Trump’s talking tough, but I sense the optics have gotten to him. He’s hoping the Dems fold so he can claim he played this drama out to build duh Wall.

Many tells in that little speech just now.

— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) June 18, 2018

We’ve seen this before. If the public makes enough noise, Trump starts looking for a way out.

Keep making noise. Might not look like it right now, but it is working.