Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Hopes for immigration deal fade as lawmakers trade barbs and denials on Trump’s use of vulgarity
The Washington Compost ^ | January 14 at 6:07 PM | Mike DeBonis

Posted on 01/14/2018 4:41:44 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

With the fate of hundreds of thousands of young immigrants in the balance, relations between key GOP and Democratic lawmakers turned poisonous Sunday over disagreement about President Trump’s use of a vulgarity to describe poor countries last week during an Oval Office meeting.

Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and David Perdue (R-Ga.) — who attended the meeting and previously has said they could not recall whether Trump had referred to “shithole countries” — on Sunday denied outright that Trump had ever said it. They suggested that a Democrat who publicly confirmed the remarks, Senate Minority Whip Richard J. Durbin of Illinois, could not be trusted.

“This is a gross misrepresentation, it’s not the first time Senator Durbin has done it, and it is not productive to solving the problem we’re having,” Perdue said on ABC’s “This Week With George Stephanopoulos.”

The accusations prompted Democrats to blast the GOP senators for impugning a colleague’s integrity, while also slamming Trump and his remarks as unabashedly racist.

The only administration official to speak publicly this weekend about the meeting was Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, who attended the session. She said in an interview with “Fox News Sunday” that she did not “recall him using that exact phrase” but acknowledged Trump “did use and will continue to use strong language.”

If Congress doesn't reach agreement on crucial immigration issues and pass a spending bill, the costly consequence would be a government shutdown. (Joyce Koh/The Washington Post)

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2018; buildthefence; congress; daca; dreamact; dreamers; midterm; vote
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-59 next last
Slow news day, evidently, if this is all they can find to talk about.
1 posted on 01/14/2018 4:41:44 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: E. Pluribus Unum

End the talks.


2 posted on 01/14/2018 4:43:06 PM PST by Williams (Stop tolerating the intolerant.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: E. Pluribus Unum

Who the hell cares what the President said about Haiti and some African hell holes. Arrest all the illegals and fire up the busses to the border.


3 posted on 01/14/2018 4:44:24 PM PST by Kahuna
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: E. Pluribus Unum

There never was hope for congress to do their one and only job, present the President a budget he can sign.

The ‘Trump David Accords’ merely pointed out the absurdity of the DNC and GOPe. Ryan, Mitch, Pelosi, Schumer and friends.


4 posted on 01/14/2018 4:45:08 PM PST by Billyv (Freedom isn't Free! Get off the sidelines!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: E. Pluribus Unum

“The accusations prompted Democrats to blast the GOP senators for impugning a colleague’s integrity,“

Impossible. Durbin has no integrity to impune.

L


5 posted on 01/14/2018 4:45:51 PM PST by Lurker (President Trump isn't our last chance. President Trump is THEIR last chance.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: E. Pluribus Unum

The honor of sh__hole nations has been greatly offended.


6 posted on 01/14/2018 4:47:09 PM PST by dennisw (The strong take from the weak, but the smart take from the strong)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Lurker

Durbin and “integrity” are words that cannot ever be honestly used together


7 posted on 01/14/2018 4:48:42 PM PST by digger48
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: E. Pluribus Unum

https://youtu.be/urunXKWr62o

Get me out of this hell-hole


8 posted on 01/14/2018 4:50:14 PM PST by MNDude (God is not a Republican, but Satan is certainly a Democrat)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: E. Pluribus Unum

9 posted on 01/14/2018 4:50:26 PM PST by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: E. Pluribus Unum

Our “two parties” only care about two things.

Continuing their long term population replacement scheme, and in lieu of that, destroying the president that is interfering with that goal until such time as they can resume that goal.

Our federal government is totally nucking futs, utterly corrupt, absolutely insane and purely Evil.


10 posted on 01/14/2018 4:50:33 PM PST by chris37 (Take a week off racist >;-)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Lurker

Proper spelling is Dick Turban.


11 posted on 01/14/2018 4:50:38 PM PST by dennisw (The strong take from the weak, but the smart take from the strong)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: E. Pluribus Unum

Good..because I don’t want DACA KAKA cockroaches in my country..if this finally ends this ridiculous “Debate” than so be it..liberals want VOTES period end of story..and 1 douche bag Senator says Trump said something and EVERYONE believes it as gospel notice that..ONE person out of SIX says something was said and the Commie media runs with it..I hope that President Trump said it because its true..those countries are absolute sh*t..no one would want to live there


12 posted on 01/14/2018 4:52:11 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: E. Pluribus Unum

Desperate reaching for any way to blame Trump.


13 posted on 01/14/2018 4:53:55 PM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: E. Pluribus Unum

Democrats don’t want a deal because racism is their voodoo doll that they poke in the side of America.


14 posted on 01/14/2018 4:54:17 PM PST by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: E. Pluribus Unum

It’s actually quite useful from my perspective that they’ve done this. Trump can now see very clearly that Democrats are not to be trusted and no matter what he does that will portray him as a racist.


15 posted on 01/14/2018 4:56:14 PM PST by Behind the Blue Wall
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: E. Pluribus Unum

If you don’t get the Republican vote out for Republican members of Congress in 2018, you’ll see a flood of people from southern countries of a size that you couldn’t imagine.

Trump needs the majority in Congress, and Democrats are pushing like they’ve never pushed before to take the House.

Very large numbers of Democrats who’ve never voted in midterms are going to vote in this one because of the level of hysteria in them on the issue of Trump. Many more of them have held government jobs and received pro-Hillary government union newsletters for most of their lives. They’re really mad.


16 posted on 01/14/2018 4:56:43 PM PST by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." --Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: E. Pluribus Unum

Start the deportations.


17 posted on 01/14/2018 4:57:27 PM PST by Parley Baer
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: E. Pluribus Unum

Let DACA go. Law on books sufficient to deport illegal aliens. Step up deportations until Democrat-Communists surrender.


18 posted on 01/14/2018 4:59:47 PM PST by Lopeover ( The 2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: E. Pluribus Unum

Cool.


19 posted on 01/14/2018 5:00:48 PM PST by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: E. Pluribus Unum

We asked you for a few things in exchange for DACA and you responded with an offer no serious negotiator would bother to counter.

So, here we are again at effin detente.

How many good and decent people , as well their families are YOU willing to risk?

I can assure you, most Americans are plenty willing to just deport them until you come to your senses.

Game on....loserz


20 posted on 01/14/2018 5:01:27 PM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH-pk2vZG2M)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-59 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson