Posted on 05/02/2017 1:31:51 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Homeland Security John Kelly slammed Democrats and the media for "rejoicing" in the fact that money for President Trump's wall along the border with Mexico isn't in the omnibus spending bill.
Kelly said the spending bill, which if passed before Friday will fund the government until the end of September, represents the biggest investment in border security in a decade. However, Kelly's ire was piqued by Democrats, though he didn't mention the opposition party by name, who celebrated that funding for the wall was not a part of that investment.
"Frankly, I am shocked at the behavior of some individuals in public service or public office … they're rejoicing in that the wall will be slower to be built and our southwest border will be less secure than it could be," Kelly said.
Kelly also defended the agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which has been criticized for some deportations and new policies in recent months.
"There are many who owe them an apology … and frankly many in the media, for how they disrespect them, disrespect them for what they do and how they serve us every day," he said.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
Democrats think borders are “constructs.” Aka another more of society that hurts their voter drive.
Watch the presser people! get informed!!
5/2/17: White House Press Briefing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_kwsSq_gs4
Why is John Kelly shocked about Democrats being Democrats regarding being happy about not funding the wall. It’s what Democrats do.
It follows that those who support illegal immigration (Dems/progressives would celebrate the lack of funding for a southern border wall.
THERE IS SOME WALL FUNDING IS IN THERE
Per Twitter Sean Spicer.@POTUS just negotiated a spending deal where we can build these
HAHAHA DemocRATS take that
He can be as shocked as he wants. The Dems have a valid point.
And IMHO, The fiscal year should be Jan 1 to Dec 31.
“Frankly, I am shocked at the behavior”
I hope he’s not actually shocked. It would mean they have
no clue what they are up against.
EXACTLY.
I just saw that today, and I have completely now recanted all of the doubt I expressed during the last several days on FR.
Now I admit I have strongly supported Donald Trump since (before) he even announced his candidacy, but I had my doubts when this budget was passed. Big doubts in fact. I caught quite a lot of flack right here on FR.
But I was wrong. Donald is on the right track.
I completely back down, I apologize for having questioned him so much, and I am 100% back on Trump’s side once again.
Very good press conference.
He controls the army right, so how bout instead of asking us for $500,000 in cash he orders them to round up a few communists from CNN and congress and has them shot.
I will at that point be happy to send him $1,000 in cash twice a month.
Until and unless he starts taking the necessary actions that we elected him to do, hes not getting a DIME from me, and I'm freaking insulted that he would even ask.
We didn't elect this guy to go to DC and play games with Congress.
We elected him to go to DC and DESTROY domestic enemies.
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BUMP! Very true.
Can’t you just visualize the Luciferian horns on his forehead? Schumer is an evil bastard!
It'll be Trump's very own budget with none of the hassle left over from Obama and no input needed from the Democrats. He's already said he's ready to shut the government down in September over this fight.
This is truly a Pyrrhic victory for Schumer and the Democrats, but again we have FReepers underestimating Trump only to get burned again.
It's not really this CR. It's that this is about the 15th CR in a row where conservatives and the next generation got screwed.
Complete example of the “snake” poem that Trump often reads at Rallies. Democrats can’t be trusted and they will always turn on you because “that is the way they are”.
There was funding to replace some existing fencing with steel walls, but that was a project approved and funded during the Obama administration; it isn’t anything new that Trump got added to the budget deal.
Here’s an article from August 2016 describing the exact same refurbishment process:
I don’t think there’s much credit to be had in just continuing an Obama policy.
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