Posted on 03/23/2018 8:41:35 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
[ FULL TITLE ] [ Trump threatens to veto omnibus bill because it does not address DACA recipients, fully fund border wall ]
President Trump said he might veto the sweeping $1.3 trillion spending bill passed early Friday — a move that likely would lead to a government shutdown — because it does nothing to address the fate of young undocumented immigrants and does not fully fund his border wall.
In a Friday morning tweet, Trump said that those protected from deportation by the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program have been “totally abandoned” by Congress, and he blamed the Democrats.
On Thursday afternoon, senior Trump administration officials told reporters that Trump intended to sign the spending bill, making no mention of the president’s concern. Several aides were trying to convince the president Friday not to follow through with his threat.
Trump, who sought to cancel DACA last fall, was seeking a deal that would give Democrats protections they sought for the program's recipients in exchange for additional funding of $25 billion for his long-promised U.S.-Mexico border wall. The bill includes a minor down payment of $1.6 billion on his marquee campaign promise.
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It shouldn’t fund DACA!
(But should be vetoed!)
No, he has to follow through! His base would be so motivated if he kills this now! Now, not in September!
Everyone should email the White House and be heard about this. VETO!
And stop with the permits for low-skill labor!
Trump will sign this. Just wants everyone to know the Dems give a ra about the DACA folks.
American citizens slaves of the political oligarchs... I bet those fake charities got cash to keep up their human trafficking scam.
Can’t the dhimmicrats simply add daca and kick it back? What 5D chess move does Trump do then?
What percentage of DACA illegal aliens have committed other crimes?
The Hill just put out an article that is titled, “White House confident Trump will sign bill despite veto threat.”
White House officials are confident President Trump will sign the $1.3 trillion omnibus approved by Congress despite his surprise threat via Twitter to veto the bill.
“I think we’ll be OK,” White House Director of Legislative Affairs Marc Short told CNN.
Another official said the White House believes that Trump will ultimately sign the legislation.
So the White House is represented by the hired help and not Trump.....the Hill is so pathetic.
Veto!
Shut it down!
Easier to backhoe the peat bog out.
Brilliant!
5.56mm
People (Rush included) haven’t figured Trump out yet.
1. issue arises
2. Trump flips to the left side of the issue
3. the right gets pissed
4. Trump flips back to the right, base is happy
He did this with immigration and gun control.
We are not going to get a spending resolution we like, but it should include at least be a small victory for Republicans that isn’t a spending increase. Trump has shown the losers that we can win the shutdown debate if it is framed properly.
I hope President Trump does more then threaten to veto that spending bill because he and we the American Taxpayers have gotten the shaft.
Force congress to return for an Emergency session and get that wall funded as well as immigration enforcement and rebuild the military.
Don’tgive Schumer his tunnel if those items are not funded completely.
I just hope it isn't too brilliant by half.
He vetos and they take it back and stuff a bunch of DACA crap in it with still little wall funding and that little pill about the form of the wall the money can be spent on - and our wet noodles help pass it - then where will he be? He'll have to sign the pig or look like a fool.
“Trump will sign this. Just wants everyone to know the Dems give a ra about the DACA folks.”
I hope against hope Trump does not sign this. But if he does, it will forever send the phrase “read my lips” into irrelevance. The multidimensional chess hero will forever be known for ending liberty with his kung fu treachery.
Pray pray. He has surprised us before
I don’t give a crap about the DACA illegals, but Trump is playing smart politics.
I agree, half a billion to PP, no wall funding, complete giveaway to the Democrats, who are actually saying it was better than when they were in power. Of course when Dems held Congress there was an opposition party. Veto it and shut the govt down, then only open about half of it and see if anyone notices anything different.
I wonder if Trump is playing this. The whole thing is a major turd.
Build the wall!!
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