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Related: About this forumSen. Schumer: 'This will be called the Trump shutdown' (Click to see and hear the speech):
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Sen. Schumer: 'This will be called the Trump shutdown' (Click to see and hear the speech): (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
Jan 2018
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Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)1. This ugly albatross hangs around Trump and McConnell's necks
...and Sen Schumer is spot on!
Rhiannon12866
(205,914 posts)2. I thought he was excellent!
He really stepped up to the plate! There's no going back on this one - I see Majority Leader in his future!
dalton99a
(81,569 posts)3. Excellent speech
Rhiannon12866
(205,914 posts)5. I agree, he said exactly what needed to be said
No matter how they try to spin it, he called it exactly right.
SharonClark
(10,014 posts)4. Agree, it was a good speech.
Rhiannon12866
(205,914 posts)6. I agree, he really stepped up!
And it's not like he didn't go above and beyond to avoid this. He actually ate cheeseburgers with Trump...