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https://www.rawstory.com/2018/06/trump-loses-temper-threatens-government-shutdown-border-wall-funding-not-robust-enough-gop-senator/
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) revealed on Tuesday that President Donald Trump has threatened to shut down the U.S. government if his demand for funding a wall on the Mexico border is not met.
Capitol reportedly made the remarks on MetroNews TalkLine program.
According to the Republican senator, Trump said that he would consider a government shutdown if [funding is] not robust enough.
I told him that I didnt think a shutdown benefited anybody him, us or the American people, Capito explained. He can have his own opinion on it I guess.
Gothmog
(145,481 posts)rock
(13,218 posts)Stop right there!
YessirAtsaFact
(2,064 posts)NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)But he can't have his own facts, is what Capito should have said. What a weak response.
Eyeball_Kid
(7,433 posts)That Trumpy has his own opinion MATTERS. He's running the executive branch. It's not inconsequential that he has the opinions of a dictator. But Capito slings his arrows at clouds and mud, never daring to hit a real target.
ProfessorGAC
(65,136 posts). . .of "of course, the Congress doesn't take orders from the president. We take suggestions."
But, no.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Don't want to get too far out there and alienate your base, do you?
Cha
(297,503 posts)Botany
(70,556 posts)n/t
jayschool2013
(2,313 posts)Full-on dictatorship is just a stone's throw away.
Shut down the Congress and all federal departments except the West Wing of the White House. Start ruling (even more) by fiat.
And we're all fucked.
onecaliberal
(32,882 posts)lsewpershad
(2,620 posts)jackass and the whole country will suffer the consequences of your delusional childish behavior.
lindysalsagal
(20,718 posts)genxlib
(5,529 posts)You promised the American people that Mexico would pay for the wall. We will never commit taxpayer money to this
Every time. Every single time.
renate
(13,776 posts)Why don't they (or Democrats) do this?
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,806 posts)Raw Story is clickbait; might as well go to the actual source.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)quartz007
(1,216 posts)well, at least the traffic in Seattle will be much lighter
C_U_L8R
(45,014 posts)Hitleresque tantrums in the White House.
Can we all agree it's time for this sicko to be carted away?
awesomerwb1
(4,268 posts)to get the wall. Anything.
And that's deeply worrying.
vercetti2021
(10,156 posts)Go change you depends already you psychotic shit for brains, small handed turd. You are so egotistical that I'm surprised you own fat head hasn't swelled and popped yet spewing orange goo everywhere.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)Issue for November election....who do you trust?
pwb
(11,287 posts)Another whopper of a campaign lie. This president keeps his campaign promises is all we ever here. Except this promise? He doesn't remember saying that 500 times. And apparently all the news talkers forgot about that promise too, they never mention it.
duforsure
(11,885 posts)Nothing but a Russian planted terrorist, and has been terrorizing almost everyone from the start with corrupting our government, terrorizing DAACA kids, politicians, other countries, and now he's intentionally terrorizing more children knowing it would hurt them forever. His criminality and brutality is becoming more aggressive each day he's allowed to stay in office , and abusing his powers to protect himself from his criminal behavior. Until enough members of Congress realize he will get absolute power making them powerless if they don't stop this madman in office now. He's just getting started on how bad he is , and what he'll do, to us all if given a chance , and no one puts a stop to this. He's admitted to sexual abuse towards women, and now he's admitting to abusing children knowing it will hurt them forever. Who's next in trump's reign of terror? Could be anyone. The other criminals are the ones allowing this to happen to this country, and the supporters egging him on. They should have a ZERO TOLERANCE for political corruption , lying to the American people, abusing power, and especially child abuse. Why aren't they doing that ? He will continue to terrorize us, and threatens us until people stand up and stop him from destroying this country? This needs to stop NOW.
Still In Wisconsin
(4,450 posts)I hope he does it. From what I have read recently Kelly has given up on reigning him in and is instead, for better or worse, giving TRUMP enough rope to hang himself.
Martin Eden
(12,874 posts)Republicans in Congress must act for the good of our country.
Not holding my breath.
DetlefK
(16,423 posts)ck4829
(35,080 posts)DinahMoeHum
(21,804 posts). . .you're gonna get yours.
kentuck
(111,110 posts)...then he's probably pretty angry.
Initech
(100,097 posts)sinkingfeeling
(51,469 posts)kysrsoze
(6,022 posts)Volaris
(10,274 posts)Let that motherfucker be ACTUALLY stupid enough to pile on not cutting SocSec checks and closing federal parks on top of jailing children for the 'sins' of their parents.
Does he WANT to lose control of Congress and get himself impeached?
33taw
(2,446 posts)Orsino
(37,428 posts)Congresscritters trying to placate or cover his ass can.
DFW
(54,433 posts)Does the first wall go up on the Rio Grande or the St. Lawrence Seaway?
What gets banned first, Tacos or Maple Syrup? The Republican Congress is already planning the changes to the menus at both Houses of Congress.
Tacos will now be on the menu as Trumpos
Canadian Bacon will now become Freedom Bacon
Maple Syrup will now be known as Melania Syrup, and may not be served if from Canada or Vermont.
Gothmog
(145,481 posts)Chemisse
(30,814 posts)Besides holding the children hostage for it.
So this is actually a good sign, I think, in terms of those kids being reunited with their families.
FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)After reading Edgar Allan Poe, I've got an idea.
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)Tom Rinaldo
(22,913 posts)Quixote1818
(28,955 posts)doing all he can. That is all this is about. A dog and pony show that he knows will never lead to anything but keeping the base at bay.
Mr. Ected
(9,670 posts)And put Donald Trump inside them.
DFW
(54,433 posts)Like "niente (nothing)!"
("Capito" means "understood" and "non ha capito" means "has not understood"
lpbk2713
(42,766 posts)You're close to the tipping point as it is. So yes, go ahead
and do that and send yourself right over the edge.
Cha
(297,503 posts)he told the SUCKERS that Mexico would Pay for his STUPID WALL.
0rganism
(23,962 posts)sad, really, that it came to this, but we've stuffed our federal gov't so full of hyper-dense shit that it needs to be shut down before it reaches shit's Critical Mass and starts a chain reaction. insert the shit cooling rods swiftly, please.
spanone
(135,858 posts)shut it down down.....and FUCK YOUR WALL
raven mad
(4,940 posts)That will mean no money for ICE, border guards, and people who toss children in cages...........
DFW
(54,433 posts)The whole country is just going to come to a standstill until he decides it's time to flip the "on" switch again? Cars won't roll, trains won't run and planes won't fly?
For someone who claims the title of Head Of State, he seems to have precious little notion of how that state works, especially one such as ours.
Now if the entire White House staff were to walk out until he decides to start up the government up again, THAT could get amusing. Trump would have to leave the White House with no Secret Service to the local Rite-Aid to get his own replacement rolls of toilet paper.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,136 posts)no_hypocrisy
(46,157 posts)If he doesn't get "his" wall, then the immigrant children suffer.
And Mexico has to pay for it.
Now he's adding a government shutdown.
Jesus, I'm waiting for the threat of shooting a puppy on FOX News.
BTW, re the proposed Shutdown. Bet that's another Stephen Miller beauty.
SWBTATTReg
(22,156 posts)I'd even be willing to pay for a wall if and only if it was around 1600 Penn., Wash. DC (White House).