Posted on 01/17/2019 1:08:37 PM PST by Kaslin
President Trump sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Thursday afternoon informing her an upcoming taxpayer funded, military escorted trip overseas has been postponed.
"Dear Madame Speaker. 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 it 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," President Trump wrote.
"I look forward to seeing you soon and even more forward to watching our open and dangerous Southern Border finally receive the attention, funding and security it so desperately deserves!" he concluded.
President @realDonaldTrump’s letter to @SpeakerPelosi concerning her upcoming travel pic.twitter.com/TtBCvwp080— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) January 17, 2019
The trip was part of a larger congressional delegation through the Department of Defense and President Trump denied her military aircraft. According to Fox News, Pelosi was scheduled to leave at 3 p.m. eastern on Thursday afternoon. The letter was sent at 2:20 p.m. An Air Force bus is currently sitting outside House offices, waiting to take lawmakers to the airport. Many of them are on the bus.
Fox is told CapHill security officials got an emergency call from the Pentagon canceling the overseas trip due to shutdown. No one here knows if the trip is going to happen or not. Lots of confusion pic.twitter.com/eFCqsaNcGe— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) January 17, 2019
Yesterday Speaker Pelosi wrote a letter to President Trump suggesting his State of the Union Address should be postponed. In the letter, she lied about the Secret Service being incapable to provide adequate security for the event.
Too funny!! At least they were smart enough to keep their mouths shut while they are steaming mad. They will be looking for payback of course but for now they can stay in town and look like they are at least faking concern for the country or they can pay their own way. Heeeee...
Some pigs are more equal than others.
That is the first rule of “progressive” politics.
Here was her chance to run off with a satchel of cash and join her lover, Raoul, in Venice.
I know that is government property and can’t be sold but just imagine what that might bring at a private auction.
Trump to Pelosi: “Nancy - You’re Grounded”
Old joke updated:
On the Pelosi get out of Washington/snow plane, over the Atlantic.
Pilot: Standing by an open door wearing a parachute:
- “Democrats. It has been a pleasure flying you. Goodbye!”
Old Joke updated:
“What do you call 100 Democrat congresspeople at the bottom of the ocean”?
“A very good start”!!!!
Asked for his reaction to this loss, Pres. Trump said:
“At this point, what difference does it make”?
Badda Bing, Sea Bottom-Boom!!!!
That’s politics, folks!!!!
News Flash: Millions of fish and sea mammals seen fleeing area where Democrats plane went down. One shark, when interviewed about why they fled, said: “They don’t taste like chicken. More like crap”.
I’m out of work thanks to the Dems. This is my payback and “Payback’s a king-sized bitch”.
I wonder if he is going to approve a plane for her as speaker this time. I don’t remember Newt having a taxpayer paid airplane for him to fly back and forth on. You’re right, the smaller plane, the better. How about a Cessna 152? Maybe we could go as far as a 172 but no more than that.
I sure hope she hasn’t had one provided for her to fly home while the government is shut down - OR even after it’s settled!
Does anyone know where she lives when she’s in DC?
And he didn’t actually cancel it.
It’s only been postponed until the shutdown is over.
“”not enough room? Dems can stand out in the hall.””
I don’t want to hear about it. The demon-rats would have no intention to show up anyway - or at least they’d plan to walk out if the SOTU was held in the House chambers. A show of solidarity, you know! They are so transparent - just like their old boss in the WH....HA! Can read them like a book!
Best President evah!
“”Then recall the plane to DC, just as it was about to leave US air space.””
Or we could order it shot down?? That’s not very nice, is it? Waste of a perfectly good airplane! And I’m not going to say “I’m sorry if anyone is offended by my remark.”
“
GROUNDED: Nancy Pelosi Tried to Go Overseas During the Shutdown,”
so Trump sent her to her room.
Pelosi loves the perk of having her own dedicated Air Force Plane at her beck and call.
Well now she has to buy that perk back, in negotiations with Trump.
She would probably be willing to spend an extra billion taxpayer’s dollars to get her favorite perk back.
Wow, even though she’ s taking near-lethal doses of Botox, she is still just a wrinkly-lipped old hag.
She looks very angry. Good.
Lol!! I see what you did there!
She was going to conduct foreign relations.
The crone wears eye liner
Damn! It doesn’t help a bit
She’s aged three years in the last three weeks
She will not be able to take the strain
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