12-18-2018, 09:31 PM
As The World Turns (Around 'The Wall')
A week ago today, this espisode of the Reality Show Presidency went down.
At that meeting (which was supposed to be private -- until Trump invited reporters to attend last-minute), Pelosi and Schumer offered to negotiate with Trump on additional border security funding. They explained that they too want strong border control and wished to avoid a costly government shutdown which would hold up paychecks for federal employees ahead of Christmas.
Pelosi and Schumer agreed to approve another $1.6 billion for border security, along with an extension to the current government funding bill in order to keep the government running until February. The goal of the latter was to give the Senate and new House leadership time to address budget issues more thoroughly.
Well, Trump insisted he wouldn't accept anything less than another $5 billion in tax-payer funding for The Wall, which he originally swore would instead be paid-for by Mexico. Trump figuratively stomped his feet and said he'd be willing to shutdown the government if he didn't get everything he wanted.
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A week ago today, this espisode of the Reality Show Presidency went down.
At that meeting (which was supposed to be private -- until Trump invited reporters to attend last-minute), Pelosi and Schumer offered to negotiate with Trump on additional border security funding. They explained that they too want strong border control and wished to avoid a costly government shutdown which would hold up paychecks for federal employees ahead of Christmas.
Pelosi and Schumer agreed to approve another $1.6 billion for border security, along with an extension to the current government funding bill in order to keep the government running until February. The goal of the latter was to give the Senate and new House leadership time to address budget issues more thoroughly.
Well, Trump insisted he wouldn't accept anything less than another $5 billion in tax-payer funding for The Wall, which he originally swore would instead be paid-for by Mexico. Trump figuratively stomped his feet and said he'd be willing to shutdown the government if he didn't get everything he wanted.
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