Posted on 01/26/2019 8:30:08 AM PST by tcrlaf
ANALYSIS — It took 35 days, but President Donald Trump ultimately caved to Democratic demands that he reopen the government before they’d entertain negotiations on border security. And in 21 more, Trump will have to decide whether to give in again, because he’s not likely to get what he wants.
Trump agreed Friday to back a three-week continuing resolution that will reopen the government through Feb. 15. But he is not giving up on his quest to secure funding for wall along the southern border.
“We really have no choice but to build a powerful wall or steel barrier,” Trump said as he concluded remarks from the Rose Garden announcing the deal to temporarily reopen government. “If we don’t get a fair deal from Congress, the government will either shut down on Feb. 15 again or I will use the powers afforded to me under the laws and the Constitution of the United States to address this emergency.”
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Never trust a Democrat. Why wait the 21 days, just go for the Emergency Powers and Build the Damn Wall.
What a shocker.
Good they will get a closed down Federal govt and a declared state of emergency in 3 weeks and its all on them.
Nan is riding for a fall. She is so arrogant it will blind her to pitfalls.
Lol.. more chuck n nancy deals going against everything we voted for.
Nasty Pelosi is a real piece of.......work. The Farce is with her.
And if Trump tries to build the Wall after that some jackass judge will stop him. I still don't like the looks of things after 3 weeks. We still need the Wall!
he miscalculated all along. He negotiated and she wasn’t negotiating. What chapter is that in his book. When he declares, she will block in federal court for 20 months and he will lose the election with nothing going on on the wall. He has been deferring to judges on immigration and border security.
His only recourse is to declare and tell the judiciary they have no standing in emergencies.
Pelosi and her sock puppet Schumer will be left twisting in the wind a month from now.
He should just move troops to the border on the grounds he is defending against a foreign invasion.
Install boarder barriers consistent with military tactical operations.
Construct the barriers in such away as to prevent those seeking assylum from getting anywhere near someone on U.S. soil that can be asked to grant it.
Start in an area known to have the highest number of border crossing, particularly by those smuggling drugs, weapons used by those with ill-intent for the use.
Take whatever the Democrats have offered and run with it, deploy it also or if funds have not yet been authorized for it, request the funds specific to what they have said they will go with.
He needs to run with what he can do rather than go for it all. Something is better than nothing.
The question for the presidential debate will then become will you remove the troops that President Trump has put in place or leave them in place?
+1
Pelousy is working as hard as possible to further weaken America, no matter how and no matter what lies, tricks, and deceits may be necessary
And, PDJT keeps folding.. its been over two years and he’s still not even Drained the WashDC Swamp....which continues to rule us as if the Usurper Obammy was still Occupying our WHouse
Maybe Trump should form his own militia to guard the border and ask for volunteers armed with presidential pardons for any and all actions??
In a serious vain, my guess is he is hoping nothing happens, declares a log jam which is causing the emergency and moving ahead with a declaration. When some POS judge declares he does not have the power, asks how many divisions he has to enforce his BS order and then just move along through the COE.
“Nan is riding for a fall. She is so arrogant it will blind her to pitfalls.”
She’s near on filled her canteen, sure hopes she likes drinking from it here on out. It’s the best she will get.
“He should just move troops to the border on the grounds he is defending against a foreign invasion.”
I said all along that should have happened the day after he took office.
A wall isn’t needed to seal the border
Caller on Rush said that the big reason to reopen now was the upcoming Super Bowl which is America’s #1 holiday (though not officially)... Can you imagine if there were a terrorist attack in Atlanta, that would sink Trump’s chances for reelection in 2020....
It’s the wall that law abiding Americans want, and Trump is one of them.
No wall is a losing position for the Democrats.
Yes! Screw endless continuing resolutions...declare the emergency, build the big beautiful wall.
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