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Judi Lynn

(160,545 posts)
Mon Feb 4, 2019, 06:07 PM Feb 2019

Lindsey Graham 'not very optimistic' about wall funding deal, urges Trump to go it alone

Source: Post and Courier


By Jamie Lovegrove jlovegrove@postandcourier.com Feb 4, 2019 Updated 12 min ago

GREENVILLE — As a Feb. 15 deadline approaches, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham said Monday he is “not very optimistic” Democrats and Republicans can strike a deal over border wall funding and encouraged President Donald Trump to take the issue into his own hands.

Trump gave congressional negotiators three weeks to come up with an agreement before partial government funding runs out, setting up another potential federal shutdown.

“I’ll be disappointed if we don’t get money for the wall, the barrier, whatever you want to call it,” Graham, R-S.C., told reporters before speaking to the First Monday GOP club in Greenville.

“It seems to me that (Trump) is going to have to go it alone,” he said.

Read more: https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/lindsey-graham-not-very-optimistic-about-wall-funding-deal-urges/article_acad7886-28a2-11e9-86a4-8fb87c7fc7a1.html

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Lindsey Graham 'not very optimistic' about wall funding deal, urges Trump to go it alone (Original Post) Judi Lynn Feb 2019 OP
Please proceed, Senator. mac56 Feb 2019 #1
Go it alone? He can't go at all without congress approving the spending and if he tries any bullshit cstanleytech Feb 2019 #2
Now there is a debate:Who is the more lonely? gordianot Feb 2019 #3
Why does Lindsey think Trump gives a shit what he thinks? TexasBushwhacker Feb 2019 #4
Article I is crystal clear.... Adrahil Feb 2019 #5
Don't need a deal... Mexico will pay for the wall, Lindsey. keithbvadu2 Feb 2019 #6
Go it Alone? Thunderbeast Feb 2019 #7
Does he not understand that Article I of the Constitution BumRushDaShow Feb 2019 #8
Hey donnie you're so f'ing rich why not fund the wall yourself? Hummmm? Thekaspervote Feb 2019 #9
It seems as thoughTrump has The Wizard Feb 2019 #10

cstanleytech

(26,295 posts)
2. Go it alone? He can't go at all without congress approving the spending and if he tries any bullshit
Mon Feb 4, 2019, 06:24 PM
Feb 2019

to declare a national emergency and the Repugnants do not agree to stop him from doing it then they better damn well not bitch when the next Democrat in the white house invokes it to do things like hike taxes on the wealthy or expand medicare to everyone because of a national healthcare emergency.

keithbvadu2

(36,829 posts)
6. Don't need a deal... Mexico will pay for the wall, Lindsey.
Mon Feb 4, 2019, 07:32 PM
Feb 2019

Don't need a deal... Mexico will pay for the wall, Lindsey.

Thunderbeast

(3,417 posts)
7. Go it Alone?
Mon Feb 4, 2019, 07:54 PM
Feb 2019

Did we not fight the Revolutionary War in protest of this notion?

Senator Graham has lost his bearings....

...or he is owned by the same puppet masters.

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)
8. Does he not understand that Article I of the Constitution
Mon Feb 4, 2019, 08:04 PM
Feb 2019

which is the one that covers HIS role in this government, is separate from Article II?

There's nothing in the Constitution that suddenly combines Articles I's & II's functionality into a single Borg-like collective... except in the GOP's fictional universe.

The Wizard

(12,545 posts)
10. It seems as thoughTrump has
Tue Feb 5, 2019, 09:48 AM
Feb 2019

dirt on Graham like Russian bribe money in an off shore money laundry. Could Graham be setting up Trump for impeachment?

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