Trump’s ‘big, beautiful wall’ collides with Congress

yahoo.com ^ | 4/25/17 | Liz Goodwin

[blueyon]

WASHINGTON — President Trump reportedly backed off his demand that Congress include a down payment for a wall spanning the entire U.S.-Mexico border in a crucial spending bill that must pass by Friday night to keep the government funded.

Republican lawmakers have urged the president to focus on border security in general instead of the wall, which Democrats have called a poison pill that would cause them to reject the bill and shut down the government.

Trump told a group of conservative reporters he invited to the White House on Monday that he was open to getting funding for the wall in September when Congress debates the 2018 budget, the Associated Press reported. This is a sharp reversal from his position over the weekend and early Monday, when he doubled down on his demand for the wall. Trump tweeted repeatedly that the wall is necessary to stop the flow of drugs into the United States.

“If the wall is not built, which it will be, the drug situation will NEVER be fixed the way it should be!” Trump exclaimed Monday, adding: “#BuildTheWall.”

[FreedomStar3028]

Trump can order the military to guard our Southern Border. It would give them something to do besides sit around doing paperwork and training.

But some judge in California would rule that the President has no constitutional authority to command the military.

[redcatcherb412]

Fine, if no wall then the entire border should be a military training zone with the armed forces using live ammo

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Would be the best place for artillery, bombing and firing ranges. Along with advanced infantry, air mobile and armored training. Rotating brigades would get them combat ready. Army sources in obamas tenure were bemoaning the reduction to only 3 combat ready brigades.

[EliRoom8]

>>The media is playing peek a boo, and you’re falling for it every time.<<

Wrong. He’s “getting along” — just like this recent hire of anti-trumpet, Helen Aguirre. Jared and Ivanka are now calling the shots while Bannon — is marginalized. Just like the Freedom Caucus is marginalized.

You can’t see the change?????

[Luircin]

How much does Shareblue pay you per post?

[EliRoom8]

>>The media is playing peek a boo, and you’re falling for it every time.<<

Do some research on my posts in this forum before you call me a troll.

How much does LaRaza pay you to get us off the demand for a wall?

[Luircin]

Oooohhh, did I touch a nerve?

I’d take you more seriously if you blamed the GOP cucks in Congress half as much as you blame President Trump. The man is up against both parties in Congress fighting against him every inch of the way, and your oh-so-saintly Freedom Caucus can’t even respect the man enough to negotiate in good faith with him.

I’d also take you more seriously if you didn’t treat the President as a moron who can be swayed by shiny things waved in his face by his advisors.

Trump had all of his major policy positions when Bannon was still working for Lyin’ Ted and it was ONLY teh debbil Jarrod and that succubus Ivanka who had his ear. Get off the soap opera drama.

[Michael Collins]

Fake News

[Texas Eagle]

I mean if people stop coming because they will be busted and deported in an expedient manner, what point the wall?

"The point Donald Trump not President forever."