Trump digs in on border wall ahead of negotiations with lawmakers on shutdown

[DonViejo]

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Source: The Hill


BY TAL AXELROD - 01/05/19 08:34 AM EST

President Trump doubled down on his demand for border wall funding Saturday morning ahead of a meeting with congressional leaders to negotiate an end to the partial government shutdown.

“The Democrats could solve the Shutdown problem in a very short period of time," Trump tweeted early Saturday.

"All they have to do is approve REAL Border Security (including a Wall), something which everyone, other than drug dealers, human traffickers and criminals, want very badly! This would be so easy to do!” he added.

Link to tweet

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[ananda]

1. Just keep on diggin I-1.

Basically it's your own grave.

[groundloop]

2. Sad thing is Tiny's temper tantrum is directly hurting thousands of families

And as soon as more federal workers start refusing to work without pay he'll be screwing millions of Americans. Hopefully enough Senate repubs will see the light and pass a reasonable budget bill.

[FredsterKathy]

3. Ransom is what it is...

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When terrorists or other criminal sorts demand payment of some sort in exchange for whatever it is that they are holding from someone, that is called ransom or extortion. It is time that the Dems start screaming that Trump is a terrorist of the highest order for what he is doing with the shutdown. Demanding $5 billion+ which is only the beginning of his demand is worthy of criminal charges, which is highly unlikely. I don't believe that there have been words created yet that describes Trump, and his behavior.
RANSOM IS WHAT IT MUST BE CALLED FROM THE HIGHEST ROOFTOPS !!

[watoos]

4. No one in his or her right mind would give Trump a blank check for 5.6 billion.

Why didn't you put the money in the budget motherfucker?

Where are the details of how the money is going to be spent, motherfucker?

Ask the Saudis or Putin to fund the wall since Mexico turned you down.

[sinkingfeeling]

5. The POS could solve the Shutdown problem in a very short time.

All he has to do is approve the funding bills which everyone, other than his deplorables, skinheads, and Nazis, want very badly! This would be so easy to do!

[keithbvadu2]

6. Fight for Mexico to send the money, Donald. It was your campaign promise.

[paleotn]

7. no

[Zorro]

8. This is more about breaking the Democrats at the onset

of their ascension as the majority party in the House.

[pandr32]

12. I said the same thing yesterday

He HAS to win this one or he loses everything as far as his thinking goes. He has the Repugnant side in line (mostly) and now needs to do the same with the Dems.

[Thekaspervote]

14. Agree completely! They think they can shift the blame on to the Dems for the shutdown

Followed by a weakened democratic stance. And their ticket to regaining the house in 2020 with dotard also winning re-election. Doesn’t see to working out that way! Stay strong Dems!!!!

[modrepub]

17. Yup

Wifey's cousin responded to her FB post about the government shut down by blaming Dems. Female cousin proudly pointed out to Wifey that Mexico was already paying for the wall through that new trade deal. Wifey replied if that was true why was Trump asking for $5B funding from Congress? No reply to Wifey's comment for a couple of days now. Known Wifey for almost 30 years now, she's a smart woman. This is nothing more than Alpha-Male posturing.

[BootinUp]

9. What a hard working turd we have in the WH. Nt

[EleanorR]

10. You and the republican Congress had two years to do this and failed

Sad.

[Thekaspervote]

15. The gopeeee has been waiting to pounce.. a planned move. Break the Dems regain the house in 2020

And dotard re-elected

[EleanorR]

16. Nah

They haven't been planning for two years to be routed by the Dems. Fail.

[Botany]

11. Fuck you Donny!

Donald J. Trump
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@realDonaldTrump
Mexico will pay for the wall!

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[pazzyanne]

13. Notice how "tRump digs in" and the word negotiator just do not compute?

If tRump's "The Art of the Deal" is holding a nation hostage. I think that is a two year old bully throwing a tantrum. No wonder he had so many bankruptcies and business failures. Yet so many Americans bought the used car sales pitch and, believe it or not, still support that failure!

[Apollyonus]

18. I just hope democrats stand firm and not cave in

Because we democrats are compassionate people, sometimes the suffering will make us wanting to end it.

I suggest a counter proposal of adding several of our demands to a bill and give the clown his 5.3 billion -- it will be a great bargain to get all the restrictions to Obamacare they have created plus DACA plus voting rights act modifications for the price.

[heliarc]

20. The trade should get incrementally better each time it goes up the chain

Single payer healthcare, and 70% income tax over 700,000 in exchange for the wall.

[heliarc]

19. IMPEACH

[SWBTATTReg]

21. This is a clear failure of governing. Plain and simple. He couldn't even get funding for the ...

so called wall, but he could get his tax break. Go figure as to what is important to him and no one else.

Maybe it's about time that folks started bypassing him for any kind of responsible government since he's not going to do it (he is unable to, simple as this). He's incapable of doing so. Thus, our representatives need to remove him. Plain and simple.

[The Truth Is Here]

22. I have an idea. Give him his 5.6 billion for the wall. With one clause.

That 5.6 billion wall funding will immediately expire as soon as he signs or lets it sit on it for 10 days with no action.

Just make sure Trump doesn't see that part, and problem is solved.