Trump’s demand to build border wall could upend sensitive negotiations on Capitol Hill

Washington Post ^ | Aug. 23, 2017 | Mike DeBonis, Elise Viebeck and Damian Paletta

[arthurus]

Eliminate federal welfare spending, both for idle people and for corporations and there eill be enough money to rebuild the military and reduce the debt (that's the debt, not the deficit.)

[arthurus]

Eliminate federal welfare spending, both for idle people and for corporations and there will be enough money to rebuild the military and reduce the debt (that's the debt, not the deficit.)

[Windflier]

We should be mostly publishing the truth on FR, not the lies, and as much good news as possible to bolster morale.

I totally agree. Look at what a morale booster yesterday's rally thread was.

In my opinion, far too much leftstream media swill gets posted here. The bulk of it is propaganda and flat out lies, masquerading as journalism. To read it, is to purposely consume toxic waste.

[poconopundit]

Trump gave them plenty of opportunities.

Their boy, Rince P, was chief of staff

Ryan proposed an Obamacare bill that was dead on arrival. No votes at all.

Trump bent to let them continue their 2016 budget in the spring.

He waited patiently for results on Obamacare in the Senate. Mitchell could not deliver. The GOPe shut it down.

The GOPe has not delivered. And so now they pay the price. But Trump gave them every opportunity...

There’s a certain justice to that. Trump can tell everyone the same thing. I gave you guys a chance to lead. And you failed to deliver.

Now we’ll do it my way!

[poconopundit]

Can’t wait to see Trump put the federal government on life support till the fat cats howl and screech!

[central_va]

$4Billion is not even a rounding error ina $3Trillion dollar budget. FU WaPo.

[poconopundit]

Great one, Bobalu. Real nice photo selection for Trump’s face... perfect. Quite a noble look in that face.

[Paladin2]

The names have been taken.....

[TheConservativeTejano]

$4Billion is not even a rounding error ina $3Trillion dollar budget. FU WaPo.

You are so correct partner!

They have kept telling us that the Wall is too expensive for how many years now!

It will not cost that much since we have a budget of $3Trillion to $4 Trillion. They will not even tell us how much debt the America Hating, Marxist, Mooselimb, Imposter Obama accumulated during his tenure!

[aces]

yea the only sensitive negotiations going in in congress is how to fatten their wallets, delay delay do nothing and act like it is all so difficult until they get more.

yea the people want more than that, I don’t blame trump..friggin circus of BS against the poeple

[trebb]

Gonna upset the sensitive childish emotionally crippled egos of Ryan and McConnell....

[Grampa Dave]

Fake news when they say, “could have”!

[Grampa Dave]

The only “sensitive negotiations” I’d like to hear about are those that congresslosers have with a federal prosecutor when they try to get some sort of lighter sentence for their sedition.

U.S. Code › Title 18 › Part I › Chapter 115 › § 2384 18 U.S. Code § 2384 - Seditious conspiracy US Code

If two or more persons in any State or Territory, or in any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, conspire to overthrow, put down, or to destroy by force the Government of the United States, or to levy war against them, or to oppose by force the authority thereof, or by force to prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any law of the United States, or by force to seize, take, or possess any property of the United States contrary to the authority thereof, they shall each be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both. (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 808; July 24, 1956, ch. 678, ;1, 70 Stat. 623; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII,;330016(1)(N), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2148.)

[datricker]

In the rally president Trump made mention of the fact that a lot of the wall is already built. I've looked into this a little bit and there does seem to be a significant amount of fence in place. Is it tall enough or effective? - I don't know yet.

Its pretty clear we need more - I believe the theory was leave the dangerous places unfenced but the illegals are going there and many are dying attempting to cross.

So these gaps need to be walled up. At some point we need a breakdown what the wall plan involves - exactly

[datricker]

In the rally president Trump made mention of the fact that a lot of the wall is already built. I've looked into this a little bit and there does seem to be a significant amount of fence in place. Is it tall enough or effective? - I don't know yet.

Its pretty clear we need more - I believe the theory was leave the dangerous places unfenced but the illegals are going there and many are dying attempting to cross.

So these gaps need to be walled up. At some point we need a breakdown what the wall plan involves - exactly

[deadrock]

The days of sensitive negotiations are over.

No matter what happens, DJT always comes out looking like a champ. Haven't the Repugnicants figured that out yet? So do as he says and save the embarrassment for the Rats.

[Jim W N]

Agreed.

Much of the stream of almost endless Leftist media’s published lies often seem mindlessly posted almost by rote without much thought given by the poster.

To be honest, part of the problem IMO is many on the Right and on FR know what they’re against but have difficulty clarifying for themselves what they are for. That may be one reason they continually want to publish and then bash the Leftist lies rather than mostly publish the truth that will actually defeat the lies.

[Disestablishmentarian]

>>$4Billion is not even a rounding error<<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Even if its $40B as some estimate, it is well worth it.

Also, there are LOTS of great ideas to make Mexico pay for it.

[SteveH]

In Europe now. Only MSNBC available— 100% anti trump bias, all the time. European minimum wage workers all brainwashed to 100% anti trump. Cannot get much reliable news, good internet connections cost too much for my low budget. Main concern is sideeffects of a govt shutdown. Go trump, drain the swamp, build the wall!trump,

[ROCKLOBSTER]

We need to see assh0lez and elbows.

You want to see ragheads pretending to pray to mohammed?