The Two Trump Traits That Led to the Shutdown

Trump’s wall is one big insecurity blanket https://t.co/MFGPXrB4p7

— Bloomberg Opinion (@bopinion) January 8, 2019

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— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 9, 2019

Trump's much-hyped speech on the border wall was a dud, says @jbview https://t.co/M7J7fofHpu

— Bloomberg Opinion (@bopinion) January 9, 2019

Refugees do not impact crime levels.

Trump’s refugee ban served as a perfect statistical experiment to prove that one of its alleged motivations — large-scale refugee-driven crime in the U.S. — was erroneous https://t.co/YJTPT7FeP3 pic.twitter.com/kzxDor9xC3

— Bloomberg Opinion (@bopinion) January 9, 2019

There is no law that says the president can spend money on purposes that Congress doesn’t want him to spend it on. https://t.co/g2u9rW3ezE

— Bloomberg Opinion (@bopinion) January 9, 2019