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suffragette

(12,232 posts)
Fri Jan 25, 2019, 05:03 PM Jan 2019

From start to end, this article places blame on Trump and praises Pelosi. Nice to see accurate news.

Trump backs down on shutdown, agrees to fund government for 3 weeks

http://amp.kiro7.com/news/politics/trump-backs-down-on-shutdown-agrees-to-fund-government-for-3-weeks/909927948


Hours after flight delays attributed to a 35 day partial government shutdown began to slow airline travel at major airports on the East Coast, President Donald Trump agreed to sign off on a bill to fund and re-open the government through February 15, ensuring that 800,000 federal workers would get back pay after missing a pair of paychecks, and giving lawmakers extra time to negotiate a spending package on border security.

“I am very proud to announce today that we have reached a deal to end the shutdown and reopen the federal government,” the President said in the White Hous Rose Garden.

While the President sought to put the best light on the developments, it was a major shift for Mr. Trump, who had repeatedly refused to open the government, and allow for negotiations on border security to go forward – as his decision on Friday basically accepted what Democrats had called for since before Christmas.

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From start to end, this article places blame on Trump and praises Pelosi. Nice to see accurate news. (Original Post) suffragette Jan 2019 OP
yes, their usual problem is trying to be "balanced" KayF Jan 2019 #1
I agree those would be good and important additions. Still, glad to see how this correctly portrays suffragette Jan 2019 #2

KayF

(1,345 posts)
1. yes, their usual problem is trying to be "balanced"
Fri Jan 25, 2019, 05:27 PM
Jan 2019

in a story like this, balance has no place.

I agree it's a good story for the reasons you say. But I think every story should also remind everyone that 1)Trump said Mexico would pay for the wall and 2)that he said he was "proud" to "take the mantle" for the shutdown.

suffragette

(12,232 posts)
2. I agree those would be good and important additions. Still, glad to see how this correctly portrays
Fri Jan 25, 2019, 05:43 PM
Jan 2019

the unity of the Democrats, the opposite in the Republicans case.

Ironic that Trump’s insistence on a material wall has led to cracks in his political wall.

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