Posted on 01/13/2019 6:48:21 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Top Republican lawmakers on Sunday warned against Donald Trump declaring a national emergency to secure funds for a border wall, signaling doubts within the president's party as a government shutdown was set to enter a fourth workweek.
Senator Ron Johnson, chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, told CNN that he would "hate" to see Trump invoke emergency powers for a wall.
"If we do that, it's going to go to court and the wall won't get built," he said.
And Representative Steve Scalise, the No. 2 House Republican, told ABC, "We don't want it to come down to a national emergency declaration," even if he believes Trump has the authority to do so.
Trump only recently backed away from talk of an emergency declaration, after pressing it for days as a way out of the continuing budget standoff.
Democrats have strongly opposed the idea. The No. 2 Senate Democrat, Dick Durbin, said Sunday on ABC that "if this president is going to turn to national emergencies every time he disagrees with Congress, I'm against it."
He urged Trump to "put an end to the shutdown and put everything on the table."
As the partisan battle drags on, the effects of the partial shutdown have become steadily clearer, and new polls show growing public dissatisfaction. On Sunday, Trump acknowledged, at least indirectly, the mounting costs of the shutdown...
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Why would any Republican go on CNN? Seems like Every time one goes on it’s a sellout to the Rats.
Does the GOPe realize if Trump and America loses this fight for the wall THEN THERE WILL BE NO REPUBLICAN PARTY AFTER THAT.
All these political hacks from both sides would be very wise to start listening to the American people instead of each other and their lobbyists.
It’s going to be Red, White, and Blue vest time as the American people get more pissed off each and every day.
This disgracefully weak American once again mischaracterizes the issue. In this instance, Trump disagrees only with a) the Dems "no" to national security and b) betraying the American voters that put him in the nation's highest office.
Voters need to talk some sense into those “top Republicans.”
Interchangeable with democRATS except for the small "r" pin they wear on their lapels.
Scalise is another establishment ho.
Johnson is too.
Establishment hoes turning tricks for their pimps in the US Chamber of Commerce and other globalist scum.
These people were Boehner’s boys
My guess is the DemocRats had as much on those scum as they do on Justice Roberts.
They don’t care.
Remember what Dick Turban said about American fighting men in the Middle East wars.
The GOPe prefers the old days when democrats were in majority for decades, and the country club republicans were fat and happy remaining in minority, getting elected from the safe districts, and getting rich.
Ron Johnson is a wealthy businessman and likes the cheap immigrant labor pool.
Repubtards: pissing their pants, bending over, and groveling since (at least) 1992...
She has the IQ of a bat turd but I have more respect for Ocasio-Cortez.
Keep the government shut down until ALL the money for the wall is approved.
Replace government furloughed workers with illegals until them - and if democrats object call them ‘racists’...
“And Representative Steve Scalise, the No. 2 House Republican, told ABC, “We don’t want it to come down to a national emergency declaration,” even if he believes Trump has the authority to do so.”
I’m truly sorry he got shot, but Scalise a worthless Pr!ck! Same for McCarthy. The whole “Republican House Leadership Team” couldn’t manage to make a profit in a whorehouse. Someone please tell me how these people are an “improvement” over Ryno?
As long as Trump signs no bill unless it includes wall, he will still carry the Trump card even if courts injunct should he do it via executive order. If courts injuct he can accuse courts of perpetuating a shutdown. I doubt courts will injunct, unless he declares emergency and then also signs a no wall bill
RINO....
Why would Andy Republican go on CNN?
If their big donors order them to get on TV and undercut Trump’s push for a wall, they will salute and obey the order
GOP establishment guys only care about their future jobs as wealthy lobbyists. So the do the cheap labor express’s bidding, and fight against the wall
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