Posted on 01/02/2019 6:43:49 AM PST by yesthatjallen
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) on Wednesday ripped President Trump over his negotiations with Congress as the partial shutdown stretched into its twelfth day, saying the U.S. is being governed "from Rush Limbaugh's studio in South Florida."
Speaking on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," Ryan accused the president of offering deals to lawmakers behind closed doors before rescinding them in view of news cameras.
"We're dealing with someone who is dishonest," Ryan said of Trump. "You could make a deal in a room with a handshake and by the time he's out of the room the deal's over, he's in front of the camera."
"And let's just put this all in perspective," the Ohio congressman continued. "The main problem here is he's worried about the investigation that's breathing down his neck right now. So his only goal is to appeal to Ann Coulter, Laura Ingraham and Rush Limbaugh."
"He feels like he has to protect that base, because he fears what's coming down the pike in the investigation," Ryan says. "As long as that is the case, you have the tail wagging the dog, and we are going to get government from Rush Limbaugh's studio in south Florida."
Ryan's comments come as conservative media figures like Limbaugh and Coulter have pressured the president to hold firm on demands for $5 billion for a border wall in the government shutdown fight.
The president is set to meet Wednesday with congressional leaders in the White House situation room as the partial shutdown continues, with Democrats set to take the House majority on Thursday when the 116th Congress convenes.
Democrats and the White House have battled for weeks over funding for the president's plans for a wall on the southern border. Trump had previously said he would take the blame for shutting down the government to get the funding.
Despite that promise, Trump has repeatedly blamed Democrats for the shutdown after a compromise bill that did not fully meet the White House's demands to fund the wall was rejected last month.
We're in a war for the right to free speech.
This from a clown whose party takes its directions from the likes Of MSDNC, CNN and the NYT. Big talk from a very small Girly-Man.
We're in a war for every one of the Bill of Rights, and slowly losing.
Rush running things would be a thousand Times better than today’s new commie- Nazi D party
I have a feeling if Trump was afraid of the Mueller witch hunt, certain documents would have been declassified by now. Mueller is a gnat.
That's too damn bad for you and your anti-American, Hillary supporters.
This is a fictional statement meant to slam Trump while in reality it is a tried and true liberal style of negotiating that democrats admire in their own leaders like Clinton, Pelosi, Schumer, or deceivers like Paul Ryan, Jeff Flake, John McCain and Mitt Romney.
Sour grapes from an irrelevant source.
I think Trump is waiting for Mueller to put his cards on the table.
Then Declas happens.
I hope so. It is bewildering otherwise.
I believe Mueller is writing a fairy tale dossier. If he had ANYTHING it would have leaked months ago.
Two years of all control. What a waste of opportunity.
Tim Ryan is a gutless wonder who didn’t have the guts to run against Nazi Pelosi again.
Tim, you say that like it’s a bad thing.
Yes...it is a war.
Heh, perhaps Ryan is figuring out that Rush can outthink him (after all, he’s only a dimbulbcrat) with (wait for it) half his brain tied behind his back.
:: Ryan said of Trump. “You could make a deal in a room with a handshake and by the time he’s out of the room the deal’s over, he’s in front of the camera.” ::
Waaaaaaaaaa! He’s acting like a Democrat politician!
FDR was a master of it.
I'm thinking the very same thing.
Didn't the libs claim Limbaugh was behind the Oklahoma City bombing?
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