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This Trump shutdown, this temper tantrum that he seems to throw will not get him his wall and itll hurt a lot of people because he will cause a shutdown. He admitted he wanted a shutdown, it's hard to believe that he would want that, @SenSchumer says. http://cnn.it/2rwsqG7
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jodymarie aimee
(3,975 posts)stop buying into the ludicrous reality show...decorum, dignity gone....If you lived in another country and watched that hotmess would you think OH, Cool, America....
Maven
(10,533 posts)1) The blue wave happened because voters want a hard check on Trump. Bringing the fight to him on camera shows that Democrats are ready to go to the mat to protect the country.
2) Democrats can no longer play into the RW narrative that they are "out of touch" by pretending to be above it all. "Well I never!" is not an acceptable strategy when you are facing an existential threat like Trump. Pelosi and Schumer showed that they are more than capable of beating this jackal at his own game. They made a fool of him on camera.
jodymarie aimee
(3,975 posts)here children, this is how government works...No we are normalizing this fuck...and all his fuckiness...
You would not have said that 3 years ago....
Maven
(10,533 posts)because we were too dignified to break decorum and fight.
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,786 posts)Nancy Pelosi stressed that with the Republican majorities for now, Trump does not need a single Democratic vote. Trump is still hell bent on blaming them all the same to score political points with his dwindling base. Fear mongering was mentioned by both Pelosi and Schumer as a motivator by Trump.
YessirAtsaFact
(2,064 posts)I somehow can't picture OrangeTurd praying.
I also give Nancy Peolosi kudos for delivering the line about asking Trump to pray with a straight face. I don't think I could.
herding cats
(19,565 posts)You could almost hear the collective groan from Republicans on The Hill when he rose to the bait.
underpants
(182,826 posts)Watching later
apnu
(8,758 posts)Its a total shit-show.
matt819
(10,749 posts)Pelosi/Schumer playing 3-dimensional chess.
Trump playing checkers.
mcar
(42,334 posts)My take is that Dotard thought bringing the press in and bloviating publicly would pressure Pelosi and Schumer into making an agreement on camera.
He failed. Miserably. They showed the world they are true leaders.
Tarc
(10,476 posts)and claiming that he got more in and did it bigly better than anyone else, therefore he won.