David Brooks: Trump ‘Is in the Process Now of Making Himself Majorly Unpopular’

EXCERPT:

BROOKS: “Yes, I guess I would say a couple things. First, one of the crucial things holding down from back is that he — the president does not have the power to get rid of an agency that Congress has passed into law. And I think that’s going to be upheld in the courts. But if the government is closed, suddenly you’re giving him a way out. He could say, ‘I’m not shutting it down, I’m just furloughing, and I’m furloughing forever.’ And so it’s a loophole around that. And that’s the best defense against what Donald Trump is doing. On the Democratic Party, they’re going to have a chance to fight. Donald Trump will — is in the process now of making himself majorly unpopular. And when the public turns, the momentum will shift, and the Democrats will have plenty of opportunities to do a lot of fighting. But at this moment, I think saving those jobs is more important.”

(via RealClearPolitics)