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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Sat Nov 17, 2018, 11:17 AM Nov 2018

Trump: Troops to stay on border 'as long as necessary'

Source: The Hill


BY MORGAN GSTALTER - 11/17/18 10:01 AM EST

President Trump on Saturday insisted that troops will be stationed at the southern border for “as long as necessary,” despite calls to send the service members home for Thanksgiving.

Trump spoke with reporters at the White House before leaving for a trip to California, saying troops have built a “very beautiful fence.”

“The fence is fully manned, nobody gets through,” Trump said. “When they’re caught, they’re not released.”

Trump ordered U.S. troops to the U.S.-Mexico border last month in the lead-up to the midterm elections, saying they were necessary ahead of the arrival of a migrant caravan of Central American asylum seekers.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/417253-trump-troops-to-stay-on-border-as-long-as-necessary



Trump knocks 'phony' NYT report: I don't question Pence's loyalty at all

BY CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO - 11/17/18 09:11 AM EST

President Trump on Saturday blasted a New York Times report that said he was privately questioning Vice President Pence's loyalty, calling it a "phony story."

Trump called Pence "100 percent loyal" and "a terrific person" while speaking to reporters at the White House before leaving for a trip to California.

“No I don't question his loyalty at all. He is 100 percent loyal. It was a phony story … a typical New York Times phony story," Trump told reporters.

“He is a trooper … I could not be happier," Trump added of Pence.

more
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/417248-trump-knocks-phony-nyt-report-i-dont-question-pences-loyalty-at-all
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Trump: Troops to stay on border 'as long as necessary' (Original Post) DonViejo Nov 2018 OP
Good. They can leave now since they're not necessary. nt Xipe Totec Nov 2018 #1
+1 Botany Nov 2018 #8
So he is going to leave them deployed, for absolutely no reason, through the holidays? LakeSuperiorView Nov 2018 #2
He's already losing military support after his Veterans Day snub groundloop Nov 2018 #6
And this is the rainy season. nt Xipe Totec Nov 2018 #10
He'll keep them there through the 2020 elections so he can brag he is "keeping America safe" LastLiberal in PalmSprings Nov 2018 #14
So they can go home then? BlueStater Nov 2018 #3
Well, then, they shouldn't be there at all. malthaussen Nov 2018 #4
They were never necessary The Liberal Lion Nov 2018 #5
On the Pence story, this is how every story like this goes. Renew Deal Nov 2018 #7
He can't fire Pence. But he can run for re-election with a different Veep. JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2018 #15
No credible person would run with him Renew Deal Nov 2018 #16
So, she's perfect! nt JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2018 #17
Pence is the ONLY person he can't fire. Haggis for Breakfast Nov 2018 #18
And while this asshole is pulling more deflection turbinetree Nov 2018 #9
Of course, the "caravan" is heading for Tijuana, MineralMan Nov 2018 #11
"When they're caught, they're not released." JohnnyRingo Nov 2018 #12
Let me guess... jmowreader Nov 2018 #13
 

LakeSuperiorView

(1,533 posts)
2. So he is going to leave them deployed, for absolutely no reason, through the holidays?
Sat Nov 17, 2018, 11:21 AM
Nov 2018

That ought to win him hearts and minds...

groundloop

(11,487 posts)
6. He's already losing military support after his Veterans Day snub
Sat Nov 17, 2018, 11:30 AM
Nov 2018

But yes, what a fucking moron to send all those men and women to the border for a political stunt. The repubs in Congress are absolute idiots for going along with all he's done.

14. He'll keep them there through the 2020 elections so he can brag he is "keeping America safe"
Sat Nov 17, 2018, 02:11 PM
Nov 2018

from invaders, like these:



malthaussen

(17,065 posts)
4. Well, then, they shouldn't be there at all.
Sat Nov 17, 2018, 11:28 AM
Nov 2018

If "necessity" is the test, you already failed, Mr Trump.

-- Mal

Renew Deal

(81,801 posts)
7. On the Pence story, this is how every story like this goes.
Sat Nov 17, 2018, 11:31 AM
Nov 2018

Rumors are out. Story is published. He denies there is a problem and says everything is great. Then the person is gone.

But I don’t think he can be rid of Pence so easily.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,282 posts)
15. He can't fire Pence. But he can run for re-election with a different Veep.
Sat Nov 17, 2018, 03:04 PM
Nov 2018

Maybe Hope Hicks. More likely Nikki Haley because of maturity and experience. But he really wants Hope Hicks.

turbinetree

(24,632 posts)
9. And while this asshole is pulling more deflection
Sat Nov 17, 2018, 11:39 AM
Nov 2018

there are veterans in college waiting for the money they need to make it through school for housing and tuition, and such, and this asshole is spending.......................

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-administration-migrant-caravan-border-troops-1194215

-snip-

“If it’s $200 per soldier per day in logical costs, that’s a million per day,” Isacson said in a press release sent to Newsweek.


Hey sexual predator and add this to the list traitor that has voices screaming in your head, you are fucking nuts.................we are coming


November 3, 2020 cannot get here fast enough....................

MineralMan

(146,192 posts)
11. Of course, the "caravan" is heading for Tijuana,
Sat Nov 17, 2018, 11:46 AM
Nov 2018

so our troops in Texas will be in no danger from the oncoming horde of gangsters, criminals, rapists, etc. Trump is protecting American troops by locating them in a perfectly safe place. That's the genius that is Donwald Trump.

Meanwhile, at the border in California, there is constant gridlock at the border crossing, which will slow everyone down, including the evil "caravan."

JohnnyRingo

(18,581 posts)
12. "When they're caught, they're not released."
Sat Nov 17, 2018, 12:11 PM
Nov 2018

His followers don't want them to cross the border and get welfare housing and food on the taxpayers dime, so let's arrest and keep them instead.

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