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Kablooie

(18,637 posts) Sat Dec 23, 2017, 03:41 AM Dec 2017

It's very odd that Trump would suddenly sign the tax bill with no fanfare.

He said he would sign it on Jan 2 and was planning a huge ceremony.
Of course he would want to bask in adoration and glory and this would be his first big chance since becoming president.

Then suddenly he quietly signs it without a big party!?

Something very odd is going on here.

One reason he might do this is if he learned that something drastic may happen before Jan 2 so he wanted the law set in stone with his name on it before anything could get in the way.

If his lawyers met with Mueller last night, as was rumored, they might have learned something that caused Trump to suddenly change his plans and forego his triumphal celebration.

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It's very odd that Trump would suddenly sign the tax bill with no fanfare. (Original Post) Kablooie Dec 2017 OP

Seth Abramson has suggested the same thing in a Twitter string. nt tblue37 Dec 2017 #1

Kinda long story: LeftInTX Dec 2017 #2

Indeed the last minute keep the government running deal waived "Pay Go". PoliticAverse Dec 2017 #3

And demonstrated how hypocritical the GOP is exboyfil Dec 2017 #5

Or alternatately the reason he was delaying signing it until January was removed... PoliticAverse Dec 2017 #4

He was made aware of MFM008 Dec 2017 #6

Comrade Casino* & republican cronies will live to regret their Tax Hiest Achilleaze Dec 2017 #7

I fear that we will regret it more CentralMass Dec 2017 #11

I'm guessing it has something to do with the conversation that the Republicans had with McCabe. Baitball Blogger Dec 2017 #8

+1 2naSalit Dec 2017 #9

He had a rendevous with PDittie Dec 2017 #10

With a double scoop of ice cream, too! COLGATE4 Dec 2017 #12

tblue37

(65,474 posts)

1. Seth Abramson has suggested the same thing in a Twitter string. nt

Reply to Kablooie (Original post)

Sat Dec 23, 2017, 03:45 AM

Dec 2017

LeftInTX

(25,488 posts)

2. Kinda long story:

Reply to Kablooie (Original post)

Sat Dec 23, 2017, 05:20 AM

Dec 2017

He was gonna sign it on Jan 2nd, but Congress isn't officially on recess. This might have risked a pocket veto.

Congress passed a budget deal last night that waved tbe Pay Go rules. The reason he was gonna sign it Jan 2nd was because of Pay Go rules.

With Pay Go out of the way, he signed it today.

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

3. Indeed the last minute keep the government running deal waived "Pay Go".

Reply to LeftInTX (Reply #2)

Sat Dec 23, 2017, 05:33 AM

Dec 2017

And Paygo was the reason not to sign it until January.

For those that missed the explanation of the reason:
Trump may not sign the tax bill until 2018 to avoid a Medicare disaster
http://www.businessinsider.com/when-will-trump-sign-tax-reform-bill-paygo-medicare-2017-12

exboyfil

(17,865 posts)

5. And demonstrated how hypocritical the GOP is

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #3)

Sat Dec 23, 2017, 05:38 AM

Dec 2017

They do nothing and they get the budget cuts they have always been whining about.

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

4. Or alternatately the reason he was delaying signing it until January was removed...

Reply to Kablooie (Original post)

Sat Dec 23, 2017, 05:37 AM

Dec 2017

See post # 2 in this thead: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210017725#post2

MFM008

(19,818 posts)

6. He was made aware of

Reply to Kablooie (Original post)

Sat Dec 23, 2017, 05:47 AM

Dec 2017

How BAD a bill for billionaires would look being signed at a ritzy rich man's playground.
Period.

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)

7. Comrade Casino* & republican cronies will live to regret their Tax Hiest

Reply to Kablooie (Original post)

Sat Dec 23, 2017, 07:23 AM

Dec 2017

of the American people to enrich already rich republicans. This will bite them in their flabby butts. Their russian cronies will be no help.

* republican Draft-dodger-in-Chief

CentralMass

(15,265 posts)

11. I fear that we will regret it more

Reply to Achilleaze (Reply #7)

Sat Dec 23, 2017, 12:06 PM

Dec 2017

Baitball Blogger

(46,753 posts)

8. I'm guessing it has something to do with the conversation that the Republicans had with McCabe.

Reply to Kablooie (Original post)

Sat Dec 23, 2017, 08:43 AM

Dec 2017

We are going to see a sweeping pendulum in the coming weeks, from sycophantic Republican Congresspeople to Captain Louis Renaults.

"I'm shocked that there is gambling in this establishment"