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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 04:23 PM Jan 2019

Trump aides discussing using SOTU to "admonish Democrats over their opposition" to the wall

Trump told reporters at the White House that he has the authority to make an emergency declaration to jump-start wall construction, but said, “I’m not going to do it so fast.”

The president reiterated that he prefers to work out a deal with Democrats in Congress, even though no agreement appears to be in sight after the partial government shutdown stretched into its 21st day.

The White House is now making preparations for the shutdown to last weeks longer, an administration official confirmed to The Hill.

The Office of Management and Budget is gearing up for the partial shutdown to continue through February and aides have discussed using Trump's Jan. 29 State of the Union to admonish Democrats over their opposition to his $5.7 billion request for border-wall funding.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/424973-trump-on-declaring-national-emergency-not-going-to-do-it-so-fast#.XDj5YeIit2A.twitter
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Trump aides discussing using SOTU to "admonish Democrats over their opposition" to the wall (Original Post) Miles Archer Jan 2019 OP
So the 800,000+ workers affected can go pound sand. TheCowsCameHome Jan 2019 #1
I'd love to hear Pelosi tell him to go pound sand while he speaks. Efilroft Sul Jan 2019 #6
So... There's no chance of Us VS Them ending any time soon? Shell_Seas Jan 2019 #2
Not unless you consider any time soon to be before the end of February Miles Archer Jan 2019 #13
Goverment workers will get foreclosed on and evicted. Parents and children will go hungry because wasupaloopa Jan 2019 #3
Like all those knocks when the gop thought and said their minds Crutchez_CuiBono Jan 2019 #11
Hopefully there will be a cilla4progress Jan 2019 #4
It's about revenge. He thinks the SOTU address will make Pelosi squirm dalton99a Jan 2019 #5
Wow Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2019 #7
They don't care. Crutchez_CuiBono Jan 2019 #8
He starts that crap, Democrats walk out in mass. WePurrsevere Jan 2019 #9
+1 dalton99a Jan 2019 #19
Ye old Mexican standoff! lunatica Jan 2019 #10
Nothing is beneath this idiot C_U_L8R Jan 2019 #12
Don't do it Trumpy... They will applaud you at the worst moments and people will love it ck4829 Jan 2019 #14
If he's "not going to do it so fast" does that mean it's not an emergency? gratuitous Jan 2019 #15
Speaker Pelosi should tell him No SOTU Address unless Government is reopened! Va Lefty Jan 2019 #16
+1. She should rescind the invitation dalton99a Jan 2019 #17
I would love it if the Dems at the SOTU... Wounded Bear Jan 2019 #18
...or yelled, "That's a lie!" every time he said one. fierywoman Jan 2019 #20
The majority party has the right MrGrieves Jan 2019 #21

TheCowsCameHome

(40,168 posts)
1. So the 800,000+ workers affected can go pound sand.
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 04:28 PM
Jan 2019

Cripes, this guy is really out of his freakin' mind.

He must be removed, and removed ASAP

Efilroft Sul

(3,578 posts)
6. I'd love to hear Pelosi tell him to go pound sand while he speaks.
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 04:33 PM
Jan 2019

She could throw him off his game sitting behind him.

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
13. Not unless you consider any time soon to be before the end of February
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 04:40 PM
Jan 2019

He loves every second of this, and the game plan is to blame it all on the Dems.

 

wasupaloopa

(4,516 posts)
3. Goverment workers will get foreclosed on and evicted. Parents and children will go hungry because
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 04:28 PM
Jan 2019

of this monster.

I can't post what I am thinking, I don't want a knock on my door.

Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts)
11. Like all those knocks when the gop thought and said their minds
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 04:38 PM
Jan 2019

during Obama? I think that scare tactic works if you believe it. Ever notice how many awful things were said about the last president and never was anyone charged or convicted of the content of what they SAID? But the Ds need to tremble in their boots for not speaking truth to power. We follow rules, and they count on it. See Ted Nugent. Nuff said.

Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts)
8. They don't care.
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 04:34 PM
Jan 2019

I guess only the 2/3rds who get the scraps have to always give more. If we do this time...it's going to be two more years of hell.

WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)
9. He starts that crap, Democrats walk out in mass.
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 04:35 PM
Jan 2019

There's really nothing that I can think of that says they MUST sit through his lies and self promotion.

C_U_L8R

(44,996 posts)
12. Nothing is beneath this idiot
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 04:39 PM
Jan 2019

Of course he's going to stand at the podium and lie.
And distort and defame.
I'd suggest a rotten fruit barrage but probably better
to ignore, walk out or boo every distortion.

ck4829

(35,041 posts)
14. Don't do it Trumpy... They will applaud you at the worst moments and people will love it
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 04:41 PM
Jan 2019

"The opposition party..." (Round of applause)

"The Democrats won't give me what I..." (More applause)

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
15. If he's "not going to do it so fast" does that mean it's not an emergency?
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 04:42 PM
Jan 2019

Usually there an element of urgency in an emergency. This is the slowest goddammed emergency I ever saw.

Va Lefty

(6,252 posts)
16. Speaker Pelosi should tell him No SOTU Address unless Government is reopened!
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 04:43 PM
Jan 2019

As I understand it, the Constitution does not require an address, simply a report.

Wounded Bear

(58,622 posts)
18. I would love it if the Dems at the SOTU...
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 04:46 PM
Jan 2019

just broke out laughing and rolling in the aisle if he said something like that.

 

MrGrieves

(315 posts)
21. The majority party has the right
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 05:16 PM
Jan 2019

The majority party has the right to hold the rebuttal from the floor. They absolutely can and SHOULD do this.

Rebut from the floor immediately while the cameras and televisions are still tuned in. And do it voraciously. Tear his lies apart completely.

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