[donavanm]

Im confused here. I thought “the shutdown” was wholly due to congress having the sole authority for funding federal bodies. How does that settle with “he will shut the government back down”?

[rjohnk]

By law, the executive branch can't spend more money that what has been appropriated, so in theory any president has to "shut the government down"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antideficiency_Act

This is all subject to interpretation, mind you.

[Supermancho]

He has made a deal to not agree to the budget, but to fund the non-essential (tm) parts of the government as if one (unseen) has been agreed to...or some other sort of shenanigans.

[alphabettsy]

The president can veto unless they have enough votes to override?