Trump agrees to end shutdown without wall funding

[Apollyonus]

Source: Hill

President Trump said Friday he will back a short-term funding bill to reopen the government that does not include funds to construct a wall along the southern border.

"I am very proud to announce today that we have reached a deal to end the shutdown and re-open the federal government," Trump said.

The president said he would sign a bill that would open the government for three weeks. In that period, he said, a bipartisan committee of House and Senate lawmakers will meet to develop a funding proposal for Homeland Security.

He expressed optimism that the resulting pitch would include funds for his long-promised border wall, which he maintained "should not be controversial."

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/427004-trump-agrees-to-end-shutdown

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He caved!!!!

[bluestarone]

1. GREAT now Pelosi should send a bill to the senate

Opening for 12 weeks!

[PatrickforO]

2. He did cave, but

at the end of the verbal gush from the anus he calls his mouth, he did threaten to shut down the government again, and if not that, declare a national emergency.

[MBS]

10. important reminder

that he's still got that "national emergency draft" on the back (or, I suspect, front) burner.

[keithbvadu2]

46. The 'emergency' isn't that great if it can wait.

The 'emergency' isn't that great if it can wait.

[olegramps]

48. What kind of national emergency can wait for three weeks to be resolved?

[Pluvious]

56. The same so-called emergency that was ignored for two years of GOPer controlled Congress

[christx30]

58. An entirely fictional one. N/t

[jayschool2013]

60. Three weeks is just long enough

To inventory all the country's assets and begin the going-out-of-business sale Bannon and Trump planned three years ago.

[They_Live]

67. A wall that will take 2 to 6 years to build?

It does not make any sense.

[dixiegrrrrl]

59. If he could legally call for an emergency, he would have done so already.

The minute he mentioned it, people rushed to point out to him AND to the media why he cannot legally do it for the wall.

My take....he just backed down in a face saving way by saying 3 week deadline.
Don't know what trick he will try then, if any.
He has learned bullying does not work, altho that is his favorite way to react to the NO word.

If we don't hear about 5 Billion $ wall again, we will know the shutdown was for other reasons, such as creating chaos in the economy.

[PatrickforO]

71. I sure hope you're right. Your take makes some sense to me.

I don't know if he can shut down the government again. I suspect even the Republicans in Congress would seriously consider overriding a veto if Trump doesn't sign the new appropriation that comes up in 3 weeks.

A bunch of people on here are saying that he is a 'ruined man.' I think he's seriously shaken. This was a pretty huge defeat and no matter his rhetoric, it was clear he was capitulating to Pelosi.

You know what my fondest dream is? To see this awful man perp walked in cuffs out of the White House. He is such a traitorous criminal. I hope people are beginning to see what a snake the man actually is.

And the Stone arrest! Maybe jaws of justice are tightening. We can only hope.

[dixiegrrrrl]

74. All moot now..apparently Yertle has blocked the bill to open Gov.

which makes me wonder what the holy hell they have on McConnell.

[Fritz Walter]

65. Mammoth Cave

As an expatriated Kentuckian I should be allowed to use that reference here:
• This event is a cave of epic proportions given Individual-1’s promise to own the shutdown until he got his wall; and
• The wondrous national park in south central Kentucky will soon be able to re-open to visitors (other than raccoons, possums, bats, and other small creatures).
If you choose to apply that reference to the SCROTUS’s lower abdominal cavity, that is your choice. I apologize in advance for images that concept evokes!

[LanternWaste]

69. He did threaten, but

at the end of the verbal gush from the anus he calls his mouth, he caved.



Caving is concrete. It objectively happened. The bell cannot be unrung.

Threats are just, well... at best, just potential; at worst, just words.

[TalenaGor]

3. trying to get camera off roger stone lol

[George II]

4. I would not want to be in a poker game with Nancy Pelosi!

She had his scrotum in a vise and threatened to tighten it until he gave in. He gives in but it's STILL in that vise, with the threat again in three weeks to be tightened.

