Unpopular Trump pushes unpopular wall as federal employees, services suffer

People are streaming into national parks to find trash cans overflowing and restrooms locked. Volunteers are stepping in to stop conditions from deteriorating. (Luis Velarde , Juca Favela/The Washington Post)

But for Democrats, is the shutdown worth the funding Trump wants?

This is where we are under Donald Trump.

Unpopular, and unpopularly elected, the president has proudly forced the partial government shutdown in pursuit of an unpopular border wall he promised Mexico would fund.

Irresponsible. Reckless. Disgraceful.

View the complete January 4 article by Joe Davidson on The Washington Post website here.