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Trump Oval Office meeting with Pelosi, Schumer spirals over border wall — live updates
CBS News ^ | December 11, 2018 | KATHRYN WATSON

Posted on 12/11/2018 9:25:38 AM PST by be-baw

An Oval Office meeting with President Trump, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and presumptive incoming speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi Tuesday spiraled out of control — in Pelosi's words — over funding the border.

With a potential government shutdown looming less than two weeks away, Pelosi told Mr. Trump, "you will not win" on the border wall. The president demanded border wall funding — and said he's not afraid the shut down the government over it.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 116th; bigdon; chuckandnancy; leavepencealone; neverpencers; pence; schumer; speakerpelosi; trump
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To: Memphis Moe
Mute Mike Pence did not take sides.

So what? It's not like his boss needs his help to deal with these two braying jackasses. If needed, I'm sure that Mike Pence will speak up.

Trump responded appropriately - I'll just take it out of the defense budget. It is his prerogative as CIC. Besides, they could probably find $5 billion between the sofa cushions in the Pentagon.

21 posted on 12/11/2018 9:47:39 AM PST by CommerceComet (Hillary: A unique blend of arrogance, incompetence, and corruption.)
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To: laplata
Pelosi and Schumer were squirming during that meeting.

Ben Wa = her

Corncob = him

22 posted on 12/11/2018 9:47:49 AM PST by Fightin Whitey
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To: be-baw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OOstIR5QHs


23 posted on 12/11/2018 9:48:00 AM PST by newfreep ("INSIDE EVERY PROGRESSIVE IS A TOTALITARIAN SCREAMING TO GET OUT" @HOROWITZ39, DAVID HOROWITZ)
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To: Bell Bouy II

I wasn’t watching just listening from a distance. Was it Chucky who had the nerve to say that “elections have consequences”? Now that takes some major chutzpah.


24 posted on 12/11/2018 9:50:25 AM PST by surrey
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To: Bell Bouy II

I wasn’t watching just listening from a distance. Was it Chucky who had the nerve to say that “elections have consequences”? Now that takes some major chutzpah.


25 posted on 12/11/2018 9:50:33 AM PST by surrey
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Pence is just dead weight. He does a great wooden Indian impersonation.


26 posted on 12/11/2018 9:51:26 AM PST by proust ("The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.")
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To: be-baw

Fedzilla does NOT shut down.

I hope Trump allows the taxpaying public to find this out.


27 posted on 12/11/2018 9:51:48 AM PST by mewzilla (Is Central America emptying its prisons?)
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To: be-baw
I loved all the Rat bitching about having the meetings public. Transparency- that's what the dems hate. They don't want the public to see what they are really about. (Hint: they-Dems-are not for American interests.)

Hope there are more public meetings. Citizens need to see what they voted for.

28 posted on 12/11/2018 9:55:15 AM PST by Pajamajan ( Pray for our nation. Thank the Lord for everything you have. Don't waiting. Do it today.)
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To: Pajamajan

see my tag


29 posted on 12/11/2018 9:56:32 AM PST by Don Corleone (Nothing makes the delusional more furious than truth.)
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To: gibsonguy

I think the Prez could order the Pentagon to sue the border as a “training area”, strengthen the border patrol in the area so they can respond to “detained” situations. You do that and the illegal flow will fall of to a trickle. I don’t view it as a long term solution but possibly could last until 2020.


30 posted on 12/11/2018 9:57:49 AM PST by Reily
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To: conservative98

Pence is Trumps Luca Brasi. He is there as backup


31 posted on 12/11/2018 10:04:59 AM PST by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
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To: Amendment10

Leave parks and monuments open. When Ozero shut down the government, he purposefully shut down parks and monuments to try to make people mad at republicans for ruining their vacations, etc. The snake.


32 posted on 12/11/2018 10:06:18 AM PST by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: Starboard

And this backbone is why Trump is POTUS and none of the progressive corportist “Republicans” ever will be. Ryan, Rubio, etc. All DOA.


33 posted on 12/11/2018 10:09:51 AM PST by lodi90
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To: conservative98

Pence says nothing and let’s Trump have to fight 2 against 1. Good going, Mike.


Yep. What a wall flower. Like he is a shy boy at a middle school dance.


34 posted on 12/11/2018 10:10:59 AM PST by lodi90
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To: be-baw
Pelosi kept talking about having a border conversation!

All the Republicans and Democrats have done for 35 years now is have a conversation while the country became flooded with millions of illegals. And 35 years later they still want to talk about it!

Bullshit

35 posted on 12/11/2018 10:12:01 AM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Don Corleone

Great tagline. Definitely explains why some people have become completely unhinged.


36 posted on 12/11/2018 10:12:56 AM PST by Pajamajan ( Pray for our nation. Thank the Lord for everything you have. Don't waiting. Do it today.)
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To: be-baw
I watched the Trump I voted for today. The only thing that would have made it better is if he admitted, as Mark Levin says, that Democrats have given up on the working American middle class and instead intend to keep the borders open to allow their new and improved voting base to flood in.

Maybe POTUS is holding that card for the future but I say he should just look into the camera and lay it all out there. You don't get an opportunity like today every day.

37 posted on 12/11/2018 10:14:17 AM PST by truthkeeper (All Trump Has Going for Him is the Votes)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Yes he can.
Yes he can.
Yes he can.

Why?

Here’s why:

Public Law 107–40

107th Congress
Joint Resolution

To authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against those responsible for the recent attacks launched against the United States.

Whereas, on September 11, 2001, acts of treacherous violence were committed against the United States and its citizens; and

Whereas, such acts render it both necessary and appropriate that the United States exercise its rights to self-defense and to protect United States citizens both at home and abroad; and

Whereas, in light of the threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States posed by these grave acts of violence; and

Whereas, such acts continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States; and

Whereas, the President has authority under the Constitution to take action to deter and prevent acts of international terrorism against the United States:

Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This joint resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Authorization for Use of Military Force’’.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.

(a) IN GENERAL.—That the President is authorized to use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored such organizations or persons, in order to prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United States by such nations, organizations or persons.

(b) WAR POWERS RESOLUTION REQUIREMENTS.—

(1) SPECIFIC STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION.—Consistent with
section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution, the Congress declares that this section is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization within the meaning of section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution.

THIS HAS NEVER BEEN RESCINDED - IT IS STILL IN EFFECT
THIS HAS NEVER BEEN RESCINDED - IT IS STILL IN EFFECT
THIS HAS NEVER BEEN RESCINDED - IT IS STILL IN EFFECT

This is what gives the President the authority to engage in any military activity he deems necessary to protect the Constitution against international terrorism.

WE KNOW that there are terrorists (MS13 included) among the “refugees.”

Building a wall to keep terrorists out of US territory falls within the scope of “all necessary and appropriate force” and “authority under the Constitution to take action to deter and prevent acts of international terrorism against the United States.”

President Trump will build the wall.

Go Trump - MAGA
Go Melania aka Lady MAGA


38 posted on 12/11/2018 10:14:18 AM PST by HombreSecreto (The new Oldsmobiles are in early this year)
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To: proust

“Pence is just dead weight. He does a great wooden Indian impersonation.”

Exactly. He’s certainly not presidential timbre.


39 posted on 12/11/2018 10:14:49 AM PST by be-baw (still seeking...)
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To: conservative98

Leave Pence alone. He’s not the street fighter Trump is, but I’m betting he’s a prayer warrior. Both are necessary when dealing with demonic democrats.


40 posted on 12/11/2018 10:17:29 AM PST by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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