If Mitch McConnell sticks by his position of not allowing a vote on any funding bill Trump will reject, then this shutdown will likely go on a very long time.

With these newest revelations, Trump will cling even more tightly to his crumbling base. He will not budge on the wall and will become even more outrageous in his behavior and statements.

Of course Mitch McConnell could allow a vote and a funding bill could pass by a veto-proof majority... without a wall... and the Trump supporters would go berserk... likely turning on Trump. They thought they elected the star of 'The Apprentice', but instead they got 'The Biggest Loser'...