally looking to reduce entitlements rather than increase them) typically tend to take the brunt of the public backlash for government shutdowns and all of the media coverage provides a very effective bully pulpit for liberals. Well played, Chuck and Nancy.

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Apr 27, 2017.