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Students Thought the Shutdown was Trump's Fault...but More Information Changed their Minds
Townhall.com ^ | January 25, 2019 | Ian Snively

Posted on 01/25/2019 12:32:10 PM PST by Kaslin

George Mason University students were shocked that President Donald Trump attempted to make compromises with Democrats to get the border wall built, as shown on a video from CampusReform.org posted Friday.

Cabot Phillips, the media director for CampusReform, went to the campus recently to talk to students. He asked them who they blamed the government shutdown on. All of the students in the video said Trump.

“I think specifically Trump,” one student said. “This has been the longest government shutdown and he is mainly responsible.”

Phillips then asked students if Democrats should consider Trump’s offer for a wall if he agreed to provide protections for DREAMers, put 800 million dollars into humanitarian aid and increase funding for immigration judges to tackle the backlog of immigration cases. All of the students agreed.

“I think that would be a good start,” said another student.

Phillips then revealed that Trump made those offers to Democrats, and the students were stunned that Democrats didn't take the deal into consideration. Many of them uttered laughs of shock and disbelief when they heard the truth.

When Phillips asked them if Democrats should have taken Trump's deals more seriously, they unanimously agreed.

"Compromise, compromise, compromise," said another student.

The video was published hours before President Trump announced from the White House that he was able to secure a deal that would temporarily end the government shutdown until Feb 15.

You need to see the students’ reactions! You can watch the full CampusReform video below…

Students Blame Trump For Shutdown... Until Hearing The Offer He Made Dems


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News
KEYWORDS: borderwall; campusreform; daca; demonrats; dreamers; immigration; piglosi; presidenttrump; shutdown; students
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1 posted on 01/25/2019 12:32:10 PM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

This is why the Dems control the Media and the Education systems.

Treat people like mushrooms.

Keeps them in the dark and feeds them BS..................


2 posted on 01/25/2019 12:34:23 PM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: Red Badger

LOL! PERFECT way to put it!


3 posted on 01/25/2019 12:36:04 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear
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To: Kaslin

This is the only way Dems keep their control. Back when the Terrorist maniac and his wife shot up the San Bernardino meeting,and then were caught and died in a shoot out, the only news my Oregonian brother knew of the whole story was the Govt was trying to break into someone’s IPhone. Not Kidding. He didn’t react when I told him WHY the Govt was trying to break into that guy’s IPhone. He is a Leftist until the end of time, but I hope hearing THE WHOLE STORY made him rethink just a little bit.


4 posted on 01/25/2019 12:37:50 PM PST by originalbuckeye ('In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act'- George Orwell.)
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To: Kaslin

They should stop listening to their profs...and of course the MSM, if they didn’t learn anything from the Covington school thing their hopeless..


5 posted on 01/25/2019 12:37:58 PM PST by Doogle (( USAF.68-73....8th TFW Ubon Thailand....never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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To: Kaslin

Sorry but Trump blew it. He is the Commander in Chief. If he orders the Army Corp of Engineers to build a security wall on the southern border, they will build it. He could have given that order and reallocated existing Pentagon funds. He has surrounded himself with advisors and administrators who do not share his instincts and have scuttled the promises that got him elected. Trump apparently does not know to wield power.


6 posted on 01/25/2019 12:40:40 PM PST by allendale (.)
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To: Kaslin

We have lost control of the schools, media, immigration and vote counting to the Marxist-Democrat Party. Stories like this perfectly illustrate the huge impact that has on our society and ultimately on our culture and the rule of law.

We’re not dead yet but this has to be turned around. I would start here:

Get a 6 to 3 majority in the Supreme Court.
Build the Wall.
Do what it takes to achieve a 50-50 split for Latinos.
Same for Blacks but 30-70 would be the goal.
Boycott all liberal news outlets - TV, Print and the Web.


7 posted on 01/25/2019 12:48:14 PM PST by InterceptPoint (Ted, you finally endorsed. A)
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To: allendale

RE: Sorry but Trump blew it. He is the Commander in Chief. If he orders the Army Corp of Engineers to build a security wall on the southern border, they will build it

1) First, He will need to declare a State of Emergency (SOE).

