White House Contemplates Weeks More of Shutdown
Source: Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTONThe partial government shutdown, now three weeks long, would become the longest in history tomorrow. And it may extend for weeks to come.
President Trumps aides have started preparations for the State of the Union speech, discussing how to use the Jan. 29 address if the shutdown remains in place, White House officials said.
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Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)for the "State of the Weaken-the-USA-Plan" by managing the deeply indebted republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief.
RockRaven
(14,784 posts)And the closer we get to Jan 29th, the higher the pressure on Congressional GOPers not to crack and give him his moment.
Paladin
(28,204 posts)Regardless of the status of the shutdown on Jan. 29. trump deserves nothing in the way of respectful behavior from Democrats.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)And I believe something that should be done.
Paladin
(28,204 posts)Standing with thousands and thousands and thousands of federal workers.
PaulX2
(2,032 posts)Oops.
durablend
(7,416 posts)You think he won't? Watch.
Republicans are just peachy with it as it. Drown it in the bathtub, toilet, whatever. This is their wet dream.
maxsolomon
(32,992 posts)"I told you that something bad might happen if you don't pay up. You only have yourself to blame for this fire."
He thinks like a mobster.
uppityperson
(115,674 posts)maddiemom
(5,106 posts)This would have put the onus on the victims. It was amusing only because it never gained any ground and was quickly dropped. At least Trump apparently realized that very few others are as gullible as his "base." Anyone else catch that?
maxsolomon
(32,992 posts)One would assume he'd want this over before the SOTU.
justgamma
(3,660 posts)should rescind his invite until the shutdown is over. She can have him send a written report instead.
Demsrule86
(68,355 posts)Dan
(3,524 posts)You have to wonder if this is part of Putins plan, shutting down the American government. So while everyone is thinking that Trump is doing this for his base, I wonder if he is doing this because this is Putins direction to Trump.