The Latest: Trump to meet Senate Dems over his agenda

[DonViejo]

Source: Associated Press



7:55 a.m.

President Donald Trump is expected to have lunch Thursday with a group of moderate Senate Democrats who could play a key role in his legislative agenda.

The lunch is expected to include Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, Joe Donnelly of Indiana and Jon Tester of Montana.

Trump faces a narrow Republican majority in the Senate and hopes to secure some support among Democrats for his agenda and the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch. All four Senate Democrats face re-election in 2018.

The lunch was first reported by USA Today and confirmed by the Senate offices. The White House did not immediately provide details on the lunch, which is also expected to include Republican lawmakers.

Read more: http://www.salon.com/2017/02/08/the-latest-trump-to-meet-senate-dems-over-his-agenda/

[ananda]

1. Oh dear ..

I expect these are DINO's Trump thinks he can turn.

Sigh.

[geek tragedy]

2. I predict they'll all vote for Gorsuch nt

[MFM008]

17. They still need 4 more

Democrats.

[Chipper Chat]

3. He'll probably just blurt out that he wants them to switch parties.

And if they refuse then no dessert.

[Paladin]

10. And Manchin will probably take him up on it.

Worthless piece-of-shit DINO.......

[dalton99a]

15. +1

[Sanity Claws]

4. I don't see as ending well

DT is such an offensive person, totally lacking in diplomatic skills. He will try to bully the Senators causing enormous push back, etc.

[underpants]

7. That's what I see too

He literally behaves that way. It's not just an act or campaigning. There's another thread about State not being able to get him to act like an adult on phone calls to heads of state.

[Mc Mike]

5. I donated to Heitkamp and Tester in the past, but there is no way they can possibly

work with him on anything, period, and still be considered Dems I'd donate to.

Any move by those 4 to co-operate with that orange swine will result in me not donating to the DSCC, if the Dems don't kick the co-opted co-operators to the curb.

I'll still give to Dem Senators, but won't risk my money going to a dRumpf quisling.

Leadership better lay down the law.

[flygal]

8. Tester voted against the most of trump's cabinet choices

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028587058

[Mc Mike]

13. I won't turn against any of them, unless they show a Lieberman level of sleazy turncoating.

Manchin's next door to my state, and I've been watching him with displeasure for a while now. He's no Robert Byrd.

Don't know Donnelly at all, good to get a Dem in red IN.

I act on Heitkamp's and Tester's e-action requests when they come my way, and I understand they have to deal with political realities in their sates.

But if they cross the line too much, too obviously, they'll lose my (admittedly small) financial support.

I'm glad Sen Tester is doing the right thing.

[Tanuki]

6. The Associated Press headline is misleading, as it suggests SCROTUS is

looking to build a consensus or be conciliatory. On the contrary, he is trying to cut a few of the most electorally vulnerable off from the pack, hoping to flip them.

[Achilleaze]

9. Remind the republicans that their Draft-dodger-in-chief is a servant to the people

-- the people who pay his salary.

The republican tax-dodger is not a freakin republican king. He's America's servant. Remind him.

[DK504]

16. So are they,

but they seem to forget they too are public servants. They are to busy servicing the Hair Furor on their knees to remember were their lifesytle.

[packman]

11. The lion looks out at the herd of zebras searching for the most vulnerable

Well, maybe not the lion, but the hyena. I hope they record the threats he makes to these Senators - West Virginia coal country, North Dakota and Montana energy producers, Indiana - not sure that form of stick he'll use there.

[drm604]

12. This has to be Bannon's idea.

Trump wouldn't know enough to pick those four.

[rurallib]

14. This would be a good time for these Dems to push Dumbass for tax returns,

ties to Russia and divesting himself of businesses.

Lunches can go both ways.

[Fantastic Anarchist]

19. Brilliant idea ...

... but do you think these "moderates" (which means fakes) will use your strategy?

[Fantastic Anarchist]

18. Withdraw support immediately ...

... anyone that agrees with 45's agenda need to be ousted. If recalls are available, initiate them. Resistance requires immediate action. Let them know beforehand the consequences of their actions.

Let the whole Democratic Party know of the consequences. It's time for the Democratic Party to stop reaching across the aisle. This nation is in a huge crisis. Anyone playing Benedict Arnold needs to be dealt with.

[murielm99]

20. It would be better to primary them.

Start looking for viable candidates now if they go along with trump's agenda.

[Fantastic Anarchist]

22. By then, it might be too late.

By forcing Democrats to oppose 45 full stop, you're also warning the regime that it has a resistance movement to deal with, and maybe, they will restrain themselves. If not, we can still oppose them, and may even stop some of their agenda.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

21. Culling the weakest ones from the herd

[lark]

23. Divide and conquer.

It could easily work with some of that crew. Makes me sick!