06-20-2018, 12:43 PM
(06-15-2018, 12:22 PM)Duchess Wrote:(06-15-2018, 12:02 PM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: Ryan said that a draft bill to keep children with their parents will be presented today.If it's the bill with compromises, trump has declined to sign it. He surprised his own party because the bill provides funding for his wall. Not sure what's going on here or if it's something different from what you referred to.
Yeah, it's becoming increasingly more likely to me that Trump is using these kids as leverage in attempt to get his wall funding.
"Hey Congress, give me my $20+ billion and I'll stop unnecessarily putting babies and children in institutional detention with no access to their parents" kinda thing.
President Trump failed to get Mexico to pay for his wall, after insisting for years that Mexico would pay. He failed to get the Republican Congress to approve funding for his wall. Trump could end the child separation and go back to detaining families together with one phone call to Sessions, but he so far refuses. So, here we are. It's almost unbelievable.
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