Posted on 12/11/2018 11:32:46 AM PST by Kaslin
For the first time since the 2018-midterm elections, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with President Trump at the White House Tuesday.
Their meeting was originally supposed to be closed press, but that all changed when the White House press pool was invited into the Oval Office to broadcast their remarks.
President Trump started the meeting by thanking Pelosi and Schumer for showing up and made his case for additional border security.
"I am proud to shut down the government over border security," Trump said. "I will take the mantle."
"They're pouring into our country. We have to have border security. We have to have a wall," he continued.
After some back and forth with the Democrat leaders, Pelosi started to panic and said they should not continue in front of the press.
"I don't think we should have a debate in front of the press on this," Pelosi said.
"Its called transparency Nancy," Trump shot back.
President Trump engages in an Oval Office clash with Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi over border security as the shutdown deadline looms
Pelosi: "I don't think we should have a debate in front of the press on this" pic.twitter.com/gopvtJKpXO— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) December 11, 2018
President Trump then continued, leading Schumer to later argue the same.
"Let's debate, let's debate in private," he pleaded. "We shouldn't shut down the government over a dispute, and you want to shut it down."
"Let's debate in private": President Trump, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Rep. Nancy Pelosi just sparred in the Oval Office on live TV about border security and funding Trump's wall https://t.co/uiiZgARky5 pic.twitter.com/EJBynT3NkR— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 11, 2018
Here is the full exchange:
WATCH: Full video of heated Oval Office meeting between President Trump and Democratic leaders Schumer and Pelosi over border security and a potential government shutdown https://t.co/agvypq00l2 pic.twitter.com/kdDLeeZ0R1— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) December 11, 2018
After the meeting, Pelosi and Schumer ran to the cameras outside of the West Wing and further slammed President Trump's position.
"He will get no wall and he will get a shutdown," Schumer said. "This temper tantrum that he seems to throw will not get him his wall."
You can say that again (... and again, and again, and again...)
;-)
**That’s not how it’s gonna get spun on lib news tonight I can assure you of that. It’ll be more like they stood up to the bully President or some such crap as that.**
But so many saw it live!!!! The media can’t spin it like they could if it had been behind closed doors.
He has shown that he is not Prez material.
I chuckled when Nancy began talking about democrat transparency after the transparent meeting with President Trump. What is said about “shining the light of truth on a subject?” The democrat party’s translation of transparency is different than the dictionary and mine.
I don’t think they’re stupid, they are arrogant enough to think people don’t think and don’t remember beyond 7 days.
You’re right 2banana. McConnell is already rolling over and playing dead, about the wall.
Yeah, but Pence could tell them that if Trump gets impeached he still wants the wall too.
Real border security etc.
I guess I am not surprised by his silence.
Safe politician that guy.
The rats are shown to crave darkness and secrecy.
Trump says he will take the blame (or credit!) for shutting down the government.
I personally think this is brilliant.
Truly brilliant.
It’s what we elected him for.
Now get it done!
Pelosi still running motor mouth mocking Trump...
“It goes to show you: you get into a tinkle contest with a skunk, you get tinkle all over you.” .....“I was trying to be the mom. I can’t explain it to you. It was so wild,” Pelosi said of the meeting.
bkmk
I have been trying to discern why Pence looks so miserable here. Just letting the boss handle things or what?
He may have been told to keep quiet and shut up and listen. My concern is that Pence may soon be approached quietly concerning a potential Amendment 25 issue over this event....if Pence was as miserable about this issue as you seem to think. Others in the opposition may have noted Pence’s reaction and may see an opportunity here....!
It was not Pence’s show. He was not asked to comment and did not do so. When Trump is on a roll Pence is smart enough to get out of the way.
Chuckie just owned the government shutdown!
Why did he leave that coat buttoned??
Well, as I watched Pence I thought of situations where I am in a meeting with my boss and the boss is obviously in control and doing his thing, I know in that situation it is not my place to interrupt or even say anything unless I am called upon. Certainly that approach would be amped up a million percent if my boss was POTUS.
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