The following is a Guest Editorial by President Trump on benefits of the Government Shutdown.

By Donald J. Trump

1. America. Got to Put America First – Always!!
2. My base HATES the Government (and so do I – isn’t that obvious in EVERYTHING I do!!) that was designed by the Founding Fathers who we REVERE for their genius in structuring the government!
3. I am considered ESSENTIAL and therefore, EVERYTHING I DO is considered “essential,” whether it’s watching 7 hours of TV (in the morning and MORE at night!) talking to Hannity, mad tweeting, eating Big Macs and KFC (so screw the doctors who say eating healthy is “essential”) or playing golf!! So I have NO INCONVENIENCE whatsoever!!
4. Not only do I STILL get Secret Service Protection, I also get to SOAK the Secret Service for the PRIVILEGE of protecting ME, by OVERCHARGING them for Golf Carts and Rent on my Property!! (Before I was President I always wondered why the government spent SO MUCH on Secret Service Protection for the President. I thought THAT’S WHY there’s a VICE President – sort of like the 1^st Runner Up in the Miss Universe pageant – if for ANY reason, the President CANNOT fulfill the Duties of his Office, the Vice President shall assume the Presidency. I don’t think that way anymore, frankly!)
5. Even if national parks are shut down, I can ORDER the clock tower in my Trump International Hotel (D.C.) to be staffed by Park Service employees!! I don’t suffer, and Trump Properties don’t suffer!
6. It diverts attention from my criminal and Treasonous activities!
7. PUTIN WANTS IT!!