As for Donald Trump, the 77-year-old presidential hopeful – who has been indicted four times and currently faces dozens of criminal charges related to attempts to overturn his 2020 election loss – stoked the flames of GOP infighting this week by calling for a government shutdown unless the prosecutions against him are defunded. He may have been trying to divert attention away from a slew of negative press about his disdain for disabled veterans, continued refusal to join the GOP debate stage , and a contentious pre-trial hearing in the New York Attorney General's fraud case against him and other Trump Organization executives. That trial is expected to begin October 2nd.