Posted on 10/24/2017 4:05:41 PM PDT by DoodleDawg
President Trump visited with Senate Republicans today at the Capitol. Here's what he said about taxes, immigration, drugs and foreign policy, according to a source in the room.
Shoutouts: Trump thanked Lamar Alexander for his work on healthcare, said positive about things Rand Paul and thanked Thad Cochran for his vote (Cochran was ill and came back to the Senate to support the budget.)
What wasn't said: Senators McCain and Corker, with whom Trump has been feuding, were silent during the meeting. Trump also didn't talk about the NFL or Gold Star families.
Trump wants the Senate to work all the time and get more done in the face of Democratic obstruction.
When asked if rich people should get a tax cut, Trump said no.
Trump kept pushing for a 15% corporate tax rate but said he understands it would be hard to achieve.
An emergency on drugs will be declared, and that the government will start an advertising campaign to discourage drug use.
Trump said immigration loopholes for entry and overstays need to be closed, and that people want the wall but in some places it will be more of a fence.
Called NAFTA "horrible" and said it will be negotiated.
Bragged about stock market and 1.7 million jobs created since election day.
The military needs more money, and he said NATO is paying more.
Said North Korea is a year away from a nuclear weapon that can go on missile (this bullet clarified to add Trump said weapon on missile)
One more detail: McConnell opened the meeting by saying that without the president, Neil Gorsuch would not be on the Supreme Court and Republicans would not be transforming the courts. Loud applause followed.
Democratic obstruction is not delaying any meaningful progress. It's the inability of McConnell to get 50 Republican Senators to vote the way the President wants that is.
You need 50 republicans. There’s only about 40 give or take. The rest are the equivalent of 60’s Democrats including himself.
Democratic obstruction is holding up the judicial nominations. McCain and several other Republicans are holding up some department appointments.
The 50 RINOcrat senators should have had a blanket party given for them!!!
I don’t want the rules changed to 50 votes. Once Democrats inevitably get back in power, be it 4 years or 20 years, they will Amnesty half of Mexico and move us to Single payer. The GOP and Trump just need to strong arm the Democrats and shut down the government indefinitely to get the positive things that need to be done
Trump: I will have 1 senator horse whipped each day until you pass all that I want.
He might be thinking this : )
Republicans control the committees and what makes it to the floor for a vote and not the Democrats.
Empty threats accomplish nothing.
I think the point is, “Republicans” ARE Democrats.
You don’t believe the dems wouldn’t change the rule?
LOL!
Nah.
I allign Trump as a Truman Democrat. Late forties.
It's going to happen sooner or later. Change it now and take advantage of it while we are still in the majority.
If the dem's take back the senate...what's to stop them from changing the rules so that all they need is 50 to amnesty half the world?
“Democrat obstruction” - I take that as Trump’s nice way of saying he wants them to work harder, without also saying “you lazy, greedy good for nothings”.
“Trump: I will have 1 senator horse whipped each day until you pass all that I want.”
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Or name a horse to the Senate.
Back when the Dims were in control, all they had to do was threaten a gov shutdown and the RINOs would immediately cave lest they be "blamed" for the shutdown.
Now that the Republicans are in control, they are still terrified of being blamed for a gov shutdown. Talk about spineless.
Yup. I bet when it’s all said and done Trump is going to get more out of the Dems than the Repukes.
Our flight performed a couple blanket parties in basic (68) and in one case the guy was knocked out. He was a reformed jerk after that.
“I don’t want the rules changed to 50 votes.”
The Constitution mandates a simple majority.
So much for a “closed door” meeting.
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