The situation has all the elements that the president seeks: a showdown with a top political rival in a deep blue state over an issue core to his agenda.

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It appeals to our sensibilities in that regard,” explains one Trump ally who’s also a musical theater fan. “But,” the person acknowledged, “also, it’s crazy radical lefties — or at least that’s implied in the musical.