Posted on 04/25/2017 2:38:54 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
For the second time in two major legislative battles, the Trump White House has issued an ultimatum — only to back down.
In the health care debate, the president was going to force a House vote on the package and dare skeptical Republicans to vote against replacing Obamacare, before abandoning that plan in the face of defeat.
And now, in the government funding debate, he's backing off his previous demand that Congress approve funding for his border wall. As The Washington Post's Philip Rucker, Robert Costa and David Weigel report:
But with a Friday deadline looming to pass a new spending bill, the Trump administration projected confidence that a shutdown would be avoided. In the face of fierce Democratic opposition to funding the wall’s construction, White House officials signaled Monday that the president may be open to an agreement that includes money for border security if not specifically for a wall, with an emphasis on technology and border agents rather than a structure.
Trump showed even more flexibility Monday afternoon, telling conservative journalists in a private meeting that he was open to delaying funding for wall construction until September, a White House official confirmed.
The wall, of course, was the biggest applause line for Trump throughout his campaign — often taking the form of a call-and-response with his approving crowds. And given how divisive it is, inserting it into must-pass legislation like a government funding bill seemed to be the best way to get what Trump wants.
That's what the White House tried. Office of Management and Budget Chairman Mick Mulvaney said last week that any government-funding bill must include funding for the border wall. Throughout the weekend, top White House aides including Mulvaney suggested Trump might veto a spending bill that doesn't fund his border wall.
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I’m with Rush Limbaugh on this. This was the perfect time for Trump to NOT be bluffing. Oh well, another opportunity lost. The wall remains merely in our imaginations.
My gut tells me he has not given up on the wall. He will keep at it until it’s done. One thing about Trump is that he doesn’t like to lose. Failing to get a wall will be seen as a loss. That’s probably why the WP and others write stories like this. They are attempting to demoralize us and marginalize Trump.
Prez T has WaPo tied in a knot. He is getting it done all over the map, SCOTUS, downsizing fed govt, tx changes, changing our posture globally. and what do they have?
his bluff? give me a break...
It’s all a part of the Art of the Deal, as I’ve been told.
Yes, it would sure seem like he is rolling on every topic: Obamacare repeal, Obama’s amnesty, border wall, etc. Let’s see if he completes that roll over with Congress or decides to show some balls and act like the president we elected.
I think “Lock her up” was the biggest applause line followed by the wall.
A blatant lie. The President simply said "sh-t or get off the pot". He had absolutely zero authority to "force" a House vote.
The Washington Post needs to put down their anti-Trump crack pipe...
Well he’s already lost a little bit. It was to be among the first things done.
It’s not 14 dimension chess?
Seems he lost this deal.
The Deep State was concerned when Trump got in. But now realizing they still have congress and the judges, they can relax and let the status quo reign.
Only pick up the gun when you’re going to fire. Not just to point.
The wall is a total scam at this point, it will never be built. (It will be built when ocare is repealed.)
Yeah. We sane people know that it would have been completely done on day 10.
But three months after inauguration day? Come on that is way too much time, amirite?
Man it feels good to be an impatient douche! We can criticize people for not doing 4 years of work in less than 4 months from the comfort of our ass behind a keyboard!
High five, fellow piss and moaner!
Just today another leftist judge blocked Trump’s order of stripping money from sanctuary cities.
“decides to show some balls and act like the president we elected.”
He’s been in office for about 100 days...
Do people really need to explain this to you big mouths CONSTANTLY?
Either you people are trolling or you are just idiots.
And speaking of balls, you have a congressman and a seantor. Are you showing those balls by getting on them to help move his agenda along?
There may be other sources than 'federal funding' to help increase border security.
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