STEPHEN GREEN: “The content of the speech reminds me of Bill Clinton, in that it’s smartly triangulated and far more reasonable than his critics tried to make you expect.”

FLASHBACK: Bill Clinton warns of “the large number of illegal aliens” coming into America, and explains his crackdown.

When I posted this earlier, a reader commented: “Donald Trump should televise this Bill Clinton speech from 1995 and then simply state ‘I’m Donald Trump and I approve this message.'”

UPDATE: Sen. Schumer and Rep. Pelosi respond that we don’t need a wall, because their massive psi powers can keep the border secure. Shown here just before they brain-waved a mile-high energy field along the Rio Grande.

More seriously, if you put these back to back, Trump talked about protecting Americans, Pelosi and Schumer talked about protecting government employees. Their focus on ending the shutdown suggests that it’s hurting them.