BORDER/DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “California Sen. Kamala Harris called the shutdown of the federal government a ‘crisis of the President’s own making’ in an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper on Wednesday [1-9-19]. Harris, who published a new memoir this week ahead of likely 2020 presidential run, demurred on whether she will challenge President Donald Trump for the White House. Harris said she would make a decision soon and she believes the country is ready for a woman of color as president…But she argued that the American people deserve better leadership than they are seeing under this President, stating that the shutdown has thrown lives into chaos…Later Wednesday night, Harris turned up the heat on Trump by blasting his insistence on holding out for funding for his border wall before reopening the government — comparing the President’s behavior to how her 11-year-old godson might have behaved with his toy train.”
-Maeve Reston, “Kamala Harris says she’ll decide on 2020 soon, chides Trump on shutdown,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, January 9, 2019 10:47 pm