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Now that Senators are self quaranteeing, suddenly Trump is looking into allowing (Original Post) applegrove Mar 2020 OP
Trump has no control over what the Senate does. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #1
Yep leftieNanner Mar 2020 #4
Even in an emergency... wcmagumba Mar 2020 #2
What does the hell does trump have to do w/ the Senate and House voting? It's their branch of... SWBTATTReg Mar 2020 #3
He can't do that. Laelth Mar 2020 #5
He has no say malaise Mar 2020 #6
where did you hear this? in his press conference? Takket Mar 2020 #7
No. Trump said they are looking into allowing remote votes in the presser. Last week congress applegrove Mar 2020 #8
This is what I meant. applegrove Mar 2020 #9

leftieNanner

(15,124 posts)
4. Yep
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 06:56 PM
Mar 2020

It's up to Moscow Mitch to make that decision.

But I'm not surprised that The Orange One thinks he has that "power". He thinks he can do anything he wants, right?

SWBTATTReg

(22,133 posts)
3. What does the hell does trump have to do w/ the Senate and House voting? It's their branch of...
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 06:56 PM
Mar 2020

government, they can do whatever they want or need to do, not what the executive branch tells them.

Laelth

(32,017 posts)
5. He can't do that.
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 06:56 PM
Mar 2020

Mitch McConnell could.

Trump really doesn’t understand how our republic works if he said that. I did not hear it, personally.

-Laelth

applegrove

(118,683 posts)
8. No. Trump said they are looking into allowing remote votes in the presser. Last week congress
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 07:04 PM
Mar 2020

was not. I made the leap.

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