Amid the US Government shutdown, I spoke with talkRADIO on Sunday and with BBC Radio Foyle and Monocle 24’s The Briefing on Monday about the reasons for the breakdown, the attempt by moderates to resolve the immediate situation, and the obstacle posed by White House and GOP hardliners.
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The discussion with George Galloway covers the general turmoil of the Trump Administration and moves to the specifics of the shutdown and the hardline position against immigration.
The Trump strategy is not to bring Americans, whatever their race or ethnicity, together. It is to keep playing to their base with the perception of that base as “white nationalist”. That’s why they are taking such a hard line on immigration.
Listen to BBC Radio Foyle
Listen to Monocle 24
The discussion reviews the reasons for the deadlock, the influence of the “fire-breathers” among the Republicans, and the difference between this episode and the 2013 shutdown when GOP legislators tried to undermine ObamaCare.
