Trump's latest remarks on the shutdown. This should alarm everybody!
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That's madness......
Trump says he will be 'proud' to shut down the government for ...
Trump says he will be 'proud' to shut down the government for YEARS if he doesn't get his Mexican wall and says he might declare a NATIONAL EMERGENCY to build it as 'contentious' White House talks ...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...A-table-theres-no-wall-no-deal-Dems-made.html
Donald Trump told Congressional leaders Friday that he will shut down the government for 'months or even years' if he does not get money for his border wall with Mexico — and said he was 'proud' to do it because it's the right thing.
Trump's threat was first disclosed by Chuck Schumer, the Senate minority leader, during a news conference outside the White House. He accused the president of holding federal workers 'hostage' for the wall and urged him to continue the conversation with the government open.
The president confirmed the remarks as he addressed reporters in the Rose Garden.
'I did. I did. I did say that. Absolutely, I said that. I don’t think it will, but I am prepared,' Trump said at the beginning of a lengthy news conference.
Trump claimed the meeting was 'very, very productive,' which was a stark contrast to the tone adopted by Democratic leaders, and said that he was setting up a working group led by Mike Pence, the vice president that would meet this weekend to discuss how to move forward on the shutdown.
He headed to the Rose Garden after the meeting for an impromptu press conference flanked by Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, Pence, Republican Minority Whip Steve Scalise and Republican Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.
Mitch McConnell, the Republican Senate leader had been present for the talks but was not at the press conference. Trump claimed he was 'busy running the Senate,' even though it had adjourned until Tuesday.
Trump described his wall as a vital national security measure, and in a free-wheeling performance claimed that illegal immigrants were being driven across it away from ports of entries, in some cases with women in the back of their vehicles with their mouths taped over.
The president also disclosed that he had considered declaring a national emergency to build the wall without legislative approval and said: 'I can do it, if I want.'
'We can call a national emergency because of the security of our country. Absolutely. No, we can do it. I haven’t done it. I may do it,' he said. 'We can call a national emergency and build it very quickly.'
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Schumer said: 'We made a plea to the president once again: don't hold millions of Americans, hundreds of thousands of workers, hostage. Open up the government, and let's continue the discussions.'
The Democrat said Trump indicated in the meeting that he was willing to ride the shutdown out.
'He said he would keep it closed for a very long period of time, months or even years,' Schumer added.
There was no mention from the Democratic leaders of a possible deal floated by Pence, who had suggested that the president could use a program giving legal status to illegal immigrant children as an incentive for Democrats to give him is border wall.
Pence said that Trump's stance heading into a Friday morning meeting with congressional leaders is 'no wall, no deal,' but he's willing to negotiate other aspects of an agreement to reopen the government.
'I think the president’s made it very clear -- no wall, no deal,' he told Tucker Carlson after the Fox News host asked about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. 'But look, we really are prepared to negotiate, we’re prepared to talk, we’re prepared to listen,' he added.
Trump claimed at the presser once again that an appeals court squashed a DACA deal last year when it protected the program his administration axed.
'That's what broke up the DACA deal. Yes, we had a pathway, we had many things, that was getting close to being a deal,' he said. 'The problem was that the money was a very small amount of money.'
The president said that the $25 billion over 10 years that the legislation appropriated only provided $1 billion up front for his wall and he didn't want to have to go back to Congress and ask for the money each year.
He signaled he wouldn't sign the bill he seemed to be referring to at the time because it provided a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrant children. He smacked it down as amnesty for illegals.
Trump says he will be 'proud' to shut down the government for YEARS if he doesn't get his Mexican wall and says he might declare a NATIONAL EMERGENCY to build it as 'contentious' White House talks ...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...A-table-theres-no-wall-no-deal-Dems-made.html
Donald Trump told Congressional leaders Friday that he will shut down the government for 'months or even years' if he does not get money for his border wall with Mexico — and said he was 'proud' to do it because it's the right thing.
Trump's threat was first disclosed by Chuck Schumer, the Senate minority leader, during a news conference outside the White House. He accused the president of holding federal workers 'hostage' for the wall and urged him to continue the conversation with the government open.
The president confirmed the remarks as he addressed reporters in the Rose Garden.
'I did. I did. I did say that. Absolutely, I said that. I don’t think it will, but I am prepared,' Trump said at the beginning of a lengthy news conference.
Trump claimed the meeting was 'very, very productive,' which was a stark contrast to the tone adopted by Democratic leaders, and said that he was setting up a working group led by Mike Pence, the vice president that would meet this weekend to discuss how to move forward on the shutdown.
He headed to the Rose Garden after the meeting for an impromptu press conference flanked by Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, Pence, Republican Minority Whip Steve Scalise and Republican Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.
Mitch McConnell, the Republican Senate leader had been present for the talks but was not at the press conference. Trump claimed he was 'busy running the Senate,' even though it had adjourned until Tuesday.
Trump described his wall as a vital national security measure, and in a free-wheeling performance claimed that illegal immigrants were being driven across it away from ports of entries, in some cases with women in the back of their vehicles with their mouths taped over.
