UPDATED: House Dem Centrists Tell Trump To Take A Hike, Won't Meet On Shutdown

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo


By Cameron Joseph
January 15, 2019 12:07 pm

President Trump asked a group of moderate House Democrats to meet with him on Tuesday, looking to drive a wedge between them and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). No dice, said the Democrats.

White House officials scrambled to find moderate House Democrats willing to meet with Trump Tuesday morning after the President demanded the meeting from aides.

But Democrat after Democrat turned them down, uninterested in giving Trump a chance to berate them, try to embarrass them or try to get them to split with House Democratic leadership and entertain offers to reopen the government while funding a border wall that are anathema to most of the party.

"Today, the President offered both Democrats and Republicans the chance to meet for lunch at the White House. Unfortunately, no Democrats will attend. The President looks forward to having a working lunch with House Republicans to solve the border crisis and reopen the government," White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement late Tuesday morning.

Read more: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/house-dem-centrists-tell-trump-to-take-a-hike-wont-meet-on-shutdown

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ORIGINAL

Democrats turn down White House invitation for shutdown talks

BY JORDAN FABIAN AND SCOTT WONG - 01/15/19 12:08 PM EST

No Democrats will attend a lunch on Tuesday with President Trump designed to reach an agreement to end the government shutdown and fund a border wall, the White House said.

Trump had invited several moderate House Democrats to the White House in an effort to undermine Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who has refused to grant Trump his demand for $5.7 billion in wall funding. But the group turned down the invitation.

“Today, the president offered both Democrats and Republicans the chance to meet for lunch at the White House. Unfortunately, no Democrats will attend,” White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement.

A group of nine House Republicans will go ahead and meet with the president, but Sanders said “it’s time for the Democrats to come to the table and make a deal.”

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https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/425425-democrats-turn-down-white-house-invitation-for-shutdown-talks

[montanacowboy]

1. Hey Sarah

Up Yours! and your bosses' too

[MyOwnPeace]

2. Guess they're all

having secret meetings with that other famous "non-attendee" - McTurtle.

[awesomerwb1]

3. Sarah should eat the Clemson leftovers and shut up.

[True Blue American]

13. I do not think Sarah ever turned down a hamberder.

[Major Nikon]

22. ...

[RockRaven]

4. The Democrats passed bills through the House... where are the f-ing GOP Senate bills?

Why haven't they passed anything? Hmmm???

Until the GOP actually puts up a competing bill, they can STFU.

[RainCaster]

5. Why would anyone want cheeseburgers with DFT? WOuld you like to SuperSize that lie?

That moron has no new ideas, and until Putin says so, he will keep our government closed down.

[still_one]

6. You want talks asshole in the WH, open the government, and there will be talks. We will NOT be held

hostage to the man child in the WH

[True Blue American]

14. And get thee

Over to the Congress and meet with your co- equal branch. You are not King!

[RKP5637]

7. FUCK TRUMP!!!! n/t

[MGKrebs]

8. Pelosi joked to Hoyer:

(if they go) “They can see what we’ve been dealing with. And they’ll want to make a citizen’s arrest.”

[bdamomma]

32. she joked

about a citizens arrest? can't we do this???

[WePurrsevere]

9. Trump has made it VERY clear that the ONLY real he'll accept...

Is one that includes his idiotic money wasting distraction wall. It's HIS way of no way. That's NOT negotiating that holding America hostage with a loaded gun and saying gimme what I demand or the nation gets it.

I also think NO Democrats should go to the WH unless Mitch McConnell goes too since HE'S Trump's accomplice and refusing to let ANY House bill be voted on in the Senate unless Trump will sign it, which means it MUST have $$$ for the start of Trump's Folly wall.

[PatSeg]

10. Trump just doesn't get it

"Democrat after Democrat turned them down, uninterested in giving Trump a chance to berate them, try to embarrass them." People won't endlessly subject themselves to his bullying and abuse. Most people have figured out his school yard routines and the rest have been bought or blackmailed by Putin.

[louis c]

11. what's for lunch?

Fast Food for Clemson, full lunch for the old white male Republicans.

[bluestarone]

28. I'm thinking LEFT OVER BURGERS!!!!!!!!!!

[Recursion]

12. Nancy Pelosi is incredibly good at her job

Like, Sam Rayburn good, or better.

[GulfCoast66]

45. Way, way better than Rayburn.

Rayburn never had to even think about losing the house and the republicans in the Senate actually included liberals.

Finally, he was not there when the Democratic Party finally gave African Americans voting rights in the South with LBJ as President.

He actually presided over a House which kept FDR from including them in the New Deal. Not enough of a student of history to know if he tried to prevent that or even wanted to. But from FDR thru LBJ southern democrats were reluctant democrats at best. They loved the social programs the New Deal gave their (White) people. But rejected any attempt to expand them to the Blacks in the south.

[Recursion]

47. You might like Katznelson's book "Fear Itself"

It's a race-politics history of the New Deal, and includes a lot about Rayburn as Majority Leader and his work with LBJ.

[GulfCoast66]

48. Thank you. I will search it out.

[Hekate]

15. "I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamberder today." Alas, today's burgers & fries are cold...

...and the Coke has gone flat.

