I think this is how he has set it up all along. Brilliant. He is showing in no uncertain terms, just who is for America and who isn't. Everything has been arranged with this shutdown, essential services are running, military is funded, etc. But things we can get by without are not funded and it is setup to be very painful for democrats as the freebies are not funded. He is showing everyone that it is the democrats that are the problem, very plainly democrats that are keeping the government shut down and are unwilling to negotiate over 5 billion. He has it all tied to 1 thing, not a bunch of stuff in a huge funding bill, all of it is tied to the wall to make it plain that the democrats are the ones obstructing the construction of the wall.

Brilliant strategy on Trump's part.