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Trump says it's 'good time to do a (government) shutdown' (for border wall funding)
Washington Examiner ^ | Saturday, November 17, 2018 | Stephen Dinan

Posted on 11/17/2018 10:31:15 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

With Congress still not on board his border wall plans, President Trump said Saturday that it’s a “good time to do a shutdown,” suggesting he will refuse to accept any appropriations bills that don’t include the $5 billion he’s asking for.

He did say he doesn’t think one will happen because “Democrats will come to their senses” on the issue.

And he said he’s ready to keep the troops he deployed to the border as long as necessary.

“We’re talking about border wall, we’re talking about quite a big sum of money, about $5 billion,” he told reporters at the White House before jetting off to California to survey the effort to contain wildfires. “This would be a very good time to do a shutdown. I don’t think it’s going to be necessary, because I think the Democrats will come to their senses, and if they don’t come to their senses, we will continue to win elections.”

For most people in Washington a government shutdown is a sign of failure, but Mr. Trump views it as a weapon to be deployed, and at times has even seemed eager over the possibility.

He said before the election he was cooling shutdown talk because Republicans on Capitol Hill convinced him it was hurting them. But with the election over, he appears emboldened again.

A shutdown now would be less painful than the GOP-orchestrated 16-day shutdown in 2013 because Congress has already approved — and Mr. Trump signed — five of the 12 annual spending bills into law. covering about 70 percent of discretionary government funding.

There is a Dec. 7 deadline, though, for funding operations at the State, Interior, Homeland Security, Justice and other departments.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


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KEYWORDS: cwii; donttreadandlive; hewillnotwinin2020; post19; shutdown
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1 posted on 11/17/2018 10:31:15 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

He should ask for it all and work down

I thought this guy wrote “Art of the deal”?


2 posted on 11/17/2018 10:32:21 AM PST by Trump.Deplorable
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

So, after January anyone think there will be any wall funding brought forward?


3 posted on 11/17/2018 10:33:38 AM PST by rktman ( #My2nd! Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Please Sir- Do not trade DACA amnesty for a wall that will never be built despite funding.


4 posted on 11/17/2018 10:34:04 AM PST by samadams2000 (Get your houses in order.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Mr President, the time for talk is done. The elections are over, shut it down if you don’t get FULL funding now because you won’t get it later. And use the military for a show of force on the border, not meals on wheels.


5 posted on 11/17/2018 10:36:54 AM PST by Midwesterner53
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Link says Washington Examiner, link goes to Wash SLIMES. Which my ad blocker won’t bring up.


7 posted on 11/17/2018 10:38:47 AM PST by GailA (Wife of RET. SCPO, GET OVER IT, DONALD TRUMP IS PRESIDENT!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
The GOP will continue to ignore Trump. They got the tax cut, they don't care about anything else.
8 posted on 11/17/2018 10:39:14 AM PST by Theoria (I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive)
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To: Trump.Deplorable

How many billion dollar deals have YOU done?

I think we’re OK with Trump in charge here.


9 posted on 11/17/2018 10:39:39 AM PST by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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the longer a shutdown drags on, the more the MSM has been able to blame it on republicans.


10 posted on 11/17/2018 10:39:44 AM PST by proust ("The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.")
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To: bigbob

As many as you have

I would have asked for the whole thing and worked down


11 posted on 11/17/2018 10:40:34 AM PST by Trump.Deplorable
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

http://time.com/5458042/trump-government-shutdown-border-funds/


12 posted on 11/17/2018 10:40:45 AM PST by GailA (Wife of RET. SCPO, GET OVER IT, DONALD TRUMP IS PRESIDENT!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Trump should also make this a humanitarian issue to lay in the laps of the Lefties.

So far, the horde at Tiajuana is frustrated and discouraged and very few are being processed on asylum grounds. Tiajuana is already being overwhelmed and the mayor is frustrated and upset.

Trump should state that it is inhumane to put the hordes through this and besides, there is no way they will be allowed in as they were before.

Building the wall is he best solution for all involved, etc.


13 posted on 11/17/2018 10:44:00 AM PST by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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Part of redoing NAFTA was to fix this. Has there been any indication that ‘we’ fixed this when it was renegotiated? I haven't seen a word on it from the White House in dealing with such issues.
14 posted on 11/17/2018 10:47:11 AM PST by Theoria (I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive)
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To: Theoria

That’s an excellent point. You’re right, this should be brought up and used to our benefit.


15 posted on 11/17/2018 10:49:01 AM PST by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Shut. It. Down.


16 posted on 11/17/2018 10:55:20 AM PST by Basket_of_Deplorables ("Trust Sessions!" Bwaaahaaahaaa! Fools.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
This is the medias "Bone for the Week".

Go to it!!

17 posted on 11/17/2018 11:21:18 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: rktman

So, after January anyone think there will be any wall funding brought forward?
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Trump is about to throw an absolutely Fricking YUGE monkey wrench in the process on Dec 21st when the DHS is required to report on the election fraud (EO 13848). Expect enough RATS to be refused seats in the house to cause all the networks to report on it like it’s the end of the world. Will this be leverage on a budget deal? Not likely but it will give cover ... I expect Trump to shift funds ,, give necessary funds to Army corp of engineers and label the wall a high priority necessary defense project.


18 posted on 11/17/2018 11:21:56 AM PST by Neidermeyer (Show me a peaceful Muslim and I will show you a heretic to the Koran.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

like to see it happen but me thinks trump is full of shi$. He will not win in 2020 cause the dems will cheat cheat cheat to make sure it does not happen. I look for trump to pull out.... especially once all the house investigations essentially shut the gov down. Speaking of shutting it down I hope trump shuts the fed gov down if he cannot get border wall funding. If he cannot get anything through he might as well step aside. Id prefer to see CW II than continue down the socialist road to ruin.


19 posted on 11/17/2018 11:22:20 AM PST by Dont tread and Live (waso)
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To: Trump.Deplorable

I am sure if you reach out he will gladly accept and use your suggestions.


20 posted on 11/17/2018 11:22:59 AM PST by ImpBill (Conservative little "l" libertarian)
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