Americans are embarking on the longest year of their lives, which will last until the presidential elections in November 2020. It is anybody’s guess at what point Donald Trump will agree to reopen the US federal government. But it is a sure bet Congress will not give him serious money to build a Mexico border wall. This presents Mr Trump with a dilemma, which will intensify as his re-election bid looms. It is doubtful his political career would have taken off had he not vowed to build a wall, yet he will be increasingly powerless to honour that promise.
美國人正邁入他們一輩子最漫長的一年,這將一直持續到2020年11月總統大選。沒有人知道唐納•川普(Donald Trump)何時纔會同意讓美國聯邦政府重新開門。但可以確定的是,國會肯定不會給他修建墨西哥邊境牆的巨資。這讓川普陷入了一種兩難境地,隨著他連任選舉的臨近,形勢將日益嚴峻。假如當初他沒有誓言要修建邊境牆,他未必會在政壇異軍突起,然而他將愈發無力兌現這一承諾。