Schumer slams Cotton in face-to-face with Trump

[DonViejo]

Source: Politico




Cotton said Schumer did not want him in the room for the Dreamers’ talks ‘probably because I would get a good deal, and he wants a bad deal.’

By JOHN BRESNAHAN and HEATHER CAYGLE 01/18/2018 07:45 PM EST Updated 01/18/2018 08:59 PM EST

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told President Donald Trump this week that there will be no deal on Dreamers if hard-line conservative GOP Sen. Tom Cotton is involved, according to several congressional sources.

Schumer also told the president that he was not being well-served by White House staffers during negotiations over the fate of 700,000 young immigrants who face potential deportation if no deal is reached to protect them.

Trump grew defensive during the private exchange, which took place as both men were attending the Congressional Gold Medal event for former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole (R-Kan.) in the Capitol on Wednesday, the sources said.

Cotton — and his role in the hugely controversial Jan. 11 Oval Office meeting over a potential Senate bipartisan compromise on Dreamers — has become a focus of particular Senate Democrats' ire. There seems to be something about the Arkansas Republican that especially angers them, and they're not shy about letting Trump know.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/18/schumer-slams-cotton-trump-meeting-346280

[DownriverDem]

1. 4-5%

I abhor repubs. We must focus on beating the crap out of the repubs next November. If left leaners and independents increase their numbers by 4-5% we have a chance to slow the trump train down.

[riversedge]

4. #TrumpShutDown #GOPshutdown 🌊🌊🌊 #FlipItBlue #BlueWave2018 #ConorLambPA...

Link to tweet

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

16. Just donated 10 bucks to Lamb's campaign

[riversedge]

18. Ok. you made me feel guilty. I will also. He needs to know folks are behing him. Thanks.

[lark]

2. Him and Purdue are untrustworthy liars, just like trump.

Having to deal with drumpf is bad enough. Cotton and Purdue personally destroyed the deal Dems had with Hair Furor and lied about what happened with the hateful racist shithole statement, too many liars in one room for the Dems.

[DoctorJoJo]

14. PERDUE Not Purdue

Purdue is an acclaimed University, of which I am an Alumni, David Perdue is a shit-for brains Repuke Senator from Georgia!

[sinkingfeeling]

3. It was Cotton who talked 45 into bashing the bipartisan deal and

supporting Cotton's RAISE plan. I'm with Chuck; keep Tommy out of the room.

[Scarsdale]

10. Tehran Tom

was his nickname. After he sent that letter, he should have been charged with TREASON. Going behind the President's back the way he did. Slimy little jerk.

[withoutapaddle]

11. Message to Tom...

You cease and desist! How has this person become so influential nationally?

[world wide wally]

5. I wonder if Cotton stays in touch with the Ayatollah on a regular basis

[dicksmc3]

7. Ha!!

yeah him and the other 46 Senate TRAITORS.... Cotton is a PRICK!! Remember the Little Rascals where Stymie was asking "I wish Cotton was a watermelon" Yeah I wish this Cotton was a GONER!!

[Nitram]

6. "There seems to be something about the Arkansas Republican that especially angers them"

You think? Might it be related to Cotton's role in derailing a deal the GOP and Democrats made on immigration?

[Corgigal]

8. Cotton and Stephen Miller should date.

They look like a couple. Then marry and move the hell out of here. Go to intolerance land, and take turns at being king.

[BigBearJohn]

9. LMFAO! Thanks I needed that.

They are both repugnant passive aggressive assholes.

[Rene]

17. very well put Can't argue with that great wish/plan

[Fla Dem]

12. 1st Term senator with 3 years under his belt. Has no desire to work with Dems on anything.

He's a cocky, brash SOB and his presence at the WH meeting was an ambush of Durbin and Graham. He then lied about what Trump said about Haiti and the African countries. Schumer should be angry and should blame any gov't shut down because pf DACA directly on Cotton's actions. Graham and Durbin had an agreement which without Cotton's interference Trump probably would have agreed to it.

[BobTheSubgenius]

13. I have a theory about what it is about Cotton that so rankles Democrats.

I've narrowed it down to "everything."

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

15. Cotton fancies himself the next GOP president

After Trump it may be a long time before there is another president from that party

[Marthe48]

20. Will he call himself King Cotton?

You just have to wonder how he avoided being fragged when he was in the Army.

[riversedge]

19. #TrumpShutdown