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bigtree

(85,998 posts)
Thu Jan 17, 2019, 04:22 PM Jan 2019

No Afghanistan Visit For Speaker Pelosi, But White House Says Mnuchin Still Going To Davos

David Gura @davidgura
If President Trump has postponed Speaker Pelosi's trip to a war zone, surely Secretary Mnuchin's delegation to the World Economic Forum won't leave for Davos. Right?

David Gura @davidgura
UPDATE: A White House official tells @NBCNews Secretary Mnuchin will lead a delegation to Davos, as planned.
2:59 PM - 17 Jan 2019








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No Afghanistan Visit For Speaker Pelosi, But White House Says Mnuchin Still Going To Davos (Original Post) bigtree Jan 2019 OP
I guess since they cited security issues... dhill926 Jan 2019 #1
If Pelosi can't use the military planes, neither can Mnuchin. Vinca Jan 2019 #2
Davos ain't nothing but a high-class boondoggle C_U_L8R Jan 2019 #3
Is the bride scheduled to go also? Totally Tunsie Jan 2019 #4
Gotta meet Deripaska. moondust Jan 2019 #5

dhill926

(16,347 posts)
1. I guess since they cited security issues...
Thu Jan 17, 2019, 04:28 PM
Jan 2019

in not letting Pelosi go, they actually value her more than Mnuchin. Nice....

Vinca

(50,279 posts)
2. If Pelosi can't use the military planes, neither can Mnuchin.
Thu Jan 17, 2019, 04:38 PM
Jan 2019

He can afford to dig into the billions of dollars in foreclosure money he reaped from the masses and pay for his own jet to go hobnob with the uber wealthy.

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