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Sun Feb 17, 2019, 03:12 PM Feb 2019

Trump reduced to playing 'survival politics' to get to 2020 election after Pelosi humiliated him

Trump reduced to playing ‘survival politics’ to get to 2020 election after Pelosi humiliated him: GOP strategist

TOM BOGGIONI 17 FEB 2019 AT 13:47 ET

In a look into what drove Donald Trump to take the bold — and controversial step — of declaring a national emergency to grab billions of government dollars to fulfill a campaign promise of a wall on the southern border, a GOP strategist said the president is just trying to keep his administration afloat.

Speaking with the Washington Post, conservative campaign consultant Mike Murphy — who is admittedly not a fan of the president — said Trump is still reeling from being outplayed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) who called his bluff when he shut down the government in a failed attempt to get border wall money.


https://www.rawstory.com/2019/02/trump-reduced-playing-survival-politics-get-2020-election-pelosi-humiliated-gop-strategist/
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