Democrats can finally enter negotiations over a potential government shutdown with power over Donald Trump, the president’s biographer says.

On a new episode of his Inside Trump’s Head podcast, Michael Wolff claims that, with just six days to go until the deadline, it’s not Republicans who have the advantage for once.

“The Democrats have the leverage here,” Wolff told co-host Joanna Coles. “They can decide whether the government will be funded or not funded.”

A government shutdown, which last occurred in December 2018 and lasted 35 days, would entail the closure of government functions deemed non-essential. Not only would certain federal workers not be paid, but this time around the Trump administration has directed agencies to draft plans for permanent layoffs.

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