Trump tried to bypass Nancy Pelosi and negotiate with members of her caucus.None of them showed up

[babylonsister]

Trump tried to bypass Nancy Pelosi and negotiate with members of her caucus. None of them showed up.
Trump doesn’t understand how to negotiate with House Democrats.
By Ella [e-mail] Jan 15, 2019, 3:40pm EST


President Donald Trump tried a new strategy to get his border wall by going around House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Politico reported. He failed spectacularly.

On Tuesday, Trump invited moderate House Democrats to join him at the White House for lunch to talk about his wall and the shutdown. He used a similar strategy when Paul Ryan controlled the House, going around the speaker to negotiate with the far-right Freedom Caucus. But unlike Republicans, no Democrats attended the lunch meeting, according to White House press secretary Sarah Sanders.

The embarrassing episode shows two things: Democrats are united on shutdown politics and the president is underestimating Pelosi’s hold on her caucus.

“Is anybody surprised that the president is trying to get votes wherever he can get votes?” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) asked reporters this morning, laughing as he said it. “We are totally united, totally.”

Trump is trying to negotiate with someone other than Pelosi. That’s not how the Democratic caucus operates.

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https://www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18183820/trump-nancy-pelosi-house-democrats-government-shutdown?fbclid=IwAR2UJO0kCGnk5fDjCeHlDHlQqFCkPKkxYJbLakCBW1e5mRpyhaBMNa0MDEM

[RockRaven]

1. I'm not sure which is less appetizing, day-old fast food burgers or dining with Trump...

combine the two and there's no way anyone in their right mind would show up for that lunch meeting.

[dmr]

14. I'd rather dine with listeria laden burgers than dine with that disgusting traitor.

And I'm very serious. I'd prefer the nausea, vomiting and diarrhea that be anywhere near that old traitor's ugly breath.

Yes, I'm dead serious.

[mucifer]

2. Ouch!! that's gotta hurt!

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

3. Polonium Tea anyone???

Mel is pouring.

[Hotler]

9. Leftover Big Macs.......nt

[mcar]

4. He still hasn't figured out what he's up against

Pelosi and House Democrats are not here to play.

[sellitman]

5. Democrats united?

Who would of guessed?

[Volaris]

12. Lol ..Nancy's tombstone should read 'Herder of Cats'

[Fla Dem]

17. +1000. 👍👍👍👍

[DBoon]

23. "I'm not a member of an organized political party"

"I'm a Democrat"

I think that was Will Rogers

[Volaris]

24. As I recall, you're correct.

It seems to be pretty well organized for the moment, with her at it's head tho don't it?

[Hulk]

6. There is no "too low" for this pig jackass.

Every trick in the book. Sew as much dissension in the government and citizenry as he possibly can, for his own benefit. What a sewage swallowing piece of shit this orange turd has turned out to be.

[Demonaut]

7. I guess they didn't want McDonalds for lunch, he probably has a few hundred left from Saturday

[WeekiWater]

8. Few things are more difficult than uniting Democrats.

This really makes me feel good.

[blueinredohio]

10. Thank you dems for standing your ground.

[Pepsidog]

11. Stupid fool!

[lame54]

13. Nobody wants 2 day old hamberders

[ailsagirl]

15. LOVE IT!!!

[SunSeeker]

16. Really clumsy move on Trump's part.

Shart of the Deal.

[MFGsunny]

18. K & R ... + 1,000,000

The malevolent con is NO MATCH for Nancy Pelosi.
His usual game of divide and destroy ain't gonna work this time with Dems.

[oasis]

19. Shove it Trump!

[orangecrush]

20. KICK

[Hermit-The-Prog]

21. let TrumPutin talk to his rich bitch Mitch

When Putin, Trump and Mitch decide to end this senseless shutdown, it will end.

The gutless GOP can't stand up to Moscow Mitch because they're cowards.

Democrats stand together with their Speaker, not in fear of the Gangsters Of Putin.

[JudyM]

22. Trump gave our congresscritters an opportunity to build team unity viscerally.

Their show of shared purpose just strengthened our side.

Loving this OP, thanks babylonsister!