This insecure bully routinely uses his bully pulpit without grasping the details and consequences of his actions. To suggest bringing the government, the economy and the nation to a halt to serve his petty ends is both ludicrous and fraught with peril. Despite being the self-proclaimed, master negotiator, he consistently overplays the use of the threat which demonstrates how lacking his leadership skills are.  

In earlier times, we could count on reason to prevail but that's no longer the case.