Posted on 01/17/2019 10:00:18 PM PST by ransomnote
As he’s started his speech I can’t help but wonder how many times he will be using the word “one”. I’ll be counting them when the transcript comes out. Just seemed a lot of them at the start.
So far all I hear is POTUS speaking truth to power about the costs of illegal immigration ... no DACA yet. “These are not talking points.” ...
I keep losing the feed. They are jamming him?
What’s with the out of focus fuzzy pic on youtube???
“I am here today to break the logjam” ... “and provide congress with a road map” ... “real bipartisan immigration reform”
So far, it sounds like he's still playing negotiate, compromise etc. when the DIMRATS will not give him a gnat's fart's worth of cooperation or serious compromise.
He'd do well to have a very heavy duty response to be applied swiftly within 24-48 hours after a contrarian or no response from the DIMRATS. NO MORE MESSING AROUND. THIS IS WAR.
1) $800 million in urgent humanitarian assistance
2) $805 million for DEA
3) 2K+ more border agents
4) 75 more immigration judges
5) law changes for people stepping foot in and claiming citizenship, applying for asylum outside country and protections for children.
6) $5.7B for “strategic deployment of physical barriers or a wall” in “high priority locations” including 230 miles this year.
7) “in order to build the trust necessary” ... “two more elements”
8) 3 years of legislative relief for DACA recipients
9) 3 year extension of TPS (temporary protected status)
“That is our plan. Border Security, DACA, TPS and many other things”, “fair, common sense, with lots of compromise”
**** the Turtle has agreed to bring the bill to a vote this week in the Senate.
If this is true and Dems reject (which I figured they would do), then Trump has no choice but to Nat Emerg build it.
The DACA + TPS “provisions” are merely kicking the can post SCOTUS - it’s just an extension he said so Congress has time to review and come up with something. 3 years takes it to 1st year next term when he hopefully has House back. Thus why it’s a “non-starter” for Chuck & Nancy. It will pass the Senate and then Nancy will at least have to put up for a vote in the House.
I’m pretty sure this is his way of telling the public that “look I’m negotiating - see all the stuff I’m willing to do?”
Then when they don’t play ball at all he will be able to come back on and say. “I tried folks - they refused everything I tried so now I have to declare the emergency in order to protect you.”
Again - he’s not doing these public live broadcasts to talk to us political junkies - he’s doing it for the folks that only pay attention once in a great while.
I’m not happy about the DACA/TPS stuff but he had to show he was giving something more up.
Democrats were hopeful that @realDonaldTrump was finally willing to re-open government & proceed with a much-needed discussion to protect the border. Unfortunately, reports make clear that his proposal is a compilation of previously rejected initiatives. https://t.co/MFwebWSevG pic.twitter.com/yMTm4iP27h— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) January 19, 2019
Seems like the same stuff the RATs have been rejecting ?
Little Dick Durbin out with a statement that POTUS proposal is DOA, the DEMs will not allow a vote on anything until the Government is opened.
How can the gov be opened without a vote on funding it??
And that will not include DACA, TPS, etc. So there's that.
President Trump said he, "promised to protect our border and he will do that ONE WAY OR THE OTHER."
Translated, "I am teeing this up to declare a national emergency."— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) January 19, 2019
The one and only Def Leppard concert I went to (in Boston, in the '70s) was a good example. The music was so loud I literally couldn't hear it -- it was just noise. Once I plugged up both ears with fingers, I could actually hear the music.
yes & yes
Basically POTUS says he gets everything he’s asked for + some good law changes and the DACA folks get potential for 3 more years of debate with the SCOTUS ruling in the backdrop.
Popcorn wise this was a sleeper but politically this is 100% correct IMO. POTUS optics look good, he’s trying to bridge things while getting his things, which nobody faults him for. Sounds like Chuck will fillibuster.
Agreed.
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