The following article by Cody Fenwick was posted on the AlterNet.org website September 7, 2018:
Republicans lawmakers, on the other hand, are not thrilled about the idea.
Congressional Republican leaders have been clear: They do not want a government shutdown at the end of the month.
President Donald Trump, on the other hand? He still seems enthusiastic about the idea.
“I would do it because I think it’s a great political issue,” Trump told reporters Friday. “I was reading and watching the other day, there are some people I have a lot of respect for.”