As I predicted long ago, Trump is starting to talk seriously about bailing out his loyal farmers. On its face, this would require action from Congress, which is currently shut down. The Democrats would therefore appear to have a new point of leverage in any discussions about ending the shutdown. Will it really work that way?
I suspect not, because Trump will illegally and unilaterally find a source of money–presumably his tariffs– to use for the bailout even if the shutdown continues. He will want the farmers to know that he alone is responsible for the bailout, which makes sense in a way, because it is his trade wars and deportations that created the problem in the first place.