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President Donald Trump on Saturday said he can twist enough House Republican arms to give Nancy Pelosi the necessary votes to become speaker.
The California Democrat publicly says she has ample support within her own caucus to secure the gavel. But all indications are a floor vote could be close, meaning Republicans could opt for a list of reasons to put her over the top.
For Trump, making Pelosi speaker would give him the sense that she owes him legislatively and also ensure that his top campaign-trail foil, who remains intensely unpopular with Republican voters, remains in the headlines through his re-election bid.
I can get Nancy Pelosi as many votes as she wants in order for her to be Speaker of the House, he tweeted Saturday morning ahead of a trip to California to visit with people affected by wildfires.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-casts-himself-as-pelosis-speaker-savior/ar-BBPNPzL?li=BBnbcA1
Donald Trump and his performing ego.
GoCubsGo
(32,088 posts)Your games aren't going to work here. No Democrat worth their salt is going to vote based on anything you say, so fuck off.
RockRaven
(14,998 posts)defying Trump or voting for Pelosi. More importantly, their constituents heads will explode.
What a dumbass.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)SelfServingNarcissisticLyingAssholeSezWhat?
vlyons
(10,252 posts)He's desparate for a win. He looks like such a loser after the mid-terms. Won't one of his sycophants play a few hands of gin rummy or or paker or old maid and let him win?
elfin
(6,262 posts)She is the last person he wants in that position. I believe NOTHING he says on nearly everything - especially this topic.
ananda
(28,876 posts)45 is playing mindgames. He's totally fucked up!
targetpractice
(4,919 posts)He'll dump his base in a heartbeat to think he's winning.
thucythucy
(8,086 posts)all those seats would have flipped. So in that regard Trump has been a real boost for Rep. Pelosi and the Democratic caucus.
I doubt he sees it that way, though.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)He needs SOMETHING to crow about! Nothing like hopping on a bandwagon that's already in motion... and falsely claiming to be the SOLE person who made it happen.
I've seen that happen before. It's pretty damn pathetic.
madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)they would be committing political suicide. They would definitely by primaried and most likely lose. They might as well just start caucusing with the Democratic Party and take their chances.
Baltimike
(4,146 posts)Cha
(297,650 posts)MyOwnPeace
(16,937 posts)see this latest "confession" - but is there actually one sane person anywhere who did not know that anyhow?
LiberalFighter
(51,084 posts)Pelosi does not need Trump's or the Republican's help. She has the votes.