for 'getting rolled' on previous stopgap and full appropriations bills because they included a bunch of spending that democrats wanted. they said dems were running the govt even tho repubs were in the majority in both chambers.

trump held a press conference immediately after the last spending bill he signed and literally said 'im not signing any more of those again' lol.

trump is hellbent on this wall...for very little concessions in return...just because his base (or at least their media figures) want it. he is not interested in genuine bipartisan good faith deals.

im not sure what you want democrats to 'try'.

democrats are open to negotiations but only *after* the govt is open. if you give in to negotiation-by-hostage-crisis now then what is to stop trump from doing the same for an obamacare repeal or another tax cut for the rich in the future?