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struggle4progress

(118,294 posts) Fri Jan 25, 2019, 09:25 PM Jan 2019

Denies shutdown deal a concession

7:55 p.m.

President Donald Trump ... is tweeting that it “was in no way a concession” on his part.

Trump says the deal will take care of millions of people who were getting badly hurt by the shutdown.

And he’s emphasizing that it was only done “with the understanding that in 21 days, if no deal is done, it’s off to the races!” ...

https://www.apnews.com/98c86d0e7ee14bd089fbcee3c7a4975f

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Denies shutdown deal a concession (Original Post) struggle4progress Jan 2019 OP

Summary: guillaumeb Jan 2019 #1

+! struggle4progress Jan 2019 #3

and he claims ownership of a future shutdown Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #5

Agreed. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #8

More Than a Few Sandwiches Short of a Picnic struggle4progress Jan 2019 #2

oh i have to read that; thanks! Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #6

Off to the races? By shutting down the government again? John Fante Jan 2019 #4

He's spinning faster than a Texas tornado. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2019 #7

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

1. Summary:

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Fri Jan 25, 2019, 09:26 PM

Jan 2019

Hurt innocent people for 5 weeks.

Wait 3 weeks.

Repeat.

struggle4progress

(118,294 posts)

3. +!

Reply to guillaumeb (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 25, 2019, 09:29 PM

Jan 2019

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,349 posts)

5. and he claims ownership of a future shutdown

Reply to guillaumeb (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 25, 2019, 09:34 PM

Jan 2019

He really is that dumb. He owned this shutdown and is claiming the next.

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

8. Agreed.

Reply to Hermit-The-Prog (Reply #5)

Fri Jan 25, 2019, 10:18 PM

Jan 2019

And the Trump voters see him as standing for something.

struggle4progress

(118,294 posts)

2. More Than a Few Sandwiches Short of a Picnic

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Fri Jan 25, 2019, 09:28 PM

Jan 2019

How much longer can anyone pretend?
BY CHARLES P. PIERCE
Jan 4, 2019

... What was perfectly plain was that the president* is even several more sandwiches short of a picnic ... Quite simply, what we saw was an arguable madman who sounded like he'd replaced the famous presidential M&Ms in the White House with huge bowls of Adderall ...

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a25751668/president-trump-press-conference-shutdown-rose-garden/