The comment, which came during a White House meeting on the violent MS-13 gang, was not well received in the room. Rep. Barbara Comstock, a Virginia Republican who represents a district with thousands of federal workers, confronted Trump about the remark and urged him to avoid another government shutdown.
"If we don't change it, let's have a shutdown," Trump said of the nation's immigration laws. "We'll do a shutdown and it's worth it for our country. I'd love to see a shutdown if we don't get this stuff taken care of."
He added: "If we have to shut it down because the Democrats don't want safety, and unrelated but still related, they don't want to take care of our military, then shut it down. We'll go with another shutdown."
The government will run out of funding Thursday if negotiators can't strike a deal.
Just to remind you, NO president has ever called for a government shutdown before.
The guy in the White House is supposed to make sure that the government continues to run smoothly, not turn off like a light switch.
Do you want to know who DOES want to see a dysfunctional American government?
You got it.
Update: When I wrote this post it did not appear that there was a budget deal on the horizon.
While I was at the gym that seems to have changed.
Courtesy of The Hill:
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has announced a deal with Senate Democrats to fund the government and set spending levels for defense and nondefense programs over the next two years.
The legislation would avert a government shutdown on Friday, when federal funding is due to expire, and boost defense and nondefense programs.
It also lifts the debt ceiling to March 2019, which White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders hailed as a decision that would move Congress away from "crisis-to-crisis budgeting."
The deal is backed by McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), and will almost certainly be cleared as part of a stopgap funding measure by the Senate before a Feb. 8 deadline to prevent a shutdown.
There are also reports that the House is on board with this as well, which would seem to indicate that it is a done deal.
Sadly it appears they kicked the DACA can down the road, which is unfortunate, but it looks like Trump has been denied both his wall and the government shutdown that he appeared to be drooling over.
Ego, all ego. No interest in the well being of millions of Americans and the country in general. It's all about Trump. Those who voted for this clown are fools.
ReplyDelete100$ of Millions of Americans~Alone.
DeleteYes, the stench from trump and his ilk is getting stronger everyday.
DeleteYes ,the ignorant "fools" that voted for this clown have the stench.
https://www.politico.com/video/2018/02/05/hillary-clinton-delivers-remarks-at-georgetown-university-064902
ReplyDeletehttps://jobsanger.blogspot.com/2018/02/will-new-trumprepublican-tax-cut-pay.html
ReplyDeleteWH announced they need to borrow at least one trillion bucks this year to cover expected tax revenue losses from koch bros taxcuts, that is on top of the 1.5 trillion already figured in as 10 year cost. Potii pushing trickle down economics trashed the debt by triple digits as seen on graph.
"Note in the chart above, the Reagan and Bush II administrations had the largest increases in the national debt of any presidents since World War II. Both administrations more than doubled the national debt -- Reagan increasing it by 186%, and Bush II increasing it by 101%. They were the only presidents increasing the debt by a
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"congressional Republicans. This new tax cut law will decrease government revenue, and combined with their wish to spend more for an already bloated defense budget, will increase the national debt massively." the loss of revenue from those cuts, the government will be borrowing an additional trillion dollars this year -- an 84% increase over last year."
He is such a hateful ugly old man. He spends and waste the USA Taxpayer money while he pays zero tax. How about we build a wall around him and then have a parade circle it. We do not have money for his wall or parade or golfing vacations to his lousy cockroach resorts. That lard ass can stay at his tower and wait to be impeached and convicted. His bags should be packed today.
ReplyDeletei would be more than happy to walk into the White House and kick him out. however, i wouldn't get pass the unpaid secret service.
DeleteHope the hick has a new boyfriend. Another bright shining star of the Republican party and trump select that cannot get clearance. Rob Porter, a Mormon and Harvard grad. Turns out he resigned today. 2 x wives have come forward to admit the abuse they suffered from that monster. Abusers come in all forms. The guy is really a winner just like trump. He likes to abuse women and hope likes him.
ReplyDeleteHope Hicks seems to have poor taste in her fuck buddies...Porter, Lewandowski and Donnie Two Scoops. She must be about as smart as her buddy Vanky.
DeleteHe's either a beard to cover Hicks affair with Trump or she's using him to get Trump to divorce Melania and make her number four.
DeleteHope Hicks has a type. Men who abuse women. Her other affair is the same type.
DeleteThey just released the documents! See what's in them here.
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Trump voters are always angry about the deficit they think is the result of democratic control(look how they whined when Obama was recovering the economy the republicans blew up). Now we see that they really don't give a shit about the deficit when republicans are in charge. Look what the tax cut for corporations and the wealthy did. What a bunch of dishonest pinheads. Trump voters aren't even Americans as far as I am concerned. They need to relocate to some where else with their guns and bibles. They also don't seem to have a problem with Putin so how about we drop them off in Siberia. Maybe it can be renamed to Dumbfuckistan. Trump voters are moronic. We don't need them here. They never figured out the Tea Party movement was a Koch brothers operation ... Wealthcare for Billionaires.
ReplyDeleteI seem to recall all during the 8 Obama years, that the GOP resisted and fought hard for never lifting the debt ceiling. Now that their tax plan makes it absolutely necessary, they have no problem at all. Nothing wrong with raising that ceiling when they and there backers are getting even richer, is there? But, NO more debt for programs that actually benefit our citizens. Hypocrites.
ReplyDeleteI’ve worked in accounting for the government for the past three years. We’ve had to scramble to get projections and transfer money to ensure that payroll will last as long as possible in the case of a shutdown. It causes extra work and worry. To hear him call for a shutdown is a slap in the face to all of us who actually work to ensure that our government is running the best that it can.
ReplyDeletewe little people don't count. and he did call democrats traitors for not applauding him at the SOTU address. i think he really believes every one loves him. he's not living in our reality.
DeleteWe the people elect workers to get some of our money and redistribute in a decent moral manner to continue the gov't.
ReplyDeleteNot stop the gov't when a child has a fit.
And the hits keep coming.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/02/07/israels-netanyahu-bracing-corruption-charges/316428002/
It's all related.
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'Israel's Channel 2 reported that a team of top Israeli police officials will seek charges of accepting bribes, fraud and breach of trust. Netanyahu and his wife are accused of accepting gifts worth thousands of dollars from businessmen in return for political favors.
DeletePolice have appointed a team to examine "holes" still existing in the case before it is formally handed over to prosecutors who will decide whether the case goes forward, Israeli newspaper Yediot Aharonot'
people have been corrupt since the day we climbed out of the tree. there has always been some one looking for an angle to make things better for themselves at the cost of others.
DeleteThat's very true; it doesn't mean, however, that we should let them get away with it.
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407 fine. a bullet for each crime. there fixed it 4 ya!
DeleteFunding lifted until March 2019? Get ready for the R's to try and buy their presence in congress after the what appears to be a D-wave coming midterm elections. Special projects coming to the base I predict, after the big (ugh) parade...
ReplyDeletehttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/02/07/nancy-pelosi-spends-three-hours-reading-dreamer-stories-house-floor/315717002/
ReplyDeleteIs that a MAGA white cap sitting on a 'piZZa' box with white trash on both sides? Sure lOOks like~IT~ in pOOty's refleXtion?.
ReplyDeletethe wall is never happening. trump doesn't seem to get that and he doesn't seem to get it's a stupid idea about a hell of a lot of money wasted. they dig tunnels. they have planes and boats. it gets though the border. a wall wouldn't stop drugs or illegal immigrants getting though-maybe wouldn't even slow it down. where did cadet bone spurs come up with such a stupid ass idea??
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