Fantastic to see him fighting like this.
As long as it takes... and let it spread to other departments.
Do it! I think it would guarantee him re-election.
Technically I think that is crap and I don't believe that. Where is that codified? Tradition or some such BS?
FReepers, if you haven't got additional food, supplies, guns and ammo, and some cash in storage, you better do it now.
I predict things are going to get ugly going into the Spring.
JUST GET IT DONE, BAMN, Mr. President. You built the ice rink in New York City in less than a year, and you can finally get this wall built to protect our country against the hordes of illegal invaders.
I’m ok with that. My National Park Pass is a Lifetime Pass.
I’m totally fine with this. It needs to be done.
Now THAT is what I voted for! Damn!
Woohoo ..
Just do it! Think I’ll go back to twitter just to give him support.
yea Mr. President, yea! don’t budge from that position.
Thank you President Trump.
Media already preparing delayed tax refund sob stories
Very telling that Schumer and Pelosi don’t deny that the President has the power.
If he withdraws enough troops from overseas, he can free up enough FY19 money from the DoD budget.
Also, I’d bet that the Acting SecDef (Shanahan) is on board to make it happen - he raised the Comptroller (who would move the money) up to become the new Deputy SecDef (while still keeping his Comptroller job and financial powers). So it would seem that the Comptroller is likely in the pocket as well to make it happen if called on.
Looks like the skids are greased, and the Democrats risk being totally shut out of the solution (no political cover), if they don’t agree to funding an amount that the President will accept.
I’m guessing that around $5 billion this year would be around all the DHS/Corps of Engineers could efficiently execute. It would fund a serious wall building effort - essentially buttoning up the Rio Grande Valley and Fifty miles around Laredo, on the North end of Falcon Lake.
Folks were asking to survey for border wall this week at the SpaceX launch facility at the mouth of the Rio Grande - indicating that preparations for another round of contracting have already been underway.
The President is correct. A house divided against itself cannot stand. The government cannot endure, permanently, half Open Border and half Closed Border. The precedent is the Civil War.
Shut it down, Mr. President, and let’s see if the Rebels are willing to fight for their treasonous cause.
Why is he taking the blame?
He should take the position that it’s Pelosi and Schumer that are keeping the government shut down. It’s within their power to reopen their beloved government tomorrow.
Why are repubs so quick to take the blame? That was true when Obama was there - in that case he managed to shift the blame to the republican congress.
Shut it all down permanently.
Hell Yeah.Do it Mr President.
I’m wondering if this is why Mattis
was fired. He wouldn’t agree with a
national emergency for the border
mess.
So would all of those government workers who aren’t working now but are going to get paid anyway eventually be able to look for other work then collect a nice fat bonus check when the government finally reopens? Nice work if you can get it.