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gristy

(10,667 posts)
Thu Jan 24, 2019, 12:29 AM Jan 2019

Trump Looks for New Venue for Speech, as Democrats Draft Border Security Plan

Source: NY Times

WASHINGTON — President Trump said Wednesday that he would look for another venue for his State of the Union address after an afternoon of brinkmanship with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who told the president that he was not welcome to deliver the speech in the House chamber while the government is partly closed.

The president’s seeming capitulation came even as House Democratic leaders said they were prepared to give him a substantial sum of money for border security — perhaps even the $5.7 billion he has requested — but not for a wall and not until he agreed to reopen the government. That figure is roughly double what Democrats had previously approved.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/23/us/politics/government-shutdown-democrats-deal-trump.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage



Oh, man. Well-played, Dems! That headline is for the ages. Posting it again, below, so I can feast on it a bit more:

Trump Looks for New Venue for Speech, as Democrats Draft Border Security Plan
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Trump Looks for New Venue for Speech, as Democrats Draft Border Security Plan (Original Post) gristy Jan 2019 OP
happily enuff the topic of the post is obsolete now nt msongs Jan 2019 #1
Old news, at 11:12 PM donald caved. greyl Jan 2019 #2
After further discussion with Putin, no doubt. C Moon Jan 2019 #4
Maybe the kremlin would be a good fit for him. nt elmac Jan 2019 #3
Hey, there's an idea - Berlin Expat Jan 2019 #5
I know of a well-used outhouse joshdawg Jan 2019 #6
back in the day we had an outhouse at our cabin elmac Jan 2019 #7
Outstanding idea! It would make using the place continually funny. n/t Judi Lynn Jan 2019 #8

Berlin Expat

(950 posts)
5. Hey, there's an idea -
Thu Jan 24, 2019, 01:46 AM
Jan 2019

Trump could give the SOTU address to the Russian Duma.

Trump caved, and even though most of his delusional followers will try to portray this as some kind of "victory", the truth is he just got his fat ass handed to him.

And we all know that's gonna stick in his craw like little else.

joshdawg

(2,651 posts)
6. I know of a well-used outhouse
Thu Jan 24, 2019, 02:18 AM
Jan 2019

where he could "deliver" his speech.

But, there's no tp, just a used corncob.

 

elmac

(4,642 posts)
7. back in the day we had an outhouse at our cabin
Thu Jan 24, 2019, 12:36 PM
Jan 2019

my dad hung a very professional hand painted sign over the door, House of Republican Representation

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