US government shutdown: Democrats cave to Trump

“Going against Donald Trump didn’t work,” says pro-Democratic independent Angus King defended Following the vote to end the US government shutdown, this seems to pretty much sum up what Democrats understand their role to be right now.

As we watch the party navigate Trump’s America, there comes a point when one suspects they are no longer following US politics and are, in fact, drifting into someone’s perversion of public failure. How else can we explain this week’s events?

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history ended Wednesday, with seven Democrats and an independent King meeting with them on Wednesday. voted for a deal reopen the government.