[watoos]

16. Oops, I thought the narrative was that Democrats are caving?

Maybe I saw that on Fox when flipping channels?

What happened to the Dem. bill to pay the Coast Guard? Was the vote taken? Is McConnell sitting on that bill too?

If so, Dems need to speak up a little louder.

[notdarkyet]

34. I read the Coast Guard is now getting paid. Don't remember where.

[IronLionZion]

41. Someone was lying or misleading you

42,000 Coast Guard members miss first paycheck due to government shutdown

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/42-000-coast-guard-members-miss-first-paycheck-due-government-n958616

They will get back pay retroactively, but only after the shutdown ends.

[DeminPennswoods]

55. Think they were on a different pay cycle so they got paid

a little longer than the rest of the federal employees.

[Honeycombe8]

17. Bwahahaha. For united we stand, divided we fall.

I'm very please the body of the House Democrats is sticking w/the leadership, maintaining one voice, one position.

It's not like Trump wants to negotiate, anyway. Like the article says, he just uses it to juice up his base with hatred and hostility. It's just a show.

[SWBTATTReg]

21. Absolutely! Our elected democratic leaders are showing true leadership. I'm proud of them. nt

[Honeycombe8]

42. Me, too. I can't say how much I'm impressed by how they hit the ground running.

They were ready, and they are doing so well. I'm so proud of them.

[flibbitygiblets]

18. More than a few friends who initially doubted Pelosi's abilities have seen the light

She's the real deal and now the world can see it.

Prepare for another Trumper Tantrum.

[SunSeeker]

19. K & R

[standingtall]

20. What an asshole Trump is treating the U.S. Congress as if it were some labor union

trying to organize one of his business. That asshole needs to know that the Congress isn't his employees. The people who elected them are the ones who decide rather the stay in Congress or not not orange Hitler and the people who elected them don't want Trump stupid wall.

[DeminPennswoods]

23. Couldn't even get Ryan or Moulton. Sad!

I think Dems know which side their bread is buttered on and that they respect and/or fear Pelosi more than Trump.

[Power 2 the People]

24. This is great news! Solidarity.No defectors.

[James48]

25. Why should they meet with Trump?

Why don’t they meet instead with the real occupant of the White House?

I hear Putin would probably be willing to make some jobs of a deal.

[workinclasszero]

26. Go to hell tRump!

It's your manufactured "crisis", you solve it asshole!

[bdamomma]

30. the great deal maker???????????

yea, looking for scapegoats is more like it, and he never takes responsibility.

Open mouth and insert leg.

[workinclasszero]

31. Yup

Art of the deal, what a joke!

[mcar]

27. They were afraid lunch would be leftover Big Macs

Plus, they know he's a con artist.

[bdamomma]

29. this situation

is not on our Democratic leadership. This is on tRump, McConnell and the Repigs for all I care they can go down in flames and each day they do.

Those who voted for them will hurt and so will we, our country needs to remove this POS.

[Scarsdale]

33. What will they do with all

those leftover hamdergers?

[MFM008]

35. That really pissed

Off blotus.
Another NO.
Repubs rush over to cower and grovel...
Democrats tell him to stuff it.

[duforsure]

36. Why would anyone go there for him now,

He's can't be trusted, lies all the time, attacks when he doesn't get what he wants, and acts like a 3rd grader. Why anyone would talk to him is getting more normal as many see he can't do anything he says, and won't keep him word. He's just a corrupt lying criminal con man who has no power now, and has no way to remaining in power . Everyone hates him , and the gop now, and will be removed from office soon. Just a matter of time to before Democrats have complete control of all the government, then he'll reap what he sowed.

[Wounded Bear]

37. Perhaps Trump should meet with McConnell...

[avebury]

38. They were smart to decline. It most likely would have been a set up. nt

[Maxheader]

39. I like that...

Not impressed with you traitor, Not interested in spending time with you, traitor...

[The Wizard]

40. The midterms changed the equation

Trump had a testicle removed by the majority. He will always be a minority president, in spite of what Putin wants for us.

[Nitram]

43. Yes! We gotta stick together.

[tammywammy]

44. Speaker Pelosi runs a tight ship. n/t

[GulfCoast66]

46. I think she will go down as the best speaker since LBJ.

He used extortion and physical intimidation. She uses guile. Even better that Tip O’Niell who never feared being in the minority or had do deal with openly racist and facist. They had facist and racist tendencies but were not open like now.

[louis c]

49. LBJ was Majority Leader of the Senate

Not Speaker of the House.

[GulfCoast66]

50. You sir, are correct.

I confused his method persuasion with his office. Which is very embarrassing.

But I still maintain that Speaker Pelosi stands with the best of them. They never fought the forces she has. And until after Tip O’Neill none ever doubted having the majority. When I was a young man the House was assumed Democratic.

[louis c]

56. It still makes the same point. I understand what you meant.

[dumpTrump Dumptruck]

51. Don, Please Post This Video

I don't have 10 posts yet, and Rhiannon's post isn't showing up on the front page. This is Bill Maher, earlier tonight, on Hardball.

[shanny]

52. I seem to remember a tradition of not negotiating with terrorists. eom

[LongtimeAZDem]

53. "You broke it, you bought it" is all we need to day to Trump and the Republicans. /nt

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

54. Suck it dotard