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Without recounting, and assuming you heard the D and R comments, who do you believe? (Original Post) Stinky The Clown Jan 2019 OP
Schumer and Pelosi are telling the truth. ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2019 #1
Everyone agrees Raven123 Jan 2019 #2
He's become the hostage now underpants Jan 2019 #4
It's a grasp for leverage via the media and a show of weakness underpants Jan 2019 #3
Trump held the meeting in the Situation Room this time because cameras can't enter. octoberlib Jan 2019 #5

Raven123

(4,716 posts)
2. Everyone agrees
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 05:05 PM
Jan 2019

Trump demanded a wall. Trump refuses to reopen gov't until he gets his wall. Peloton said no. Trump walked out. Whether he yelled or not, whether he slammed the table or not are distractions.

Fact: Trump is holding us hostage to his campaign promise

underpants

(182,284 posts)
4. He's become the hostage now
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 05:10 PM
Jan 2019

He has to stay in that nasty old Un-Gold building all by himself except for the help - who he waved at but they didn’t wave back. His own family bailed on him.

He’s stuck in a corner in an Oval room and it’s all his doing. Art of the Deal my ass.

underpants

(182,284 posts)
3. It's a grasp for leverage via the media and a show of weakness
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 05:07 PM
Jan 2019

If Trump really thought last night was enough to close the deal he’s sadder than we thought. McCarthy is just feeding their propaganda machine to keep the wolves st bay at least one more day.

Chuck and Nancy have no reason to offer anything. In fact, Trump is clearly negotiating with himself. Watering down his own position at every turn. They’ve got him by the shorties and HE knows it.

If anything the whole thing was set up for Trump to DOMINATE before he eventually relents and gets NOTHING.

That’s my take anyway.

octoberlib

(14,971 posts)
5. Trump held the meeting in the Situation Room this time because cameras can't enter.
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 05:16 PM
Jan 2019

He wants to avoid a repeat of the debacle in the Oval Office when he got owned. This way R's can lie and characterize the meeting any way they want.

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