[sheshe2]

5. He BLINKED!

[George II]

12. +1,000,000

[sheshe2]

19. ...

[riversedge]

28. Yes. a short blink for now. Never trust him NEVER

[KY_EnviroGuy]

49. More likely a wink, not a blink.

.
.........

[flibbitygiblets]

6. "Reached a deal" is apparently a euphemism for "I got my ass kicked by a woman"

"We have reached a deal" Yeah BEFORE CHRISTMAS, when the Trumper Tantrum started

[Fiendish Thingy]

7. Will Pelosi give him back his SOTU?

I sure as hell hope not.

[George II]

11. I'm wondering if she'll give him back his:

S(cr)OTU(m)!

[flibbitygiblets]

23. Hell no! She's putting that on her trophy wall.

[Apollyonus]

25. It's not big enough for a wall

maybe in her jewelry box

[flibbitygiblets]

29. They don't call her Neutering Nancy for nothing!

Actually I find that term offensive, but in Rump's case I'll make an exception. Anyone whose seen Uday and Qusay will agree that their father should have been denuded many years ago.

[Thekaspervote]

20. I would imagine she will. That's probably the ONLY reason he agreed

[flibbitygiblets]

24. That and the major airports were starting to shut down today. Next stop utter chaos.

He really shit the bed this time.

[Perseus]

22. She will, it would not look good on Pelosi if shhe didn't

The repubs would run with that.

[KayF]

30. I hope she does

I'll enjoy the optics of him speaking with his boss sitting behind him.

[athena]

37. Yes!

I hadn’t even thought of that. It’ll be the reverse of what he did in that debate with HRC.

[lagomorph777]

61. No I don't think she's going to invite Putin

to sit behind him.

[pangaia]

66. She should stalk him like... ya know....

[Fritz Walter]

68. Maybe, on/after February 16

Pending his acquiescence to Speaker Pelosi’s previously stated requirements: no funding for a wall.

An emergency order would rescind the invitation to argle-bargle in the House chamber.

Gloves are off.

[DesertRat]

8. He caused a shutdown that lasted 35 days for absolutely NO reason

[lagomorph777]

62. There is a reason: Putin told him to do it.

"Trash the USA, my little puppet. Or see the pee tapes on MSNBC."

[George II]

9. Nancy Pelosi in her office:

[Optical.Catalyst]

13. We may not have won, but the tide is turning against Trump

Now is not the time to celebrate, but continue our pressure to remove Trump from office.

With Flynn going to jail, Manafort going to jail, Cohen going to jail, it is just a matter of time before Stone goes to jail. The winds are at our backs and Trump is going to jail too.

[TommyCelt]

16. As the tide turns...

...expect this trump to further radicalize. I still am expecting bloodshed; however he leaves the Oval Office (election, impeachment, forced resignation, etc.) he won't do so quietly.

[athena]

44. I actually think he's done.

He lost big on this. I didn’t think he would ever capitulate. I fully expected him to declare an emergency today, but I now realize that was a bluff. This is the first time Trump has ever lost a battle. He is a broken man, seriously weakened by what has happened. He thought his moves were brilliant and that he would be able to triumph over the Democrats, build his wall, be wildly popular, win re-election, and go down in history as the greatest president ever. I believe he has finally hit the wall of reality and is still a bit stunned by the impact.

The guy, like all narcissists, is basically a cockroach. He fools people into thinking he’s strong, but at the end of the day, he’s just an empty coward.

[llmart]

51. I have to agree with you on all counts.

Remember when he was in that church, I believe it was Detroit, where the minister put him in his place and he looked like a whipped puppy? That's what happens to bullies and narcissists when confronted.

Besides, he has bigger fish to fry (or rather worry about) since his buddy, Pinhead Stone was arrested.

