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White House plans to invite group of House Democrats (not Pelosi) to meet with Trump
CNN ^ | Jan 14, 2019 | CNN's Phil Mattingly and Sarah Westwood

Posted on 01/14/2019 4:48:23 PM PST by 11th_VA

he White House is planning to invite a group of moderate House Democrats to meet with President Trump, two sources said.

Democrats from districts President Trump won in 2016, including members of the Problem Solvers Caucus, will be invited to the meeting, according to two GOP sources. Their hope is that freshmen Democrats in these swing districts might be more interested in getting credit for looking like they want to problems than in denying Trump a wall.

The goal: They are trying and isolate and peel off these Democrats. House Democratic aides note that there has been no sign these Democrats are in danger of leaving the fold.

The White House had put together a draft list of the Democrats they’d invite, according to a White House official, who said they’d only invite members who they believe would be willing to buck House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

“If Pelosi won’t even start to negotiate, we’ll go around her,” the official said.

Multiple sources have suggested the White House is considering a shift from hammering Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer over their refusal to support a wall — a tactic that has gotten them nowhere — to engaging new, moderate Democrats in the hopes of cobbling together a bipartisan deal that includes some wall funding.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: border; democrats; shutdown
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1 posted on 01/14/2019 4:48:23 PM PST by 11th_VA
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To: 11th_VA

Trench warfare


2 posted on 01/14/2019 4:50:15 PM PST by 11th_VA (Hey RATs - Negotiate or Starve)
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To: 11th_VA

Find a crack, drive a wedge in.
This IS the art of the deal...


3 posted on 01/14/2019 4:50:48 PM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: 11th_VA

He needs to get AOC in there


4 posted on 01/14/2019 4:50:54 PM PST by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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To: 11th_VA

Trump is doing all he can to make the system work. He truly is but in the end he will do emergency powers which may not be stopped by a court any more that a missile strike on Syria or the invasion on Iraq.


5 posted on 01/14/2019 4:51:20 PM PST by Mikemurphy
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To: 11th_VA

Forget Chuck and Nancy.

The White House should invite that vulgar terrorist supporting woman - Tlaib. And that chick with horse teeth - Ocasio Cortez.

They are the new face of the Democratic Party. Trump and the Repubs should capitalize on that. Focus on these two. And their idiot antics.


6 posted on 01/14/2019 4:52:05 PM PST by Responsibility2nd
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To: al baby

“He needs to get AOC in there”

I think they have enough baristas in the WH..


7 posted on 01/14/2019 4:53:15 PM PST by max americana (Happily Fired every stupid liberal at every election since 08' at work. I hope all liberals die.)
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To: 11th_VA

Can you imagine going into the 2020 election with it still shut down?!!!


8 posted on 01/14/2019 4:54:53 PM PST by Balding_Eagle ( The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Don’t think AOC will be there - they are focusing on RATs from Trump districts - he might have a campaign video for them to see when they arrive as well


9 posted on 01/14/2019 4:56:04 PM PST by 11th_VA (Hey RATs - Negotiate or Starve)
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To: 11th_VA

Maybe he’ll recommend making Ortiz Speaker. Fellow city girl and all.


10 posted on 01/14/2019 4:56:45 PM PST by fruser1
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To: 11th_VA

FILM EVERY SECOND OF THE MEETING !


11 posted on 01/14/2019 4:56:51 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj ("It's Slappin' Time !")
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To: Balding_Eagle

Can you imagine going into the 2020 election with it still shut down?!!!
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......and nobody notices.


12 posted on 01/14/2019 4:57:13 PM PST by shelterguy
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To: 11th_VA

He just did this. Doesn’t need yo make a daily ritual of pelousy. Let her dinner in her own shutdown stew a few months Meanwhile USA wind by less of the dictatorial intrusive bull crap federal govt


13 posted on 01/14/2019 4:59:22 PM PST by faithhopecharity (“Politicians arent born, they’re excreted.” Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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You know if the Dems were smart, they would advocate immediate amnesty for all illegals in exchange for immediate border security.

I'd doubt that Trump would take the deal, because the base would be in an uproar and Coulter would be up at night eating a pint of Ben and Jerry's and watching a bad romantic-comedy movie. But the Dems would have the amnesty and the future electoral lock; any progress on the wall in the future would get stopped by the courts or by their left-wing front groups.

That's what I would do if I was a Rat. They're clearly losing the argument and Trump is boxing them in.

14 posted on 01/14/2019 5:00:49 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Trust the plan of the 17th letter of the English alphabet!!)
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To: max americana

Maybe she can dance for the group. It’s something she does well!


15 posted on 01/14/2019 5:01:36 PM PST by dowcaet
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To: 11th_VA

Paying out the rope. Giving the Democrat B-stards every chance to work for the people of this country instead of their personal, and party interests for treasure, and power.


16 posted on 01/14/2019 5:02:26 PM PST by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists call 'em what you will they all have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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It would be interesting to do this while the Hispanic Caucus is still down in Puerto Rico. They could complain about being ignored or unrepresented, but then it would beg the question why?


17 posted on 01/14/2019 5:06:08 PM PST by married21 ( As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.)
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It’s not just the wall he is fighting for, he’s also fighting to ensure the country will still exist in the future. The Democratic party B.B (before Barry) is not the same Democratic party today. When Barry promised to “fundamentally change” the country, what he really changed was the Democratic party into this fanatical group of communist mutants utterly hellbent like never before in destroying the country. In essence they became enemies of the USA and the danger is if Trump fails to build the wall, he may very well lose reelection and these commies punks could end up controlling not only the WH but both houses as well and if that happens, it’s game over man. Make room for the tens of millions of foreign invaders that will be swarming into your town not to mention your job, source of income will be gone gone forever.


18 posted on 01/14/2019 5:07:17 PM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (Until Hillary is in jail, equal justice under the law will not exist in the USA)
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To: 11th_VA

“They are trying and isolate and peel off these Democrats ...”

Who writes this stuff?


19 posted on 01/14/2019 5:10:20 PM PST by Theo (FReeping since 1998 ... drain the swamp.)
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To: al baby
He needs to get AOC in there

Alexandra Ortega-Chavez?

20 posted on 01/14/2019 5:10:45 PM PST by CDB
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