2) If he does, he will need to get pass the hurdle of Democrats suing to stop this ( remember what they did when he tried to temporarily halt immigration from several countries where terrorism was rampant ).

3) It will go all the way to the SCOTUS and he will probably win. This will take MONTHS.

But yes, the first step, declaring a SOE has to be done.


8 posted on 01/25/2019 12:48:17 PM PST by SeekAndFind (look at Michigan, it will)
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To: SeekAndFind

Simply not true. The Commander in Chief can order the Army to do what is necessary to enhance the security of the United States without declaring a state of emergency. He has the power to order the Army Corp of Engineers to start building that wall today.


9 posted on 01/25/2019 12:53:13 PM PST by allendale (.)
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To: allendale

And that would definitely be a reason for the rats to impeach him.


10 posted on 01/25/2019 1:05:17 PM PST by Kaslin
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To: SeekAndFind
2) If he does, he will need to get pass the hurdle of Democrats suing to stop this ( remember what they did when he tried to temporarily halt immigration from several countries where terrorism was rampant ).

Perhaps the smart thing would be to divide the project into chunks, state by state. Refer to each segment as a separate project and begin in Texas, which is under the Texas U.S. District Courts and Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. If the challenge is filed in Hawaii or California, Trump would likely prevail with a venue change (and the Texas District Court judges would be more likely to produce a sane ruling). If the Dems want to force an appeal, the Fifth Circuit has some of the most conservative jurists to be found. There has to be a way to prevent the leftists from utilizing their favored/most corrupt federal judges.

11 posted on 01/25/2019 2:24:11 PM PST by Charles Martel (Progressives are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
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To: Charles Martel

The declaration won’t be subject to judicial review. It’s black letter, and military. You need standing to stop this, and nobody has any, not even the Supreme Court.


12 posted on 01/25/2019 2:29:40 PM PST by RinaseaofDs
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To: Kaslin

Heads filled with garbage.


13 posted on 01/25/2019 2:39:35 PM PST by wastedyears (The left would kill every single one of us and our families if they knew they could get away with it)
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To: Kaslin

What part of that would be impeachable? Telling the Army Corps of Engineers what to do? Ignoring the communists and black-robed tyrants?


14 posted on 01/25/2019 2:44:13 PM PST by wastedyears (The left would kill every single one of us and our families if they knew they could get away with it)
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To: allendale

Apparently you don’t know crap!


15 posted on 01/25/2019 3:31:12 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U (0bama's agenda�Divide and conquer seems to be working.?)
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To: TribalPrincess2U

Really? Perhaps you can give a lucid explanation why President Trump, who is Commander in Chief, cannot give an order to The US Army Corp of Engineers to build a security wall along the southern border since in his well publicized judgement a security threat to the well being of the United States currently exists. Perhaps you can explain where in the US Constitution or the body of Federal law ,a President is precluded from using his judgment to order the Army to protect the nation. Will avidly await your response. Face it. This not scripted reality TV. Trump simply does not know how to wield power to achieve his goals. He has surrounded himself with advisors and administrators who do not share his goals and literally sabotage his policies. Too bad its not TV, then he could fire the lot and everyone will go to bed knowing all is well.


16 posted on 01/25/2019 3:43:19 PM PST by allendale (.)
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To: allendale

Ok people use your heads if Mr Trump builds border wall by any other means than congress it will not be seen as leget if he has the military build it the next Leftist President will have it tore down with a gushing news media on site comparing it to the Berlin wall coming down tell me where I’m wroung


17 posted on 01/25/2019 3:57:28 PM PST by Mavrick69
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To: InterceptPoint

“”Do what it takes to achieve a 50-50 split for Latinos.
Same for Blacks but 30-70 would be the goal.””

What are we splitting? Goal for what?


18 posted on 01/25/2019 4:39:45 PM PST by Thank You Rush ("")
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To: InterceptPoint

“”Do what it takes to achieve a 50-50 split for Latinos.
Same for Blacks but 30-70 would be the goal.””

What are we splitting? Goal for what?


19 posted on 01/25/2019 4:40:17 PM PST by Thank You Rush ("")
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To: Thank You Rush

WHOOPS!


20 posted on 01/25/2019 4:40:48 PM PST by Thank You Rush
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