SHREWD – AT 11:48 A.M. ET:  Never underestimate President Trump's political shrewdness.  No matter what the establishment throws at him, he punches back.  Consider this, from the New York Post: 

President Trump said he’d be willing to “shut down” the government unless Democrats in Congress help pass immigration reform, including funding for his long-touted border wall, saying “we need great people coming into our Country!”

“I would be willing to ‘shut down’ government if the Democrats do not give us the votes for Border Security, which includes the Wall! Must get rid of Lottery, Catch & Release etc. and finally go to system of Immigration based on MERIT!,” he posted on Twitter Sunday. “We need great people coming into our Country!”

Trump spent much of the weekend at his golf resort in New Jersey railing about Democrats not supporting his immigration policies, saying all they do is “Resist” and “Obstruct,” while claiming they want “Open Borders.”

Earlier Sunday, he said “there are consequences when people cross our Border illegally,” referring to the separation of children from their parents, and called on Congress to repair “the DUMBEST & WORST” immigration laws in the world.

COMMENT:  No, he's not the most elegant writer to take to a keyboard, but he's putting the Democrats on the defensive, which is exactly right.  We'll see a lot of Trump on the campaign trail this fall.  Remember how the press underestimated him in 2016.  I hope it happens again.

July 29,  2018