Donald Trump said the Republican-led Congress should take the plunge, appearing Monday on conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt's show, where Trump was told the “only way to get rid of Planned Parenthood money” is to “shut the government down” when money expires on Sept. 30. “Would you support that?” Hewitt asked. “I can tell you this: I would,” Trump responded.

It seems a government shutdown over defunding Planned Parenthood is all but inevitable now. That is, unless Donald Trump flames out in the next few months. Because The Donald is not going to be left out of any ridiculous, extremist thing his competitors come up with.Trump went on to praise rival Ted Cruz, saying that the only reason the last attempts at government shutdown were so disastrous was because Republicans "decided not to stick together. And they left a few people out there, like Ted Cruz." Trump and Cruz have actually been working on sort of a mutual admiration society. Over the weekend, Cruz heaped praise on Trump for "speaking out boldly and brashly and for focusing on illegal immigration." That's after the two met last month, and Trump came out of the meeting singing his gratitude for Cruz's agreement on immigration.

Dare we hope? Does Jesus love us this much? Trump/Cruz 2016!