New York (CNN) President Donald Trump has been painted into a corner — and not by his political adversaries, but by his own allies in conservative media.

Right-wing personalities and media organizations have given Trump little, if any, room to negotiate his way out of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history -- which they prodded him into.

Figures like Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Ann Coulter have demanded Trump keep the government shut down until Democrats provide him funding for a wall on the southern border. No wall, no deal.

Trump knows that, if he wants to maintain the support of his base, he cannot ignore these voices.

He can weather critical stories from outlets like The New York Times or Washington Post because his most avid supporters do not trust mainstream news organizations or get their information from such places.

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