The immediate reaction from the media was also predictable, with the Dem operatives in the legacy media absolutely giddy over a “win” by Harris. Even the panel on FOX NEWS gave Harris the win, with people like the 200-year-old Brit Hume gushing about how “energized” and “informed” she was.

On Wednesday afternoon, Trump chimed in on Truth Social, exhorting Republicans to take a hard line on the SAVE Act. “If Republicans don’t get the SAVE Act, and every ounce of it, they should not agree to a Continuing Resolution in any way, shape, or form,” Trump wrote, recklessly indifferent to the prospect of a government shutdown.