Three Days In, Trump Blames Dems' 'Far Left Base' For Ongoing Gov't Shutdown

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo

By Esme Cribb | January 22, 2018 10:25 am

President Donald Trump on Monday claimed that Democrats “have shut down our government” because they “are powerless” to resist the demands of their base.

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Trump also quote-tweeted a post from Sunday where he urged Senate Republicans to change the chamber’s rules and “go to 51% (Nuclear Option) and vote on real, long term budget.”

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As the government shutdown continued for a third day on Monday, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders blamed both Democratic and Republican lawmakers for “not paying attention” to what Trump wants from funding negotiations.



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[GreenPartyVoter]

1. He's projecting again.

[Irish_Dem]

3. Yep, pure projection.

He accuses everyone of doing what he himself does.

[ginnyinWI]

2. Everything he tweets is either a projection of his own problems, or

else an outright lie that is the diametrically opposite of the truth.

[Botany]

4. Who controls .....

The House? Republicans

The Senate? Republicans

The White House? Republicans

The SCOTUS? Republicans

So the Government shut down is the fault of the Democrats?

[dalton99a]

5. Exactly

[Orsino]

6. Don't know how Congresscritters even think over the roar of all those far-left radicals in chambers.

Forcing all those votes, not allowing any Republican amendments, having orgies in the aisles.

[efhmc]

7. I never had any idea that this little old lady was so powerful.

What an idiot fake 45 is.

[NurseJackie]

8. There's no such thing as a "far-left" BASE.

[lark]

9. Not paying attention?

OMG, what freaking alternative universe does she live in. drumpf continually lies and says he will support a bill then talks to Nazi Miller and all of a sudden its a horrible bill and he won't sign. The problem is the president has no real policies that he cares about, he is a racist pig however and when Miller reminds him of this, he changes his tune yet again. A bill would have been signed last week if the president bothered to keep his word, but he's all lies all the time and therein lies a big part of the problem.

[jalan48]

10. "Far Left" Democrats? When's the last time we had a significant number of far left Democrats?

[Corgigal]

11. If we don't SEE him say these things.

He didn't. Stop this silliness, I see no evidence that Trump wrote any of this.

No more good faith. Get his face to the camera, unless his handlers are afraid. Then put them in front of us to explain to the citizens why.

[bucolic_frolic]

12. He means the Blue Wave voters

We're coming for you, Donald J. Trump!

[DetlefK]

13. "Not paying attention???" - Can we please see the protocols of these negotiations?

[truthisfreedom]

14. Shithole president can't lead

[sinkingfeeling]

15. Liar, liar, pants on fire.