Can Trump actually shut down the government over wall funding?

Constructing a border wall is essential to President Trump — so essential, he said, he is willing to “close down” the government to get it.

But what would it take for Trump to actually force a government shutdown? And how likely is that to happen because of the border-wall debate?

As congressional staffers will tell you, it’s complicated. And nobody knows exactly how Trump would react in the moment of truth. Before now, he’s treated government shutdowns as not a big deal, even a good thing. It could be a lot harder to make that argument from the Oval Office.

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Shutting down the government sounds like an utterly stupid idea. Shutting it down over a campaign promise is the pinnacle of Trump stupidity.

 

I think people would realize pretty quick how little we need government if it were to be shut down for an extended period.

The main complaint when it happened in the past was that the national parks were closed. Seems easy enough to find a solution for national parks.

An extended shutdown would mean government workers would have to find employment in the real world.

Trump absolutely can veto any bill passed to keep the government funded. Congress can override it. If that happens, Trump can use executive orders to do the least possible spending and operations, as long as it's within the laws already passed. He can also sign the spending bills for military only.

 

That is true. He can veto anything.

We have been down this pather before and it has been more than once.