[lagomorph777]

63. Zippy got arrested? Sheesh - miss a few days of news and all heaven breaks loose

[Maxheader]

14. Viva la Revolution!!!!

Betcha stumpys investments were starting to suffer...It
could care less about border security...Just glad handling
it 30%ers..

[TommyCelt]

15. This trump is still treatening to use his "national emergency powers" in 3 weeks

Begs the question: If you can wait 3 weeks before declaring an emergency, was it ever really an emergency?"

[flibbitygiblets]

21. All the best emergencies are planned well in advance.

[John Fante]

32. If your solution for an "emergency" is a wall that will take years to build,

is it really an emergency?

[athena]

36. It's a bluff.

It’s a trick that usually works for narcissists. You have to realize it’s a bluff and not go for the bait.

[elmac]

17. The capitulation speech was a mini SOTU speech. nt

[groundloop]

33. Yeah... according to Stormy everything about him is 'mini'

[akraven]

18. IMPEACH. nt

[jeffreyi]

26. Neuterin' Nancy. She is a vortex.

A short reprieve. Let my friends and colleagues in the Forest Service and BLM get back to work and keep them out of the stupid political battles. The businesses in the rural county I live in depends on the custom of our federal workers.

[handmade34]

27. the new bill...

should stipulate NO Government shutdown allowed!!

[raging moderate]

31. thank you, Nancy Pelosi and Charles Schumer.

And Michael Bennet. And FAA workers. And everybody else who did anything to make this happen.

[beachbum bob]

34. So the theatrics did not work, he still thinks he has some control

in the process with his threats.

[eggplant]

35. (seen at work) "Our long national nightmare has finally come to a middle." n/t

[Hassler]

38. Putin has owned Dotard Donnie for decades.

A smarter person would have caught on sooner than five weeks that Pelosi owns him too.

[llmart]

53. I believe the amount it cost us was around the $5.7 billion he wanted for his freakin' wall.

[Blue_Tires]

40. CAVE YOU MOTHERFUCKING COWARD BULLY

[IronLionZion]

41. Roger Stone's arrest got him worried?

Don't worry, they're coming to get you soon Donny! Maybe Don Jr and Eric next or Ivanka.

[TygrBright]

42. Oh, dear. Ann and Rush aren't gonna be happy.... ! n/t

[SunSeeker]

45. Ann Coulter is already rage tweeting about Trump.

She just tweeted that George Herbert Walker Bush is no longer the biggest "wimp" to ever serve as president. LOL

[Volaris]

55. I have a feeling rush will be in rare form today...

Democrats
Deep State
Witch Hunt
ALL the hits lol

[SunSeeker]

43. It's a total cave. Coulter just labeled him the biggest "wimp" ever to serve as President.

[MyOwnPeace]

47. I'd like to see

Ann-e-rexia Coulter go through a TSA line about now. I'm sure those people would have a few things to discuss with her!

[MyNameGoesHere]

72. Full cavity searches all around

[MyOwnPeace]

75. Eeeeewwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!

[Cirque du So-What]

50. How does it feel, MFer,

to get your ass handed to you by a powerful, brilliant woman?

[calimary]

57. Beaten by a GIRL!!! In front of the entire nation. No. Scratch that.

In front of the WHOLE FREAKIN' WORLD.

[Talitha]

52. His head rolled - and he didn't even know he was bleeding.

[myohmy2]

54. well...

...ain't that something...the invincible bully, brought to his knees, by Grandma...something no one else has been able to do in over three years of tantrums...

" He expressed optimism that the resulting pitch would include funds for his long-promised border wall..."

...well, I don't know...any dealings with trump should also include a sanity clause

...

[pangaia]

64. ""I am very proud to announce today that we have reached a deal..." :)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

[LanternWaste]

70. Today, trump replaced Hang Son Doong as the largest cave in the world.

[frogmarch]

73. Has he signed it yet? nt

[CabalPowered]

76. I was just wondering the same thing

It would not shock me if he reneged.

[frogmarch]

77. I heard Rachel say he signed it in private. nt