You're forgetting a 3rd (unlikely) scenario: the Congress decides to override him and pass the remainder of the budget over his veto.
Trump still wins. He stood his ground and brands the GOP senators who flipped as traitors.
Trump's base only abandons him if he wimps out...and he'll unleash them on those senators who flip.
Also, those senators aren't going to flip without huge concessions for their votes. That alone should be entertaining.
The shutdown is definitely LoLz worthy!
So far, I'd say I like Cortez and Pelosi, as they'll do most of the heavy lifting to re-elect Pres. Trump.
Crazy Eyes Cortez and the Cryptkeeper are perfectly cast to replace Hillary as Trump's foil.
What's really fun is watching the "freshmen" senators trying to battle against each for sound bites and media attention. That's guaranteed to produce some excellent LoLz as they jockey for social media kudos.
Politicians are ego monsters and social media is a 24/7 crack den for narcissists.
Trump's core supporters can't carry an election though. Trumps core supporters + Hillary Clinton carried the election for Trump. By a razor thin margin.
Very true.
This is why I expect Trump to declare One-And-Done in 2020. Drop the mic and just throw poo via Twitter for the next decade. He did real estate, he did casinos, he did TV, he did politics, and maybe he's already thinking about his next playground.
The 2020 election will be all about Trump whether or not he's running!
Proving that the GOP is primarily motivated by misogyny and racism.
Oh noes! Everyone be scared of the naughty words!! Waaacism!! Misogweeenie!!
White Knights! To your keyboards! Defend the whaaamens!
LOL.