01-02-2019, 12:16 PM
A tweet Wednesday morning raised questions about why Trump still demands taxpayer money for the wall. He claimed "Mexico is paying for the wall" through a replacement of the North American Free Trade Agreement. The Trump administration has struggled to explain that assertion, and Congress still needs to approve the deal for it to take effect.
He also claimed "much of the wall has already been fully renovated or built." Congress has not passed funding for the wall as Trump proposed, but has put money toward replacing existing fencing or building new fences on the border.
This morning, Trump encouraged Pelosi, via tweet, to 'make a deal' and invited she and Schumer to the White House today. Pelosi responded by tweet.
Aside from Pelosi, Schumer and McConnell, the White House also invited congressional leaders Reps. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Steve Scalise, R-La., along with Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and John Thune, R-S.D.
I don't think a deal will be had today, but we'll see.
Ref: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/02/pelosi-s...sists.html
He also claimed "much of the wall has already been fully renovated or built." Congress has not passed funding for the wall as Trump proposed, but has put money toward replacing existing fencing or building new fences on the border.
This morning, Trump encouraged Pelosi, via tweet, to 'make a deal' and invited she and Schumer to the White House today. Pelosi responded by tweet.
Quote:
[/url]Nancy Pelosi
✔@NancyPelosi
@realDonaldTrump has given Democrats a great opportunity to show how we will govern responsibly & quickly pass our plan to end the irresponsible #TrumpShutdown – just the first sign of things to come in our new Democratic Majority committed to working #ForThePeople.
Donald J. Trump
✔@realDonaldTrump
Border Security and the Wall “thing” and Shutdown is not where Nancy Pelosi wanted to start her tenure as Speaker! Let’s make a deal?
[url=https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1080177487517233157]
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Aside from Pelosi, Schumer and McConnell, the White House also invited congressional leaders Reps. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Steve Scalise, R-La., along with Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and John Thune, R-S.D.
I don't think a deal will be had today, but we'll see.
Ref: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/02/pelosi-s...sists.html