When was the last time any US President shut down Congresss?
Why didn’t Obama shut down a Congress when McConnell declared he would obstruct everything and everyone Obama proposed? That would have been his “total authority.”
Originally Posted by HoeHummer
Obama in several instances could have called for that when there was disagreement.
Instead he tried to do recess appointments without shutting down Congress and as was usual for Obama, got smacked down by the SCOTUS for illegal/unconstitutional actions.
As was pointed out, Trump is simply "threating" his Constitutional power to resolve the inaction and partisanship of the Congress.
That it hasn't been done before doesn't mean it's not right there in the Constitution as your original citation stated.
That it somehow offends you is, well tough shit.
Guessing Congress will act in one way or another and we'll see who wins that battle.