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Trump Says He Will Explore Alternatives After Pelosi Says No State of the Union Until Shutdown Ends
New York Slimes ^ | 1/23/2019 | By Maggie Haberman, Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Julie Hirschfeld Davis

Posted on 01/23/2019 1:47:53 PM PST by Lazamataz

WASHINGTON — President Trump said he would look for alternative venues for his State of the Union address on Tuesday, appearing to capitulate after Speaker Nancy Pelosi again told him she would not invite him to deliver it at the House until the government reopens.

The decision came after a tit-for-tat between Mr. Trump and Ms. Pelosi over the State of the Union address.....It had concluded, at least by late afternoon, with Mr. Trump declaring at the White House, “The State of the Union has been canceled by Nancy Pelosi because she doesn’t want to hear the truth.”

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Government
KEYWORDS: fakenews; nancysaidno; pelosisotu; trumpsotu
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To: goldstategop

Someone said McConnell would need 60 votes to have in the U S Senate and they can’t there.

NC invited him.


121 posted on 01/23/2019 6:55:00 PM PST by marajade (Skywalker)
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To: Sequoyah101

She’s a fool and obviously a terrible negotiator. She may be trapped by her party, but I predict this all leads to her downfall as speaker.


122 posted on 01/23/2019 6:57:57 PM PST by monkeyshine
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To: marajade

I imagine the nuclear option applies. They table a bill to invite POTUS to speak. The Dems can only filibuster for so many hours, then the Senate gets a floor vote.


123 posted on 01/23/2019 6:59:21 PM PST by monkeyshine
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To: Lazamataz

Pick a large venue - say Staples Center in Los Angeles. Put the tickets on Ticketmaster. Give State of the Union address. Record it onto a DVD. Mail it to the Speaker should she choose not to attend.

Betcha that it’ll sell out.


124 posted on 01/23/2019 7:02:29 PM PST by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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To: Lazamataz
I suspect Trump may have just played his best 4-dimensional card yet. He knew full well that Pelosi would find some "justification" (in her diseased mind) to refuse his latest letter. Now I am just itching to see what he does in response -- whatever it is, I think he's had it planned all along. And I'm quite certain, that the SOTU venue and the things he's going to say are going to make Pelosi wish she had never pulled this stunt.

I'm betting that Pelosi played right into Trump's trap. And the sad part is, he made the trap very easy for her to escape. But she chose the difficult path, so let's see what happens next!

125 posted on 01/23/2019 7:10:44 PM PST by NewJerseyJoe (Rat mantra: "Facts are meaningless! You can use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true!")
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To: erkelly

He should set up good chairs for the GOP and the guests ... and metal folding chairs for whatever Dems dare to show their faces.


126 posted on 01/23/2019 7:11:54 PM PST by NewJerseyJoe (Rat mantra: "Facts are meaningless! You can use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true!")
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To: monkeyshine

Bob Dylan got his Nobel prize for literature after posting his speech on Utube.


127 posted on 01/23/2019 7:26:44 PM PST by spokeshave (recovering Spokeshave from another computer.)
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To: marajade

I read on another thread today that McConnell is moving to change some Senate rules....would be a hoot if he could do it.


128 posted on 01/23/2019 7:30:03 PM PST by spokeshave (recovering Spokeshave from another computer.)
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To: virgil

“She can do the same with that f’ing gavel too.”

She wouldn’t dare, because it would fall out!


129 posted on 01/23/2019 7:31:44 PM PST by vette6387 (Fire Mueller)
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To: monkeyshine

I’m thinking the same thing. She is going to cook her own goose just give her some more time.

The feral employees are not an immediate problem. The feral contractors probably are. In another 10 days this shut down is going to start hurting pretty badly for lots of people and will threaten the economy. Everybody involved knows that.

Trump is gambling the howls against pelousy are louder than the ones against him. He is betting the left rank and file, not the hard core base, will want to know why it isn’t reasonable to fund the wall. They see the advantages for them.


130 posted on 01/23/2019 7:40:15 PM PST by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just hava few days that don't suck.)
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To: Sequoyah101

Yes, sad as the sentiment is, people are thinking “it’s only $5 billion, WTH?” Pelosi is picking the wrong fight. I don’t even believe she has public opinion on her side wrt securing the border. I think most people want a secure border. And if it is walls and fences she objects to, she should counter with a lot of money for electronic surveillance systems.

She’s blown it big time by rejecting the DACA compromise. She gave that win to Trump, who can campaign on “I offered to extend DACA, the Dems rejected it”. The only way for her to save face is for her to come over the top, which actually plays right into Trump’s hand. Now we have this bit of SOTU idiocy which likewise makes her very weak.


131 posted on 01/23/2019 8:08:10 PM PST by monkeyshine
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To: spokeshave

Is that true? Well you don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.


132 posted on 01/23/2019 8:14:29 PM PST by monkeyshine
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To: Lazamataz

He just caved. No SOTU until after shutdown is over.


133 posted on 01/23/2019 8:21:10 PM PST by Cementjungle
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To: Lazamataz

Trump just tweet that he will wait to hold SOTU after shutdown ends.


134 posted on 01/23/2019 8:24:59 PM PST by Reno89519 (No Amnesty! No Catch-and-Release! Just Say No to All Illegal Aliens! Arrest & Deport!)
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To: Cementjungle

He didn’t cave. He just caused Nanny’s indigestion to continue. She’s gonna be needing to see Hillary’s Indian doctors soon for meds.


135 posted on 01/23/2019 8:25:23 PM PST by petitfour (APPEAL TO HEAVEN)
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To: Reno89519

This will make Nanny have nightmares and indigestion for the near future. She was probably hoping he would have it elsewhere without her sitting behind him looking like an 80 year old great grandma with her spittoon at the ready.


136 posted on 01/23/2019 8:27:47 PM PST by petitfour (APPEAL TO HEAVEN)
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To: petitfour

He caved.


137 posted on 01/23/2019 8:27:55 PM PST by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just hava few days that don't suck.)
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To: monkeyshine

Have you seen the last few posts? He has caved, sort of.


138 posted on 01/23/2019 8:28:32 PM PST by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just hava few days that don't suck.)
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To: Cementjungle

Cave is if he gives in on wall funding and amnesty. Those are the important tests. The SOTU is a distraction.


139 posted on 01/23/2019 8:28:53 PM PST by Reno89519 (No Amnesty! No Catch-and-Release! Just Say No to All Illegal Aliens! Arrest & Deport!)
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To: Reno89519

SOTU was his best chance to get his message out. He can’t put pressure on squishy GOP without public support.


140 posted on 01/23/2019 8:31:06 PM PST by Cementjungle
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