Mexico Didn't Pay, So Now Trump Is
President Trump is being bopped around like one of those old Joe Palooka toys
They took two votes in the Senate today , either one of which would have ended the government shutdown. The president's proposal got 50 votes (needed 60 to pass) , and the Democrats proposal got 52 votes (needed 60). So, in a majority republican senate, with a republican president in office, the minority party bill got more votes. First punch in the mouth to Trump.
Second kick in the nuts to Trump. He was forced to agree with Nancy Pelosi's proposal to delay the state of the union until after the government re-opens.
Third slap in the face to the president. An enraged senator Michael Bennett from Colorado stood on the senate floor and shouted that the "government has been shut down because of a promise he could not keep ! " He's talking about Trump and the campaign promise that "Mexico would pay for it". This is correct, had Trump gotten Mexico to pay for it, he might have his wall. But he couldn't and probably didn'y even try very hard after the first time when the president of Mexico told him "NO".
Trump's utter failure to keep this promise has brought him to the fourth blow, the knockout punch of the hour to Palooka Donnie, his poll rating, which fell to 34% this week.
He got his ass kicked.
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Trump even refused to disparage the remarks of his half senile old Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who earlier in the day had suggested that the pain felt by the unpaid workers was not much of a big deal.
I was listening to Trump earlier when he was asked about those comments and he said he hadn't listened to them but that Wilbur should have said it better... I really can't believe he is the supposed leader of the free world. It's like hiring an orangutan as an editor for your newspaper. Sure, he can slap his hands on the keyboard and make what appear to be letters with spaces, but his editorial is not in any way intelligible.
said what better....
the words he didn;t listen to...
the elementary playmates he never pornstarred
the "middle class" taxcut\
the 10% pay raise he single handedly got our military men and women, since it had been a decade any old way
my campaign had no contact with Russia
except...
almost everyone in it has been questiojned, with multiple indictments handed out, people in jail, people going to jail
but that damn Obama played too much golf
lock her up
WTF is WRONG with Still Supporters of Trump ???????
"But he couldn't and probably didn'y even try very hard after the first time when the president of Mexico told him "NO"."
Didn't ole sly asz a Fox say
something like 'Mexico ain't gonna pay for no Fucken Wall', as
i believe he did.
Trump is an unstrable mental midget president elect
ted by people wanting to believe the bullShip he was sailin, and the farr right working with Russia to tarnish, an easily tarnishable unlikeable candidate.
that is one thing
Now
The GOP, are becoming downright treasonous enablers, as they Never checked
the Russian Manchurian Dickhead ing US ALL the WRONG DAMN WAY
People in Glass Houses, shouldn't snort windex, because it looks similar to gatorade,
or throw stones at Roger & Me oh My
there goes another Trump guy...
who could have possibly seen this train wreck coming out of the tunnel of Love
the neighbor
F he's White N All Right
Bannon n kill the rest, cause
"they're the reason for your failure America"
its not your fault, it's everyone else's n everyone knows, the buck stops NOWHERE near Trumpp
.
when Putins puppet has been used up after Putin has gotten the most bang for his bux $ & Russias' pleasure
Putin will PP on Trumppy's prostituted parade
n
will see an Orange Float
Drown
in his own
your in
"Why don't they go get a loan?"
From who, you demented old fart?** Banks? Credit Unions? Why the hell should they loan you any cash when they don't have any idea when this shut down will end?
Oh.....you mean predatory lending agencies!!! Shucks, you should have said that!
**Wilbur Ross
He's talking about Trump and the campaign promise that "Mexico would pay for it".
Right from jump street this notion should have told the electorate something. It was never going to happen, but then again this is the same American public that went gaga over Pet Rocks and Mood Rings.
In his own words repeatedly.....
How often do we really see politicians running for national office make claims or promises they really have no intention or ability to keep? Every single candidate for President in this country has done so, some more some less than others. It is all about getting votes, and no one party alone is exempt...
Are you sure...you would think that only Trump did. They will be moaning about Mexico paying for the wall daily.
Not closing Gitmo was a huge campaign promise failure for Obama and he had eight years to get it accomplished.
Apples and Orangatangs drinkin Tang on the Moon
.
Yea, they all reach,
but never a reach around
cause Trumpp doesn't Kare for US,
but now Putin,
there's a real liter
If i recall Obama did try to close Gitmo but was obstructed by the republicans and did not hold the country hostage over it, just moved on and said "ok, at least I tried, how can we make Gitmo safer and more humane instead" . So not a campaign lie cause he did try. Trump could learn a thing or two. Trump can say "Eh, i tried my best but it just wasn't in the cards, how can we now move forward to ensure borders are secure in a way everyone can agree with".
Obama failed to get one his major campaign promises done....in eight years. Why didn't it get done when he had a Democrat House and Senate?
