[dp0622]

DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT TRUMP HAS SAID?!?!!

I can’t find if he is going to sign it or not or has even commented on it or not.

[Right_in_Virginia]

DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT TRUMP HAS SAID?!?!! I can’t find if he is going to sign it or not or has even commented on it or not.

I've only heard a quote from Spicer saying the President is pleased with what he got in the deal.

[TexasCruzin]

Sean Spicer commented on the budget and calls it a win.

[Luircin]

I suspect that he’s going to sign it because he needs more time to A: get all of his appointments confirmed and B: deal with the North Korea situation.

I like to think of it as Fabius Maximus v. Hannibal during the 2nd Punic War. In a straight-up battle, the Romans couldn’t beat Hannibal, and every time they tried they got thoroughly beaten down.

But in the end, Fabius managed to beat Hannibal, not by military might but by slowly starving his army instead and avoiding major confrontations until Hannibal was forced to retreat back to Carthage. (Massive simplification, but it’s a really fascinating read.)

Anyways, that’s kind of like the situation that Trump is dealing with at the moment. He vetoes this bill and he risks a high-stakes political battle before he’s ready. If they override his veto on this, Trump’s presidency is pretty much over in any legislative sense. He may have to retreat from this proverbial battle until he’s managed to force his appointments through the Senate, at the very least.

Referring to the President as God-Emperor Trump may be amusing, especially the liberal reactions, but to be realistic it’s all but open warfare in DC. We may have to take some lumps before this war turns around.

But at least we have a fighter now. So far, the President has kept an enormous number of his promises, tried to keep others, and is in the process of keeping still others. I can’t believe that he would betray us. It’s just that the reality of political warfare is far more complex than we here on FR would like it to be.

[Right Wing Assault]

I heard representative Jim Jordan of Ohio on the radio. He said he thought Trump would sign the bill as is (assuming it gets through). I almost puked in my car.

The host on the show was so pissed at this bill. When the dems are the majority, they get everything they want. When they are the minority, the stupid party (GOP) gives them everything they want.

[trebb]

I would imagine he signs it to prevent open war between him and the RINOs and to not give the Dems more ammo to claim he "shut down the government because he's so divisive he can't even get along with his own Party".

He's smart enough to know what it would do the our future and will find ways to leverage them at a better time.