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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,023 posts)
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 05:18 PM Jan 2019

White House: Trump will move forward on wall 'with or without' Dems

The White House maintained Friday night that President Trump will "move forward" with plans to build a border wall "with or without the Democrats" if no funding is offered before a deadline next month.

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders issued the warning Friday night on Twitter while defending Trump amid backlash from conservatives over his decision to reopen the government without securing funding for a border wall.

“In 21 days President @realDonaldTrump is moving forward building the wall with or without the Democrats. The only outstanding question is whether the Democrats want something or nothing,” Sanders wrote.




Sanders posted the remark after Trump tweeted Friday night insisting that the deal he announced earlier in the day to fully reopen the federal government for three weeks “was in no way a concession.”

The statement came just hours after Trump said he would sign a short-term funding bill to reopen the government without funds to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/427078-white-house-trump-moving-forward-on-wall-with-or-without-dems
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White House: Trump will move forward on wall 'with or without' Dems (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2019 OP
Does he need another kick from the mule? The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #1
"In 21 days President @realDonaldTrump is moving forward building the wall with or without Ferrets are Cool Jan 2019 #2
Didn't Dirty Donny (R) say something about Mexico once? Achilleaze Jan 2019 #7
I think he wants to snatch it from the military budget. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jan 2019 #29
Congress holds the purse strings..... Historic NY Jan 2019 #3
These people, including Sanders, are talking out of their you know what. brush Jan 2019 #21
Clarification Zambero Jan 2019 #4
Once the check from Mexico arrives he won't need the Democrats mart48 Jan 2019 #5
Even if Mexico sent the money and wrote on the check "for the big beautiful wall". bullimiami Jan 2019 #12
Nah. I bet that over the next three weeks, more and more Achilleaze Jan 2019 #6
Weaker and Losier!! leftieNanner Jan 2019 #8
Losier is a good word to coin! lunatica Jan 2019 #15
#losier going micro-viral Achilleaze Jan 2019 #19
Time for another battering from Nan I guess, she's happy to oblige. sunonmars Jan 2019 #9
Will he or won't he vlyons Jan 2019 #10
need public to hound GOPers over committees Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #16
National emergency? The Republicans don't want that either. dem4decades Jan 2019 #11
Ive got a few real emergencies for the next D pres if that's how we are going to do. bullimiami Jan 2019 #14
yes they do rockfordfile Jan 2019 #30
I'm beginning to wonder if 45's "bad heart" report wasn't leaked intentionally. Laffy Kat Jan 2019 #13
It's a good thought to consider lunatica Jan 2019 #17
I know. nt Laffy Kat Jan 2019 #18
What bad heart problem? I don't remember reading anything about this. Mayberry Machiavelli Jan 2019 #25
Speaker Pelosi should pull a lawsuit out of her note pad. Delmette2.0 Jan 2019 #20
Three weeks of "Trump Time" is the equivalent of two years for mature, healthy Democrats. VOX Jan 2019 #22
If the Congressional Republicans duforsure Jan 2019 #23
He's building the wall? I'd like to see that out-of-shape blivit Sugar Smack Jan 2019 #24
This message was self-deleted by its author Kajun Gal Jan 2019 #26
How does eminent domain work if he tasks the U.S. military with building the wall. Grasswire2 Jan 2019 #27
He'll declare a national emergency bearsfootball516 Jan 2019 #28
Maybe rockfordfile Jan 2019 #31

Ferrets are Cool

(21,107 posts)
2. "In 21 days President @realDonaldTrump is moving forward building the wall with or without
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 05:21 PM
Jan 2019

the Democrats"

Where the FUCK do they think the money is coming from??

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
7. Didn't Dirty Donny (R) say something about Mexico once?
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 05:28 PM
Jan 2019

Why the Hell are the republicans trying to stick us hard-working American taxpayers with the bill ?

Why did the republicans lie to us about Mexico paying?

