The kidnappers demand for random is one reason for the impasse, the victim’s family unwillingness to reward the criminals is the other.
Trump’s demand for $5.7 billion for his border wall is one reason for the budget impasse. The Democrats refusal to approve the money is another.
Source: What the ‘Both Sides Brigade’ gets wrong about the shutdown | MSNBC
The point of the shutdown is the try and force the Democrats to vote for the unpopular wall so they can claim it was bipartisan.
