WAPO: Trump's extraordinary Oval Office squabble with Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi, annotated

[brooklynite]

It was a lot of posturing and showmanship that may not ultimately be important -- Trump has repeatedly threatened government shutdowns -- but it was notable for a few reasons:

Trump said, unequivocally, that he would take the blame for a shutdown (which isn’t how this is usually done).

Schumer attacked Trump for his false claims about the wall already being built and for the GOP’s 2018 midterm election losses, and then Trump attacked Pelosi for her struggles to lock down the speakership -- both of which foreshadow a contentious two years of divided government ahead.

Neither Pelosi nor Vice President Pence seemed to want anything to do with the spectacle, with Pelosi repeatedly urging those assembled not to debate in front of the cameras and Pence literally sitting silently the entire time.

Here is the transcript, with annotations in yellow:

[yonder]

1. Both the transcript and WAPO comments were interesting reading, thanks.

[OnlinePoker]

2. I like Nancy's little pause at the beginning of her statement

"Thank-you Mr....president (you could almost hear the small P in her voice).

On edit: I really wish someone had asked how much money Mexico is giving to build the wall.