Historic NY

(37,449 posts)
3. Congress holds the purse strings.....
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 05:24 PM
Jan 2019

is he going to shut it down again, emergency funds still have to come from the congress......Wait maybe Trump Enterprises will pay for rebranding rights.

brush

(53,784 posts)
21. These people, including Sanders, are talking out of their you know what.
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 07:19 PM
Jan 2019

The House hold the purse strings and Dems are in charge. trump can't move an inch forward on anything without money from Congress.

Zambero

(8,964 posts)
4. Clarification
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 05:24 PM
Jan 2019

Without constitutional separation of powers, without funding appropriation from Congress, and without any help from Mexico as originally promised.

bullimiami

(13,096 posts)
12. Even if Mexico sent the money and wrote on the check "for the big beautiful wall".
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 05:47 PM
Jan 2019

Trump would not be allowed to spend it without approval from Congress.
The money would belong to the US Treasury and would have to be allocated.

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
6. Nah. I bet that over the next three weeks, more and more
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 05:26 PM
Jan 2019

evidence will spew forth showing his lies, his cheating, his adultery, his draft-dodging cowardice, and his democracy-perverting TREASON (R).

So he'll be even WEAKER & LOSIER then than he is today.

leftieNanner

(15,115 posts)
8. Weaker and Losier!!
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 05:29 PM
Jan 2019

Love that Achilleaze!

tRump is definitely that.

And, good luck with that proclamation Sarah Suckabee!

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
10. Will he or won't he
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 05:36 PM
Jan 2019

Now the MSmedia will get in a tizzy about whether he'l pull the trigger and declare an emergency and shut the gov down again. He's stupid enough to do it. And the MSMedia is stupid enough to fall for it. Meanwhile back at the ranch, Republican haven't named folks to the intelligence or ethics committees to prevent them from having enough committee members to do their work and give transcripts to Mueller.

We really have got to vote those fuckers out. Hope Pelosi can change the rules.

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,349 posts)
16. need public to hound GOPers over committees
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 05:54 PM
Jan 2019

The public needs to call, write, fax, email, or send smoke signals to House GOPers to stop obstructing justice and stop blocking committee work.

bullimiami

(13,096 posts)
14. Ive got a few real emergencies for the next D pres if that's how we are going to do.
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 05:49 PM
Jan 2019

Guns. Emergency.
Climate. Emergency.
Concentration of Wealth. Emergency.
Vulture Capitalists controlling healthcare, a human right. Emergency.

Laffy Kat

(16,383 posts)
13. I'm beginning to wonder if 45's "bad heart" report wasn't leaked intentionally.
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 05:48 PM
Jan 2019

He may try to weasel out of office for health reasons to get out of this mess. It's just a thought.

Delmette2.0

(4,166 posts)
20. Speaker Pelosi should pull a lawsuit out of her note pad.
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 07:13 PM
Jan 2019

And tell the fool that if he declares an emergency she will file the lawsuit to stop him before the Sharpie ink is dry on his Emergency Order.

VOX

(22,976 posts)
22. Three weeks of "Trump Time" is the equivalent of two years for mature, healthy Democrats.
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 07:30 PM
Jan 2019

Then it’s off to the races, indeed.

duforsure

(11,885 posts)
23. If the Congressional Republicans
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 07:32 PM
Jan 2019

Don't stop him , they'll all be out of a job next election in the Republicans party. They just thought the Mid Terms was bad.

Sugar Smack

(18,748 posts)
24. He's building the wall? I'd like to see that out-of-shape blivit
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 07:34 PM
Jan 2019

try to bend over and pick up one single brick. I'd bet you 800,000 or so paychecks he couldn't do it.

(As I recently tweeted)

Response to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Grasswire2

(13,571 posts)
27. How does eminent domain work if he tasks the U.S. military with building the wall.
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 08:13 PM
Jan 2019

Who controls that aspect? States?

I don't know much about that.

bearsfootball516

(6,377 posts)
28. He'll declare a national emergency
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 08:17 PM
Jan 2019

And it’ll immediately get tied up in the courts until after the 2020 election, which then the Democratic president can just eliminate it.

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