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What Trump told GOP senators behind closed doors
Axios ^ | 10/24/17 | Caitlin Owens

Posted on 10/24/2017 4:05:41 PM PDT by DoodleDawg

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Trump wants the Senate to work all the time and get more done in the face of Democratic obstruction.

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.

1 posted on 10/24/2017 4:05:41 PM PDT by DoodleDawg
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You need 50 republicans. There’s only about 40 give or take. The rest are the equivalent of 60’s Democrats including himself.


2 posted on 10/24/2017 4:09:09 PM PDT by maddog55 (After years of trying, you actually can't fix stupid.)
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Democratic obstruction is holding up the judicial nominations. McCain and several other Republicans are holding up some department appointments.


3 posted on 10/24/2017 4:11:11 PM PDT by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said theoal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
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The 50 RINOcrat senators should have had a blanket party given for them!!!


4 posted on 10/24/2017 4:11:16 PM PDT by Carl Vehse
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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


5 posted on 10/24/2017 4:12:25 PM PDT by Sign Petition to Arrest Comey
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Trump: I will have 1 senator horse whipped each day until you pass all that I want.

He might be thinking this : )


6 posted on 10/24/2017 4:12:25 PM PDT by minnesota_bound
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Democratic obstruction is holding up the judicial nominations. McCain and several other Republicans are holding up some department appointments.

Republicans control the committees and what makes it to the floor for a vote and not the Democrats.

7 posted on 10/24/2017 4:12:34 PM PDT by DoodleDawg
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Trump: I will have 1 senator horse whipped each day until you pass all that I want.

Empty threats accomplish nothing.

8 posted on 10/24/2017 4:13:44 PM PDT by DoodleDawg
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I think the point is, “Republicans” ARE Democrats.


9 posted on 10/24/2017 4:15:57 PM PDT by workerbee (America finally has an American president again.)
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You don’t believe the dems wouldn’t change the rule?

LOL!


10 posted on 10/24/2017 4:17:49 PM PDT by TexasGator (Z)
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Nah.

I allign Trump as a Truman Democrat. Late forties.


11 posted on 10/24/2017 4:19:56 PM PDT by MrEdd (Caveat Emptor)
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The dems already said they were prepared to change the rule to 50 votes, so why wait?

It's going to happen sooner or later. Change it now and take advantage of it while we are still in the majority.

12 posted on 10/24/2017 4:20:13 PM PDT by Pox (Good Night. I expect more respect tomorrow.)
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"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. "

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?

13 posted on 10/24/2017 4:21:20 PM PDT by rxsid (HOW CAN A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN'S STATUS BE "GOVERNED" BY GREAT BRITAIN? - Leo Donofrio (2009))
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“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”.


14 posted on 10/24/2017 4:21:34 PM PDT by b4me (God Bless the USA)
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“Trump: I will have 1 senator horse whipped each day until you pass all that I want.”

****

Or name a horse to the Senate.


15 posted on 10/24/2017 4:24:26 PM PDT by peyton randolph (Socialism Lite is still Socialism)
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"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"

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.

16 posted on 10/24/2017 4:30:01 PM PDT by tjd1454
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To: DoodleDawg

Yup. I bet when it’s all said and done Trump is going to get more out of the Dems than the Repukes.


17 posted on 10/24/2017 4:31:55 PM PDT by wiseprince
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To: Carl Vehse

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.


18 posted on 10/24/2017 4:32:29 PM PDT by mcshot (Prepare for the new meaning of "riding shotgun".)
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“I don’t want the rules changed to 50 votes.”

The Constitution mandates a simple majority.


19 posted on 10/24/2017 4:33:46 PM PDT by odawg
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To: DoodleDawg

So much for a “closed door” meeting.


20 posted on 10/24/2017 4:36:05 PM PDT by Irish Eyes
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