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February 6 showed that Trump’s State of the Union spectacle had not broken the Democratic wall against his wall. The opposition remained dug in, and the shutdown was still a political own goal for the White House. Instead of isolating Democrats, Trump had mostly given them a fresh reminder that the president was the one keeping the crisis alive.
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February 6 showed that Trump’s State of the Union spectacle had not broken the Democratic wall against his wall. The opposition remained dug in, and the shutdown was still a political own goal for the White House. Instead of isolating Democrats, Trump had mostly given them a fresh reminder that the president was the one keeping the crisis alive.
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February 6 showed that Trump’s State of the Union spectacle had not broken the Democratic wall against his wall. The opposition remained dug in, and the shutdown was still a political own goal for the White House. Instead of isolating Democrats, Trump had mostly given them a fresh reminder that the president was the one keeping the crisis alive.
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