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Posted on 01/17/2019 11:56:02 AM PST by gattaca
President Trump said Thursday he was canceling an upcoming overseas trip for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi due to the government shutdown, just a day after Pelosi threatened to cancel Trump's State of the Union address later this month.
Pelosi, D-Calif., was scheduled to travel to Brussels, Egypt, and Afghanistan for seven days, but Trump informed Pelosi in a letter Thursday the trip was canceled. Trump indicated he was canceling Pelosi's access to a government or military plane for the trip, as he suggested Pelosi might still attend if she were to fly commercial.
"Due to the Shutdown, I am sorry to inform you that your trip to Brussels, Egypt, and Afghanistan has been postponed," Trump wrote. "We will reschedule this seven-day excursion when the Shutdown is over."
“In light of the 800,000 great American workers not receiving pay, I am sure you would agree that postponing this public relations event is totally appropriate,” Trump added. “I also feel that, during this period, it would be better if you were in Washington negotiating with me and joining the Strong Border Security movement to end the shutdown. Obviously, if you would like to make your journey flying commercial, that would certainly be your prerogative.”
Trump said he looks forward to “watching our open and dangerous southern border finally receive the attention, funding, and security it so desperately deserves." That's a reference to the funding for a southern border wall that Trump is demanding and that Democrats are refusing to give him in a bill to fund the government.
Trump’s letter came after Pelosi urged the president in a letter Wednesday to postpone his State of the Union address, scheduled for Jan. 29, due to the ongoing partial government shutdown. She later made it clear she would not host Trump in the House chamber as long as the partial government shutdown continued.
In her letter to the president, Pelosi suggested the date be moved "given the security concerns," as the U.S. Secret Service and Department of Homeland Security were among the agencies for which funding lapsed Dec. 22. But Republicans say she was playing politics, as funding exists for the security officers needed for the State of the Union address.
The president and congressional Democrats have been in a stalemate over funding for a wall along the southern border since Dec. 22. Pelosi and Democrats are opposed to including wall funding in legislation to reopen the government, and the speaker has called the wall "immoral."
The link shows the letter.
“Due to the Shutdown, I am sorry to inform you that your trip to Brussels, Egypt, and Afghanistan has been postponed. We will reschedule this seven-day excursion when the Shutdown is over. In light of the 800,000 great American workers not receiving pay, I am sure you would agree that postponing this public relations event is totally appropriate. I also feel that, during this period, it would be better if you were in Washington negotiating with me and joining the Strong Border Security movement to end the Shutdown. Obviously, if you would like to make your journey by flying commercial, that would certainly be your prerogative.”
That can’t be real. lol
I can never imagine a President Romney or a President McCain doing this.
Sweet!
Burn!
LOOOOL! Bet that frosted her Depends!
He’s awesome!!! He’s the only Republican with balls
Commercial to Afghanistan?
ADAM SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT WAS ON THE BUS FOR THE TRIP.......LMFAO
I love it !!! For once multi-millionaire Pelosi has to pay her own way. Hit her where it hurts.
Let her fly to Pakistan, and hitch-hike.
Romney to criticize Trump for being a meanie 3...2...1
Thanks, didn’t see it.
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