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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,010 posts)
Sun Apr 14, 2019, 10:10 PM Apr 2019

Trump, Pelosi to meet on bipartisan infrastructure deal

Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) are planning to meet in the near future to discuss a bipartisan infrastructure package, a White House spokesperson confirmed to the Washington Examiner.

“The President and Speaker did speak last week and have agreed to meet soon to discuss working together on infrastructure,” White House Deputy press secretary Judd Deere told the publication. “The President wants a bipartisan infrastructure package that rebuilds crumbling infrastructure, invests in the projects and industries of tomorrow, and promotes permitting efficiency.”

Pelosi said at a recent Democratic retreat that she thinks President Trump would be receptive to an infrastructure package of between $1 trillion and $2 trillion.

“I’m optimistic. Left to his own devices, I think the president would be agreeable to these things,” she told reporters. “It has to be $1 trillion; I’d like it to be closer to $2 trillion.”

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/438859-trump-pelosi-to-meet-on-bipartisan-infrastructure-deal-report

Think something will get done or do you think that Trump is so butthurt that he'll sabotage the whole meeting and say he won?

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Trump, Pelosi to meet on bipartisan infrastructure deal (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2019 OP
I trust Nancy to take him to the cleaners and get everything she can out of him then some. OrlandoDem2 Apr 2019 #1
I think trump is awfully butthurt. Doreen Apr 2019 #2
He'll be on board. al_liberal Apr 2019 #3
"left to his own devices"? What does that mean?? Grasswire2 Apr 2019 #4
He'll definitely be in on infrastructure moonscape Apr 2019 #5
Pelosi is the Iliyah Apr 2019 #6
Key words: "promote permitting efficiency"... Wounded Bear Apr 2019 #7
She's been kicking his ass so far. She must have a plan. bitterross Apr 2019 #8
You can accomplish anything -- as long as you don't care who gets credit. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Apr 2019 #9
Trump wants his (tiny little)hands on that 2 trillion lame54 Apr 2019 #10
"I want my wall and don't care how many bridges collapse before I get it!" struggle4progress Apr 2019 #11
invests in the projects and industries of tomorrow, and promotes permitting efficiency." scarytomcat Apr 2019 #12
Here is what will happen DeminPennswoods Apr 2019 #13

al_liberal

(420 posts)
3. He'll be on board.
Sun Apr 14, 2019, 10:21 PM
Apr 2019

1-2 trillion infrastructure package on his crumbling wall. End of discussion, end of negotiations.

Wounded Bear

(58,662 posts)
7. Key words: "promote permitting efficiency"...
Sun Apr 14, 2019, 10:53 PM
Apr 2019

That sounds like Repub-speak for de-regulating and privatizing.

I trust Nancy, but I hope she's careful. Trump's interest in infrastructure doesn't go much deeper than wall street bankers and hedge fund speculators padding their investments. I don't care how he brags about being a "builder." He's a money grubbing asshole.

We need to actually get physical work done, not pump up paper fortunes on Wall Street.

 

bitterross

(4,066 posts)
8. She's been kicking his ass so far. She must have a plan.
Mon Apr 15, 2019, 12:07 AM
Apr 2019

The fact she's throwing out a number so soon makes me think she has a plan already. She's been pretty much in charge so far. If only Mitch McConnell would have a completely debilitating stroke or heart failure. Things might go better. Yes, McConnell is a person on whom I do, for real, wish death or 100% disability.

9. You can accomplish anything -- as long as you don't care who gets credit.
Mon Apr 15, 2019, 12:56 AM
Apr 2019

And in this case we know will want to get all the credit.

Expect Fat Donnie to try to include his ego wall in the final appropriation, threatening to sabotage the whole thing if he doesn't get his way.

scarytomcat

(1,706 posts)
12. invests in the projects and industries of tomorrow, and promotes permitting efficiency."
Mon Apr 15, 2019, 09:14 AM
Apr 2019

The Green New Deal?
How about some tax cuts for clean energy!

DeminPennswoods

(15,286 posts)
13. Here is what will happen
Mon Apr 15, 2019, 09:57 AM
Apr 2019

Trump will agree with pretty much whatever Pelosi puts forward.

They'll have a press conference and he will blab about whatever happened during their meeting being so great and that he is the greatest deal-maker ever.

FoxNews will get up in arms about "spending" and "deficit" and mock Trump for being taken to the cleaners by Pelosi et al.

Trump will reneg on everything he just agreed to with Pelosi.

End of story.

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