Hannity: If Republicans Capitulate in Shutdown Fight, The Political Damage Will Be ‘Incalculable’

Sean Hannity tonight warned Republicans that they can’t back down from the border wall in the shutdown fight, and that if they do they’re going to face serious political consequences.

During his opening monologue, Hannity said, “The President’s base is now deeply invested in this shutdown, the President has taken a stand and it’s time for the Republicans to do the same. How many more innocent Americans, think about this, would need to die before Democrats… will protect the border?”

He blasted Democrats for not caring enough about border security, saying at one point, “Many on the left, including nearly everyone on every other network––because of course, it’s the hate-Trump media––they seem to want a weaker country, filled with lofty, surreal, progressive principles, and they’re not looking out for the safety of you and your family.:

But he ended his monologue with another warning to Republicans:

“No matter what the President does, he must hold firm on this border wall funding from Congress. There must be no amnesty under any circumstances. Lindsay Graham––he has made a proposed compromise that would give DACA recipients three years of a work permit that they might be able to renew down the line. If there’s no amnesty, and money for the border wall to protect the American people, then they will have accomplished something very important. And, by the way, they’ll politically benefit for it, but that shouldn’t be the reason they do it. If they capitulate––the Republicans––the political damage frankly is incalculable, and it will hound a lot of these people, you know, throughout the rest of the Trump presidency. Also, it will have an impact on the 2020 race. The point now is stay the course, don’t back down.”

You can watch above, via Fox News.

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