Mitch McConnell Rejects Trump Call for ‘Nuclear Option’ to Fund the Wall

Breitbart ^ | 21 Dec 2018 | by Sean Moran

[Jim Robinson]

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) rejected President Donald Trump’s call to partially fund the border wall with a simple majority vote on Friday, suggesting not enough Senate Republicans support the measure.

President Trump called on McConnell to use the “nuclear option,” or switch to a simple majority vote in the Senate, to pass the continuing resolution (CR) that would partially fund the border wall...

[proust]

uh oh.

[Signalman]

Wishy-Washy, the nickname for today’s GOP.

Remember Mitch, no guts, no glory.

[COBOL2Java]

Nobody should be surprised. Mitch is of the Swamp.

[McGavin999]

Then they all need to settle in for a Christmas away from home.

[jyo19]

Time for his fellow senators to grow a spine and replace him as speaker with someone who will.

[CatOwner]

That’s it! Time to march on DC? Except that isn’t happening, so enjoy the stalemate, folks. Some people are going to be jumping for joy at the government shutdown. I want the damn wall funded now.

[Fightin Whitey]

Saw that.

Same ol’ same ol’.

Where there’s a way there’s no will.

[Luircin]

Bring on the shutdown then, and let the parasites not be paid ‘til they give us a wall.

[conservative98]

Work harder on Orrin Hatch, Mitch.

[dowcaet]

Does Kentucky have a recall option? Time for McTurtle to get his butt sent back to his condo in Georgetown! I was going to say back to Kentucky, but I doubt this VIP Deep State puppet would ever live there again since his masters live in DC!

[Road Warrior ‘04]

The Uniparty will have nothing to do with this.

[Luircin]

Honestly I think the wall will be funded either way.

Senate votes the way they should, we get it. Senate shuts the government down, the military will build the wall and take the budget from that.

Simple, no?

[rktman]

Show of hands from those that are shocked............crickets.

[LostInBayport]

He serves his donors first.

[Reno89519]

I agree, blame McConnell. But, in the details, seems like McConnell cannot get the votes to implement the nuclear option so that the bill could then be considered. We can thank Flake, Hatch, and Alexander for that. So, yes, blame McConnell as he should find the votes to implement the nuclear option--maybe a few Democrats?

If McConnell cannot deliver, he should resign! Who might replace him?

[Dave W]

There aren’t enough votes in the Senate for it anyway. I just read yesterday, there would be 61 no votes to change the rules, which means Mitch would need to flip 10 senators to change their votes.

[eddie willers]

Do we even have 50 votes?

[tennmountainman]

Of course he does. He is an amnesty pimp and globalist.
I’m curious why he takes it off the table so soon.

[Lurkinanloomin]

Bush League Republicans MUST become extinct before the Republic does.