Schumer caving on the CR is a classic case of Democrats negotiating against themselves before the fight even begins. His reasoning: that a shutdown would ultimately give Trump and Elon Musk more power—assumes that the alternative (giving in) doesn’t already hand them a victory. Trump doesn’t want a shutdown right now because he knows it could backfire politically. Musk, on the other hand, thrives on chaos, but he’s not the one calling the shots in Washington. 1/ ChuckSchumer