Priorities, you know good leaders prioritize the importance of their actions, saving America from bankruptcy was priority #1, Healthcare #2, that took some time, only had the majority for 2 years. Gitmo was a little ways down the list.
In Trump's world of do the opposite of what Obama would do, plans are being made to expand Gitmo, since Congress would never approve of closing it or at least relocating the last 40 terrorist prisoners.
new chow halls and new barracks...
John, I know this is off-topic, so feel free do delete, but I just listened to Sarah Sanders talk about how 'this president' loves all Americans deeply, and only wants the very best for them. He would never hurt them, and has done everything in his power to prove his loyalty and utmost respect for all Americans. These were not her exact words, but they reflect the intent of her statement.
Someone needs to tell me how she can keep a straight face and speak with such conviction. 'This president' is mired in his own self agenda, and has spent a tremendous amount of time calling Americans 'haters, losers, liars', and those are the kindest things he has said. I hope that one day, Ms. Sanders has an opportunity to review her contributions to the current administration, and recognizes how ridiculous she has sounded while trying to sell the American public such an enormous load of crap.
did you see her wipe that tear, torn out of hear tear duct work...
cause i could of swore she was tearin up,
and not just the truth.
allergies, blow, who knowws, but if i had to defend Trumpp N lie daily,
i'd be allergic to the truth, and on plane loads of blow, to ease the guilt of not sharing
looks like she dives into Creme filled donut wrestling rings with extra jello and Olive Oil fightin to pop her in the eye
just my 2 non cents
If she's anything like her daddy, she will never be able to view herself with a critical eye. Huckabee never took any responsibility for the crap he mired Arkansas in
Wonder why they just do not have Navy SeaBees or the Army Corps of Engineers build the thing? Just take the funds out of the military budget. The SeaBees are only allowed to build in CONUS (Continental United States) as self help projects or training purposes. Sounds like a perfect example of both.
I didn't realize that the military just had money lying around collecting dust
Try taking a look at the military budget. Money to build the wall would almost be like a drop in a bucket.
Meanwhile, the steps in the dorm that Mr Giggles manages needs a complete overhaul or somebody is going to break a leg. I'd rather they fix those stairs before they take money to build a "wall"
Better yet take the money and take care of our Veterans with it.
Just a thought.
I agree, but DOD and VA are two entirely differently funded organizations.
Just take the funds out of the military budget.
Such fiscal responsibility! The DoD is just a gigantic slush fund for Republicans to plunder.
Let's take the money it will cost to impeach Trump out of the military budget.
Impeaching him is the same thing as defending this country.
I am inclined not to let anyone with such an obvious admiration of Vladimir Putin, and a host of other dictator-type world leaders, force the funding for, or oversee the construction of, anything resembling a border wall. I'm starting to wonder if the stupid wall is more for the purpose of keeping people in, as opposed to keeping people out. If I were someone who was compromised, and I'm starting to think there might be more than one pee video out there, I would never draw such attention to myself regarding a project that is as unpopular with the American people as this wall is.
I think it's all about keeping us in, too.....
NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration is reporting delays in air travel because of a "slight increase in sick leave" at two East Coast air traffic control facilities.
FAA spokesman Gregory Martin said Friday that it had augmented staffing, rerouted traffic and increased spacing between planes as needed.
The staffing problems were at air traffic centers in Jacksonville, Florida and a Washington D.C. center that controls high-altitude air traffic over seven states.
Martin says safety is being maintained during a period of "minimal impacts" on travel.
LaGuardia Airport in New York and Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey were both experiencing delays in takeoffs.
It is flu season
My family is flying tomorrow (not me) and I'm worried. So are they. So are the flight attendants and air traffic controllers. WTF is happening here? We have become a banana republic under republicans.
This is Trump's weakest moment
This is undoubtedly the weakest moment of President Trump’s tenure in office. He handed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi a win by agreeing to postpone the State of the Union address and handed her a second win by caving on the government shutdown. The president may be the commander in chief of the American military, but Nancy Pelosi now looks like the commander in chief of Donald Trump. He has upset his relationship with Republicans just before the Mueller report comes out and on the day Roger Stone gets hauled off to jail.
Shortly after Trump made his announcement that the government would reopen, various pro-Trump pundits rushed out to praise the president’s leadership. Like O’Reilly, they seem to think this is a brilliant bit of strategy. Of course, they likely do not really think that. Behind the scenes, many of them feel betrayed and realize the president caved and looks weak. This highlights part of the problem that got the president into this mess in the first place.
The people Trump more often than not listens to would rather treat the president with worshipful reverence than give him candid advice. That cacophony of sycophancy has not only brought this presidency to its lowest point, but also ensured the wall they all want will never be built. This president, moving into 2020, needs less sycophants on speed dial and more hard nosed advisers who have his best interests, not their access to him, at heart.
Erick Erickson is editor of The Resurgent and host of Atlanta’s Evening News on WSB Radio.