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Trump Forces Chuck and Nancy to Debate Him in Front of America, They Didn't Like It
Townhall.com ^ | December 11, 2018 | Katie Pavlich

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: 

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."



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To: Leep
Please not Pence in 2024...did I say please?

Should Trump replace him on the ticket for 2020?

141 posted on 12/11/2018 3:27:23 PM PST by Go Gordon (I gave my dog Grady a last name - Trump - because he loves tweets.)
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To: gaijin; enumerated; LS; bitt; thinden; Liz; 9YearLurker; Alberta's Child; semantic; Lopeover; ...
"I noted that the side repeatedly saying, “We should do this in private” is the side always braying about TRANSPARENCY.'

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Yes....you're right.

Also after the meeting, Nancy and Schmuckie went outside to speak to the lame-o reporters and at one point Schmuckie snapped hoarsely at the scribes to BE QUIET.

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By the way... the Google guy was testifying today. Says there is NO BIAS AGAINST CONSERVATIVES. I just found this on Google looking up "schmuck".

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Urban Dictionary: Schmuck

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Schmuck

Schmuck- in American English is a pejorative term meaning one who is stupid or ... DONALD TRUMP IS SUCH A SCHMUCK FOR USING THIS WORD AGAINST MINORITIES.

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....... and Google says they are not biased. Bullsh*t.

142 posted on 12/11/2018 3:28:15 PM PST by a little elbow grease (Duct tape and cable ties have more worth than pussy hats and resistance.)
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To: gaijin

Pelosi and Chuck you Schumer were expecting an easy ride, but Trump jump started them with his boot...


143 posted on 12/11/2018 3:32:25 PM PST by mandaladon (It's always good to be underestimated. ~Donald Trump)
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To: cld51860
I have been trying to discern why Pence looks so miserable here

For me it tells me he's uncomfortable with directly, publicly confronting these 'rats. This isn't what he would do which is disappointing.

144 posted on 12/11/2018 3:37:04 PM PST by JonPreston
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To: a little elbow grease

No question, Trump got them to both look terrible this afternoon.

Pretty funny really.

Though I believe Nancy was right that he doesn’t have the votes in the GOP House for the wall, Trump was also right that getting them to pass anything would be a waste, as long as McConnell is there sticking to his 60-vote rule in the Senate.


145 posted on 12/11/2018 3:37:51 PM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: Kaslin

Why did he do that? It makes no sense. If they hide from the press they can’t lie to the press afterwards and Democrats always have to be allowed to lie.


146 posted on 12/11/2018 3:39:47 PM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (Until Hillary is in jail, equal justice under the law will not exist in the USA)
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To: ConservativeMind
Why did he leave that coat buttoned??

So as not to expose the pipe up his...???

147 posted on 12/11/2018 3:40:16 PM PST by JonPreston
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To: V_TWIN

That left a major mark on the witch, she later on mocked his manhood..........

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-pol-pelosi-trump-manhood-oval-office-20181211-story.html


148 posted on 12/11/2018 3:42:03 PM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (Until Hillary is in jail, equal justice under the law will not exist in the USA)
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To: Kaslin
Brown-nosed Media Headline: "TRUMP'S A BULLY!"

Millions of American Patriots: "GO GET 'EM, DONALD!!"

149 posted on 12/11/2018 3:46:04 PM PST by Gritty (How much blood is Swallwell prepared to shed for his goal of disarming Normal Americans?-K Schlicter)
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To: tennmountainman

Pence was a backup card not needed to be played. When Trumpzilla is chewing up the countryside by himself, he doesn’t need any help.


150 posted on 12/11/2018 3:51:41 PM PST by drierice
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To: JonPreston

People seem to have forgotten that Pence is a dues-paid member in good standing of our irredeemably corrupt and depraved political class.


151 posted on 12/11/2018 3:55:06 PM PST by dsc (Our system of government cannot survive one-party control of communications.)
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To: JBW1949

“think Pence was just sitting back and enjoying President Trump making the dems squirm...”

I agree. Also, it looks like an uncomfortable chair. Pence may not be the most exciting person, but he’s been a very good and loyal VP for Trump - I have no complaints at all.


152 posted on 12/11/2018 3:55:07 PM PST by enumerated
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To: Kaslin

“Its called transparency Nancy,” Trump shot back.


Repeat LOUD and OFTEN President Trump!


153 posted on 12/11/2018 4:03:25 PM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: drierice

Even Fox’s “The Five” commented on Pence’s robotic look in the meeting
today. They did not dog him. Just made a few comments, laughed
and moved on.


154 posted on 12/11/2018 4:06:18 PM PST by tennmountainman ("Trust Sessions" Yeah Right")
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To: PeterPrinciple

Absolutely


155 posted on 12/11/2018 4:10:37 PM PST by Kaslin
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To: V_TWIN

I’ve been flying all day thru a multi-leg business trip.

The guy next to me on one flight was watching CNN, whose chyron was just about screaming “Trump start White House Brawl!!!”

Then they had, in quick succession, “Saigon Dick” Blumenthal, D-CT, James “Q-Ball” Clapper, and four or five other idiots to tell everyone what it all meant, for obvious impeachment.

Now I could NOT hear a word they were saying, but I can assure you I have a very good idea. Orange man bad!


156 posted on 12/11/2018 5:35:05 PM PST by Alas Babylon! (Boycott ABC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC and NBC!)
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To: Freedom'sWorthIt

Very true, where they were looking. Nancy did look at Trump a few times talking, Schumer talked to the cameras and the floor.


157 posted on 12/11/2018 5:43:14 PM PST by jughandle (Big words anger me, keep talking.)
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To: 2banana

More like James T. Kirk playing poker: calling their bluff openly for the cameras.


158 posted on 12/11/2018 7:15:21 PM PST by YogicCowboy ("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - J. R. R. Tolkien)
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To: BookmanTheJanitor; Chode; Squantos
transparency

Someone Please Tweet President Trump to be sure to use the Flashcards and Speak S-L-O-O-O-W-L-Y to pelousy and upchuck.

159 posted on 12/11/2018 7:51:08 PM PST by mabarker1 (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!!)
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To: Kaslin

bump


160 posted on 12/11/2018 7:56:57 PM PST by Albion Wilde ("The word 'racist' is used to describe 'every Republican that's winning'" --Donald Trump)
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