The Morning Briefing: Trump Visits Troops, Gov't Still Shut Down and Much, Much More

Good Thursday morning.

Here is what’s on the president’s agenda today:

The WH has not sent out the president’s agenda

Trump, Melania makes surprise visit to the the troops

President Trump and First Lady Melania took a surprise trip to visit the troops in Iraq while, simultaneously, vicious media and Twitter harpies were clucking that Trump is the first president since sliced bread not to visit the troops. You all know the drill. The troops seem to love the president, even if the media don’t.

“I don’t know if you folks are aware of what’s happening — we want to have strong borders in the United States, the Democrats don’t want to let us have strong borders. Only for one reason. You know why? Because I want it,” he said.

Trump said the “brilliant young faces, these warriors” in the crowd were inspiring him to try a new strategy, in which he insists he does not want a wall after all.

“I think I’ll say, I don’t want the wall. And then they’re going to give it to me! I figured out the solution,” he said.

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Historical picture of the day:

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto arrives to address to her last public rally in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Bhutto was assassinated with 20 others in a suicide attack as she left the rally. A Pakistani government prosecutor said Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011, a court has indicted seven men on charges of killing country’s former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. (AP Photo/Mohammad Javed, File)

Other morsels:

Trump says he will do ‘whatever it takes’ to secure funding for border wall

Texas tent city holding migrant teens will remain open

Trump administration to appeal asylum ruling

U.S. expands medical checks after Guatemala boy dies; mother ‘in despair’

Trump remains firm on wall, No House votes on Thursday

Largest federal workers’ union slams Trump for saying ‘many’ workers want shutdown

Liberal Billionaire Apologizes For Funding Russian Bot ‘False Flag’ — But Questions Remain Unanswered

She’s so stupid. Claire McCaskill To Ocasio-Cortez: Don’t Anger Working Class White People

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Backlash intensifies against ref who forced high school wrestler to cut dreadlocks

Authorities hunt California police officer’s killer