Trump taught Republicans how to win - Don Surber

After 40 days of slithering to the microphone each day with a new rant to an increasingly bored media about our favorite president, Chuck realized the futility of shutting down the government because all he did was anger the Democrat Party’s key constituent—welfare recipients—and leave helpless airline passengers stranded in city after city.

Trump meanwhile went about his life as usual, savoring every minute of his final presidency. 

• He went to Asia and signed historic peace and trade agreements. 
• He declared Columbus Day to be Columbus Day. 
• He brought Big Pharma officials in to announce they are cutting prices. 
• He golfed. 
• He threw a big dinner at Mar-a-Lago. 
• He paid the troops despite the shutdown.
• Oh, and he kept putting sombreros on the head of Hakeem Jeffries in pictures and videos... 

Trump gave Senate Republicans a tutorial on winning. 

They sat back and watched and took notes...
Trump used humor and dismissal to deal with Democrats. 

He granted the Cheeseburger Chef and his Sobbing Sombrero sidekick an audience. 

They demanded the repeal of the One Big Beautiful Bill. 

• Trump brushed it off because they forgot one small detail in planning their shutdown: Trump wrote the book on The Art of the Deal...