Posted on 01/25/2019 5:30:56 PM PST by jazusamo
President Trump on Friday sought to defend his decision earlier that day to end the ongoing partial government shutdown without getting funding for his long-desired border wall.
“I wish people would read or listen to my words on the Border Wall. This was in no way a concession," Trump tweeted. "It was taking care of millions of people who were getting badly hurt by the Shutdown with the understanding that in 21 days, if no deal is done, it’s off to the races!”
Trump's comments came hours after, bowing to mounting pressure, he announced that he would sign a short-term funding bill to reopen the government without funds to construct a wall along the southern border.I wish people would read or listen to my words on the Border Wall. This was in no way a concession. It was taking care of millions of people who were getting badly hurt by the Shutdown with the understanding that in 21 days, if no deal is done, it’s off to the races!
“I am very proud to announce today that we have reached a deal to end the shutdown and reopen the federal government,” Trump said.
Congress later on Friday easily advanced a three-week funding bill to fully reopen the federal government, hours after Trump agreed to end the shutdown.
Trump's announcement was met with criticism from some conservatives who claimed that Trump had caved amid the more than month-long fight over border wall funding. The government entered a partial shutdown on Dec. 22 amid an impasse between Trump and lawmakers over his demand for billions of dollars in border wall funding.
Trump had said he would not sign legislation that did not include $5.7 billion in funding for his proposed border wall.
“Good news for George Herbert Walker Bush: As of today, he is no longer the biggest wimp ever to serve as President of the United States,” conservative commentator Ann Coulter tweeted.
Trump warned Friday in announcing the three-week funding deal that if he cannot get a "fair deal" by next month the government could shut down again or he may declare a national emergency to sidestep Congress and build a border wall. Such a move would almost certainly draw legal challenges.Good news for George Herbert Walker Bush: As of today, he is no longer the biggest wimp ever to serve as President of the United States.
“We’ll work with the Democrats and negotiate, and if we can’t do that, then we’ll do a – obviously we’ll do the emergency because that’s what it is. It’s a national emergency,” Trump told reporters later in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.
You are not alone Tomkat....one either trusts Trump’s motives or believes he is a liar.
Those that jump to conclusions based on different stages of a negotiation lack faith. Some here do that routinely not recognizing their own shortsightedness.
It’s simple, either Trump is fighting for a wall or he isn’t. Loud public disdain by conservatives for Trump is a closet democrat because you are assisting their team. There are only two teams, pick one and stop handicapping your team.
Some advice, if your voice or collective opinion leads on CNN, your hurting your team. Paging Ann Coulter.......
+1
Some people fold at the slightest breeze.
Uh huh..the fact you have to explain it reveals it as a concession. Who cares about 800,000 government workers that don’t vote for you anyhow?
President Trump, I trust you are telling the truth. If we are conned by you? Well, I make no promises on what happens next if you do.
JoMa
Until the day comes that we yank these commies out of office buy their necks nuttin is gonna happen.
Always with the negative waves, CodeToad.
My apologies to Donald Sutherland in Kelly’s Heroes
It was a total cave. Same lame excuse will be used again later.
The Uniparty is laughing at divisive comments like this. Laughing all the way to to the bank. They don’t call the GOP the Stupid Party for nothing.
The Surrender Monkeys are out in force tonight. Don’t let them get you down. Cheers.
Mr. President, you have been played. Pelosi and the Dems will never fund a wall, she will not allow you to deliver SOTU in her house, and when you declare a national emergency for the military to build the wall, you will be impeached and removed. You have lost all of Congress.
Watch Pelosi declare when you are impeached and out of office, to be the President regardless of the 25th Amendment. She will insist that if not installed in the White House, the military will not be funded. Even worse, declares Martial Law.
The end game with these socialists is total control.
Anyway this is much ado about nothing. We’re right back where we started in 3 weeks.
Exactly. POTUS is fighting a Long War. Sad to see some of his base naively give aid and comfort to the Uniparty.
“The Uniparty is laughing at divisive comments like this.”
NO one is laughing, sunshine. Our country is being divided by foreigners and Trump just stepped aside to allow it to continue.
Nonsense.
They’re not, sad as I think they are.
And cheers back at ya, FRiend !
Just think how much easier his job would be if he had a supportive media?
Some Fleepers have a different opinion . . . they’ve thrown in the towel and had fled from your presidency. That’s really a shame—but I doubt they ever really had your back.
He’s right. A concession means getting something in return for a moderation of one’s stance. Still trying to figure out what the DEMs conceded on, even slightly.
Fleepers = doubting Freepers . . . no longer entitled to the the name.
FLeepers .. well done !
I feel like Richard Gere in “An Officer And A Gentleman”, when asked why he doesn’t put in his “D.O.R.” (Drop On Request)
“I Got Nowhere Else to Go!”
That’s why I have to stick with Trump.
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