The president also disclosed that he had considered declaring a national emergency to build the wall without legislative approval and said: 'I can do it, if I want.'
'We can call a national emergency because of the security of our country. Absolutely. No, we can do it. I haven’t done it. I may do it,' he said. 'We can call a national emergency and build it very quickly.'
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Schumer said: 'We made a plea to the president once again: don't hold millions of Americans, hundreds of thousands of workers, hostage. Open up the government, and let's continue the discussions.'
The Democrat said Trump indicated in the meeting that he was willing to ride the shutdown out.
'He said he would keep it closed for a very long period of time, months or even years,' Schumer added.
There was no mention from the Democratic leaders of a possible deal floated by Pence, who had suggested that the president could use a program giving legal status to illegal immigrant children as an incentive for Democrats to give him is border wall.
Pence said that Trump's stance heading into a Friday morning meeting with congressional leaders is 'no wall, no deal,' but he's willing to negotiate other aspects of an agreement to reopen the government.
'I think the president’s made it very clear -- no wall, no deal,' he told Tucker Carlson after the Fox News host asked about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. 'But look, we really are prepared to negotiate, we’re prepared to talk, we’re prepared to listen,' he added.
Trump claimed at the presser once again that an appeals court squashed a DACA deal last year when it protected the program his administration axed.
'That's what broke up the DACA deal. Yes, we had a pathway, we had many things, that was getting close to being a deal,' he said. 'The problem was that the money was a very small amount of money.'
The president said that the $25 billion over 10 years that the legislation appropriated only provided $1 billion up front for his wall and he didn't want to have to go back to Congress and ask for the money each year.
He signaled he wouldn't sign the bill he seemed to be referring to at the time because it provided a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrant children. He smacked it down as amnesty for illegals.
Fantastic! I am grateful to Trump, Pelosi, and Schumer for this fantastic shut down.
What specific charge should Trump be impeached for?
Woo hoo! The only possible thing that could foil this much wanted shutdown would be if Pelosi blesses Trump's 5.7 billion for the wall. I hope Pelosi does not foil this beautiful shutdown by giving Trump the wall money. Pelosi could foil this sweet shutdown in less than a minute, but I hope she holds on for a long time. What scares me, is that 5.7 billion is chump change that is super easy to come by, so hopefully she does not end the shutdown prematurely.
Please join me in my hopes that Pelosi does not end this sweet shut down. Let's put our hopes and prayers together in an effort to stop Pelosi from ending it. Please don't let her ruin Trump's sweet shutdown!
Sirthinksalot
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Think of all those union dues that won't get paid. Glorious!!!
Robo
Verified User
Impeachment should follow because?
Robo
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How much would you opine Pelosi and the Democrats are hurting people? They could cut a deal but offer nothing.
Trump has already said he was proud to shut down the government. Is he passing the buck now?
No need for impeachment.
Trump is gonna cave...and more than likely he will cave early this week.
Trump is gonna cave...and more than likely he will cave early this week.
Why should anyone who believes in democracy offer anything but impeachment to your mad fuhrer - unless, of course, the NRA finally makes good its boasts?
Althea
Althea told me...
That's a given. Ironically, he's jeopardizing national safety.
Drug Smugglers From Mexico Use Border Crossings in ... - NBC News
Checkpoints along the U.S.-Mexico border are an increasingly popular entrance for drug smugglers. That could undermine Trump's argument for a wall. ..
Secure checkpoints along the American-Mexican border have become an increasingly popular entrance for drug smugglers entering the United States, a fact that could undermine President Donald Trump's argument for a border wall.
Customs agents at the San Ysidro Port of Entry, the busiest land border crossing in the world, check 50,000 vehicles and 20,000 pedestrians on an average day — and they do it 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Located just south of San Diego and a few miles north of Tijuana, there are countless attempts to bring drugs across the border: some successful, some not.
“We’re looking at everyone. We’re looking at illegal narcotics, heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl, all entering the borders,” said Sidney Aki, Customs and Border Protection Director of the San Ysidro Port of Entry.
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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/drug-smugglers-mexico-use-border-crossings-spite-walls-n724341
What's illegal about that?
Democrats unwilling to give far less money to help security than they're willing to give illegal freeloaders coming here is what is keeping it shut down.
It's obvious Pelosi and Schumer want it shut down. They're unwilling to give Trump far less than they're wiling to give illegal freeloaders in handouts. Proof they don't believe in border security and love illegals.
Althea
Althea told me...
Yep. Democrats are calling for more high tech equipment, and trump is still obsessing over an idiotic campaign promise.
Here's an idea...obsess about your promise to end carried interest. You said it was the first thing you were going to do as POTUS.
Exactly.. Trump is promoting the idea that immigrants are walking across the desert where there are no roads to get into the US or smuggle drugs.
More technology AND severe penalties for employers (like Trump) who hire illegal immigrants. Wouldn't hurt to beef up E-Verify too.