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Hmm. I think he does have something to lose, but I don't think this is actually mostly about making people suffer as much as not thinking their suffering is as important as other things.
This is about winning for Trump, or more precisely, appearing to win, to keep the support of his base and to show Republicans in Congress he's still Alpha dog by crushing Democrat resistance.
He could have secured the border with bipartisan support a long time ago, but he really doesn't care about the issues, any more than he cares about people suffering.
This is about winning for Trump, or more precisely, appearing to win, to keep the support of his base and to show Republicans in Congress he's still Alpha dog by crushing Democrat resistance.
He could have secured the border with bipartisan support a long time ago, but he really doesn't care about the issues, any more than he cares about people suffering.