I was going to venture down this road as well. His timing was clearly laid out by POTUS -
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Meet with POTUS at WH
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Posture and grand stand a shut down.
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Carry on until Monday. ( possibly to distance himself from POTUS and the come to Jesus Meeting that took place in the Oval Office, resulting from a lengthy shit fest in POTUS bathroom. Bet Trump didn’t plan on That however. )
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Then sign the budget around noon.
Question remains, other than not revealing the POTUS beat down on CS- why the show of shutdown. What ignore anything did POTUS/Patriots gain?