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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSen Schumer: "Having failed to secure funding from Mexico
and the American people, the President has decided to shut down the government."
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Sen Schumer: "Having failed to secure funding from Mexico (Original Post)
muntrv
Jan 2019
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walkingman
(7,583 posts)1. Excellent response by Pelosi and Schumer!!
Gothmog
(144,940 posts)2. Great response
Link to tweet
?s=20
BigmanPigman
(51,569 posts)6. I am a very visually oriented person and noticed Chuck's eyes.
Everyone's face and body is asymmetrical (a fact learned in art school anatomy class) but looking at Chuck's eyes on a full screen is really cool. One eye is almost looking through you. If I were in a room with him and negotiating I would give him whatever he wanted and than some.
SunSeeker
(51,520 posts)3. In summary: Show us the pesos Motherfucker!
ecstatic
(32,653 posts)4. Their was response was perfect. Initially I was thrown
off by the optics, but when I rewinded and listened, it was perfect. They nailed it.
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)5. His message was great. Spot on. nt
Marcuse
(7,446 posts)7. Remember the transcripts? The wall is the least important and the most important.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/politics/australia-mexico-transcripts/
TRUMP:
But you cannot say anymore that the United States is going to pay for the wall. I am just going to say that we are working it out. Believe it or not, this is the least important thing that we are talking about, but politically this might be the most important talk about. But in terms of dollars or pesos it is the least important thing. I know how to build very inexpensively, so it will be much lower than these numbers I am being presented with, and it will be a better wall and it will look nice. And it will do the job.
PEÑA NIETO:
But my position has been and will continue to be very firm saying that Mexico cannot pay for that wall.
TRUMP
But you cannot say that to the press. The press is going to go with that and I cannot live with that. You cannot say that to the press because I cannot negotiate under those circumstances.
But you cannot say anymore that the United States is going to pay for the wall. I am just going to say that we are working it out. Believe it or not, this is the least important thing that we are talking about, but politically this might be the most important talk about. But in terms of dollars or pesos it is the least important thing. I know how to build very inexpensively, so it will be much lower than these numbers I am being presented with, and it will be a better wall and it will look nice. And it will do the job.
PEÑA NIETO:
But my position has been and will continue to be very firm saying that Mexico cannot pay for that wall.
TRUMP
But you cannot say that to the press. The press is going to go with that and I cannot live with that. You cannot say that to the press because I cannot negotiate under those circumstances.