Posted on 12/06/2017 9:06:46 PM PST by Colonel Kangaroo
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer advised President Trump to declare Jerusalem the "undivided" capital of Israel ahead of Trump's expected announcement on the matter this week, the New York Democrat told The Weekly Standard on Tuesday.
The White House said Tuesday that Trump will announce that the U.S. will recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, but will delay moving the embassy from Tel Aviv.
Trump had suggested in an October interview that he was planning to make a decision regarding the embassy, but wanted to give an Israeli–Palestinian peace plan "a shot" first, according to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA).
Schumer himself told JTA that he supported the U.S. moving its embassy to Jerusalem and criticized Trump over his "indecisiveness" on the issue. “President Trump’s recent comments suggest his indecisiveness on the embassy’s relocation,” Schumer told the news agency. “As someone who strongly believes that Jerusalem is the undivided capital of Israel, I am calling for the US Embassy in Israel to be relocated to Jerusalem."
Schumer said the move would "appropriately commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of Jerusalem’s reunification and show the world that the US definitively acknowledges Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.”
But, Schmucky almost always lies.
Trump does the right thing, and naturally gets no credit for it. The Hill once again living down to it’s standards.
Why Schumer was the real guy who did it. (cough cough)
Never mind that Schumer and the Democrats never did it when they had power. The Democrats had the majority of both sides of Congress. Did they help Israel?
Did Obama make the call during his eight years?
Schumer and the Hill can go play with each other...
Yes he is, but he agrees with him.
So why hasn’t Schmucky advised anyone for the last 40 years?
Seems President Trump is growing coat tails so long even America loving (lol) Democratics are latchin on. MAGA
Of course he gets credit for it!
Schumer is a liar playing to his constituents. What a limp member.
Schumer...That’s the thing about a gas bag- it can conform it’s shape to fit any container.
When was that Chuckie? At the White House meeting you refused to attend?
This makes it sound like Trump is dragging his feet about making any concrete changes, i.e., he's issued a proclamation but will wait a while to make real, physical changes.
As Mrs BN & I watched his announcement we noted his listing the necessary prerequisites to moving the embassy. Of these, the most obvious one is that we need to build an embassy in Jerusalem BEFORE anyone can move into it.
IIRC, Trump said that he had directed the State Department to begin immediately the preparations for the move, which would occur once the first class embassy has been built.
The Hindenburg was a gas bag also, it did not end well for it when it went up in flames at Tetoborough, New Jersey.
Oh yeah right....Chuckie
chuckie proxy just trying to get on the right side with God.
Yep...
Trying to take credit
Hey, Chucky. Where’ve you been on this for the past 20+ years - did you
advise’ ‘Bummer’ to do it? Did you ‘advice Billy to do it?
Just can’t stand that Trump is the only president who premised to do this - and then DID it. And you know it’s going to go down in history BIGLY - and you want your name attached.
Pathetic.
He’s balking about Trump’s “indecisiveness” and instructing him what to do? Gee, I don’t remember hearing that Chuckles got President Jugears to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. But sure, doofus, criticize Trump.
Schumer LIED. He never urged Trump to do it.
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