Posted on 01/17/2019 12:00:00 PM PST by conservative98
President Trump on Thursday appeared to deny military aircraft to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for a foreign trip just minutes before the congressional delegation was set to depart, in a stunning response to her call to delay the State of the Union address amid the government shutdown.
In a curt letter, Trump said her trip has been “postponed.”
“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,” Trump wrote.
“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.”
According to sources, the president pulled the plug on her aircraft as she was about to leave for her overseas trip. Her congressional delegation military aircraft was slated to leave at 3 p.m. ET.
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Thank you for the links!
Champagne for everyone!
Should have just left the jetway retracted and doors locked for when they got there.
Look out Nancy’s Staff ,run and hide
I couldn’t love Trump anymore. This is G E N I U S !!!!!!
I love Pres Trump so very much!
Brussels...Topics to be discussed: Spygate? Brexit? Both?
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She was so worried about security yet she would need a bunch of them folks on her trip.
Nancy doesn’t want to sit there during the STOU speech and listen, with the REST OF THE WORLD, while Trump talks about his many actual accomplishments this year. :)
It will KILL her
LOL LOL awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww poor lil babies..now they know how Trump has felt for the past almost THREE YEARS, them bitching about how he really didnt win the election..well payback, ya know what they say
you ccan but the first one you linked to was originally just a vanity with no info when I was posting this, and then they added the link later, the second two are different and don’t go into the president pulling the plug on her aircraft as she was about to leave.
There’s nothing okay that they’re leaving DC, again. Pelosi is not serious about solving the budget impasse. That would’ve been one week away without even pretending. President Trump, DO THE EO and BUILD THE WALL!!! The dems have nothing to lose if you don’t, since he’s backed down from what he said he’d do!
TRUMPED! lol
President Trump made it PERFECTLY clear..they can still go..but it would have to be commercial..but those elitist scum dont want to fly commercial, they want a private yet, all expenses paid, by US of course
Nancy just got reminded who is the Commander in Chief.
She is beginning to learn who is the better negotiator.
“The Art of the Deal”—she will have memorized it before this is over.
What the hell do any of our “Congress” critters have to travel to foreign countries, especially on the tax payers dime?
They don’t represent the United States. The represent their congressional district.
Let them go on their own dime always and not restricted to political party.
I am way past being sick and tired of our representatives acting like and being treated like royalty at our expense.
Pelosi just responded, Trump got to go to Afghanistan, why can’t I ???? LOL !!!
No problem! Plenty of demonRAT billionaires can come to the rescue and swoosh her and her toadies to her Destiination!
That is why Lindsey Graham is a pathetic loser.
Trump is a real man—and Lindsey...omg...lets not even go there.
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