North Korea and the Democrats are still fighting their last war

It's worked before. Threaten to shut down the government, the media will announce the it's the Conservative's fault, capture the narrative, the Conservatives cave, and get what you want, which will lead to the eventual demise of the Conservatives and the United States.

It's worked before. Threaten war or mass destruction, the media will announce that we're all going to die, and the administration will pull back on the sanctions, and get what you want.

Except for now.