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Trump Forces Chuck and Nancy to Debate Him in Front of America, They Didn't Like It
Townhall.com ^ | December 11, 2018 | Katie Pavlich

Posted on 12/11/2018 11:32:46 AM PST by Kaslin

For the first time since the 2018-midterm elections, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with President Trump at the White House Tuesday.

Their meeting was originally supposed to be closed press, but that all changed when the White House press pool was invited into the Oval Office to broadcast their remarks.

President Trump started the meeting by thanking Pelosi and Schumer for showing up and made his case for additional border security.

"I am proud to shut down the government over border security," Trump said. "I will take the mantle."

"They're pouring into our country. We have to have border security. We have to have a wall," he continued.

After some back and forth with the Democrat leaders, Pelosi started to panic and said they should not continue in front of the press.

"I don't think we should have a debate in front of the press on this," Pelosi said.

"Its called transparency Nancy," Trump shot back.

President Trump engages in an Oval Office clash with Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi over border security as the shutdown deadline looms

Pelosi: "I don't think we should have a debate in front of the press on this" pic.twitter.com/gopvtJKpXO— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) December 11, 2018

President Trump then continued, leading Schumer to later argue the same. 

"Let's debate, let's debate in private," he pleaded. "We shouldn't shut down the government over a dispute, and you want to shut it down."

"Let's debate in private": President Trump, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Rep. Nancy Pelosi just sparred in the Oval Office on live TV about border security and funding Trump's wall https://t.co/uiiZgARky5 pic.twitter.com/EJBynT3NkR— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 11, 2018

Here is the full exchange: 

After the meeting, Pelosi and Schumer ran to the cameras outside of the West Wing and further slammed President Trump's position.

"He will get no wall and he will get a shutdown," Schumer said. "This temper tantrum that he seems to throw will not get him his wall."



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To: JonPreston

He looks very uncomfortable? Where did you get that? He appears to me to be just listening. Pence is a great guy!


81 posted on 12/11/2018 12:44:32 PM PST by rusureitflies? (Not much to say, yet.)
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To: Kaslin

What’s the use of talking with Schmuckie anyway (other than to skewer him in front of the media)? He’s the *minority* leader...


82 posted on 12/11/2018 12:46:04 PM PST by farming pharmer
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To: JBW1949

I get the impression he enjoys Trump as much as we do! You often see him smile and laugh when Trump makes a good point. He can’t do that in front of Nancy and Chuck though but I’ll bet he was laughing inside.


83 posted on 12/11/2018 12:46:19 PM PST by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: Kaslin

Make more of these meetings public. Transparency-yaye!


84 posted on 12/11/2018 12:49:06 PM 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: JonPreston

Very uncomfortable? Where did you get that? He appears to me to be just listening. Pence is a great guy!


85 posted on 12/11/2018 12:49:41 PM PST by rusureitflies? (Not much to say, yet.)
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To: rusureitflies?

I think you made your point.


86 posted on 12/11/2018 12:50:46 PM PST by rusureitflies? (Not much to say, yet.)
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To: Kaslin

“Its called transparency Nancy,” Trump shot back.


Oh snap!


87 posted on 12/11/2018 12:51:54 PM PST by Yaelle
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To: rusureitflies?

I thought Pence was too quiet at first. But President Trump probably wanted it that way. He’s the boss after all, and this is definitely in his wheel house.


88 posted on 12/11/2018 12:52:58 PM 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: gaijin
Media = Trump’s WHORE.

And this one won't cost a dime.

89 posted on 12/11/2018 12:52:58 PM PST by TangoLimaSierra (To the Left, The truth is Right Wing Extremism.)
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To: Basket_of_Deplorables

HE SCHLONGED THEM!!!!!

Big time!


90 posted on 12/11/2018 12:53:30 PM PST by tennmountainman ("Trust Sessions" Yeah Right")
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To: Kaslin

President Trump is a master at work. Schumer had enough sense to keep his mouth shut mostly but he looked like a conniving , evil weasel, nothing righteous about him. Hwe needs to be forced to give him 10 Democrat votes in thee Senate to carry the Wall vote.

Pelosi ahot he mouth off. defying the righteous sense that a wall makes. Obviously Pelosi is owned by the left, she needs 17 more votes to get her speaker-ship, and 15 of those are radical lefties who oppose Pelosifer. So how does Trump get her those 17 votes secured without the left?

You are watching the Master at work. PDJT is going to beat both Pelosi and Schumer like a drum. He exposed their foolishness to the whole country, and exposed the fact that they do not give a fiddler’s F**K for America.


91 posted on 12/11/2018 12:54:55 PM PST by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism)http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: dynoman

Yep...I think Pence will know when President Trump needs him...Until then, he will sit back and enjoy the President MAGA....


92 posted on 12/11/2018 12:55:49 PM PST by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: tcrlaf

I think that’s about to change.


93 posted on 12/11/2018 12:55:56 PM PST by qaz123
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To: JBW1949

Really, what’s with all the Pence criticism? The man is sitting in a chair. Erect bearing. Engaged. That’s all.


94 posted on 12/11/2018 12:58:59 PM PST by Persevero (Democrats haven't been this nutty since we freed their slaves.)
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To: ZOOKER

“. . . Trump can forget about any kind of cooperation from Congress, he lost any hope of bipartisanship from Pelosi and Schumer.

POTUS was NEVER going to get “. . . any kind of cooperation from [a Democrat] Congress” !!!!

There is not ONE SHRED of bipartisanship in Pelosi or Schumer’s genetic makeup!

What POTUS did this morning was a master stroke of genius - the noxious, venomous, highly annoying personalities of the Democrat “leaders” was on full display for every person who watched this reality show!


95 posted on 12/11/2018 12:59:44 PM PST by Taxman (We will never be a truly free people so long as we have the income tax and the IRS.)
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To: Persevero

I really don’t know...It seems some in here don’t think much of him....


96 posted on 12/11/2018 1:00:12 PM PST by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: rusureitflies?

Pence was not uncomfortable. This was well palnned and well played, Good Cop ( Pence) Dad Cop ( Trump) We just did not get to the Good Cop part.


97 posted on 12/11/2018 1:00:16 PM PST by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism)http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: ObozoMustGo2012

Art of the deal. Always negotiate in public.


98 posted on 12/11/2018 1:04:34 PM PST by Lisbon1940 (No full-term Governors (at the time of election!)
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To: V_TWIN

It was like watching goldfish in a shark tank!!! Trump didn’t get to be Trump because he’s timid or apologetic.


99 posted on 12/11/2018 1:07:23 PM PST by ClearBlueSky (ISLAM is the problem. ISLAM is the enemy of civilization.)
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To: AlexisHeavyMetal1981
Hmmmm... Pence hand positioning appears deliberate, reminding us of the Abraham Lincoln statue inside the memorial, Lincoln has one hand open and the other one clenched.

VP Pence sat like his sphincter muscle was biting a hole in the seat cushion.

100 posted on 12/11/2018 1:12:28 PM PST by damper99 (pu)
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