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CatWoman

(79,302 posts)
Wed Jan 2, 2019, 10:26 PM Jan 2019

Trump Reportedly Won't Accept Dems Offer to Re-Open Government Because He'd 'Look Foolish'

During a meeting with Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday, President Donald Trump reportedly said that he can’t accept Democrat’s deal that would re-open the government.

The reason? According to a source, POTUS does not want to look “foolish.”

After the meeting, Schumer told reporters that he asked Trump directly for a reason.

“We asked him to give us one good reason. I asked him directly, I said, Mr. President, give me one good reason why you should continue your shutdown of the eight Cabinet departments while we are debating our differences on homeland security,” Schumer said, according to CBS. “He could not give a good answer. So, we would hope that they would reconsider and would support the very bills that passed the Senate.”

Yet, according to the New York Times’ Julie Davis, the real reason was that Trump didn’t want to look foolish.

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/trump-reportedly-wont-accept-dems-offer-to-re-open-government-because-hed-look-foolish/

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Trump Reportedly Won't Accept Dems Offer to Re-Open Government Because He'd 'Look Foolish' (Original Post) CatWoman Jan 2019 OP
I got news for ya, Donny True Dough Jan 2019 #1
Ship already sailed. dchill Jan 2019 #2
and it's waaaay out to sea Demovictory9 Jan 2019 #15
Well, that ship has sailed! Va Lefty Jan 2019 #3
That train has left the station! kimbutgar Jan 2019 #6
When does he not look foolish? dalton99a Jan 2019 #4
It goes beyond looks. torius Jan 2019 #5
This is too easy tulipsandroses Jan 2019 #7
Awwww! Xipe Totec Jan 2019 #8
THAT would be an improvement underpants Jan 2019 #9
Fine. Let him veto it and look even more foolish. Freethinker65 Jan 2019 #10
I'm expecting that that's Brainstormy Jan 2019 #13
Wouldn't that be a stretch? Rizen Jan 2019 #11
LOL, has he ever looked in a mirror? FSogol Jan 2019 #12
He should be used to it by now Leith Jan 2019 #14
Sorry, pResident, we all knew you were way back. akraven Jan 2019 #16

True Dough

(17,314 posts)
1. I got news for ya, Donny
Wed Jan 2, 2019, 10:28 PM
Jan 2019

You've already been looking like the world's biggest fool for your entire life.

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