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The majority of Americans are against Trump on the wall and the shutdown CNN, Jan 8, 2019[...]His second and smaller problem is that he is less popular than his main adversary, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. That's quite a feat given that congressional leaders (by virtue of leading an unpopular branch of government) are usually unpopular. This hurts his ability to potentially win the shutdown by making it a popularity contest between two politicians.Of course, for a President who has been satisfied with being popular only among his base, Trump having only the support of Republicans may be all he needs to not give into Democrats during this shutdown. On the other hand, Democrats have no reason to give into Trump with the public on their side. https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/08/politics/polls-trump-shutdown-wall/index.html
CNN to Air Democrat Response to Trump Oval Office AddressBreitbart, Jan 7, 2019CNN is expected to air a live broadcast of the Democratic Party’s response to President Donald Trump’s first Oval Office address Tuesday evening.CNN senior Congressional Correspondent Manu Raju reported CNN plans to “take the Democratic response live,†adding that it is currently unknown who will deliver the party’s rebuttal.Despite earlier reports to the contrary, President Trump’s 9:00 PM EST address will be carried live by ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox Broadcasting, Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, MSNBC, and NBC. It is unclear if the networks will join CNN in airing the Democratic Party’s response.https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/07/cnn-to-air-democrat-response-to-trump-oval-office-address/