Update: Insisting that he would be "happy" to force another government shutdown if Democrats don't accede to his demands that the next funding bill include $5 billion earmarked for construction of his border wall, Trump reiterated that he will make sure the wall gets built 'no matter what' following his Tuesday morning meeting with Pelosi and Schumer, which, as expected, yielded no discernible progress toward a compromise. However, as some analysts pointed out, Trump has risked a political backlash by openly courting blame for a shutdown, should one come to pass.
TRUMP THREATENS U.S. GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IF WALL DEMAND NOT MET
TRUMP SAYS PELOSI IS IN TOUGH SITUATION FOR NEGOTIATING FUNDING
TRUMP SAYS `I WILL BE THE ONE TO SHUT IT DOWN' IF NO WALL
TRUMP SAYS HE'D BE PROUD TO SHUT DOWN GOVT OVER BORDER WALL
According to BBG's Jennifer Jacobs, an impromptu post-meeting press conference devolved into a 'wild scene' as Trump and his Democratic opponents engaged in some vitriol-soaked sniping.
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No reason at all for them to not give money for wall, shut government down, crooked bunch anyway and we all would do better with less government in our lives.
ReplyDeleteShut it down
ReplyDeleteThey all get paid anyway
Just another vacation for them
Not one for all the real working people
It's funny when they threaten to shut government down. It's always the people at the bottom of the chain that have to take furloughs, the very people that can't afford to do so
ReplyDeleteShut it down. We need a wall.
ReplyDeleteShut it down. It will be to Republicans benefit come next election or when another illegal kills another innocent victim. The Democratic Party is looking more like Fairy Tale Land. You have miss piggy Pelosi and Donald Schumer Duck looking like total idiots and helping destroy their own party.
ReplyDeleteIf Obama can give Iran cash during the middle of the night amounting to more than Trump needs for the wall then there should be no questions to the President's request. I rather enjoyed the discussion. It gives the American people insight how Dems operate.
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