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Pinocchio and the two Democrats: how that Trump meeting descended into farce
Source: The Guardian
Pinocchio and the two Democrats: how that Trump meeting descended into farce
The president’s heated public exchange with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer was the political equivalent of a custard pie fight
David Smith in Washington
Tue 11 Dec 2018 22.00 GMT
It seemed to start on cordial terms, a brave new world of bipartisan dialogue on the great issues of the day, less than a week after the funeral of George HW Bush.
Just kidding.
It only took a few minutes for Donald Trump’s Oval Office meeting with the top Democrats Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer on Tuesday to descend into the equivalent of a custard pie fight from a Laurel and Hardy comedy.
And silently watching the bizarre, acrimonious scene was Vice-President Mike Pence. Seldom has anyone tried so actively – and successfully – to appear a passive blank space.
-snip-
Was Schumer going to calm everyone down? He was not. “The Washington Post today was going to give you four Pinocchios because they say you constantly misstate how much of the wall is built.”
It was a red rag to a bull. Trump muttered, “Washington Post!” and gave a cynical chuckle.
-snip-
The president’s heated public exchange with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer was the political equivalent of a custard pie fight
David Smith in Washington
Tue 11 Dec 2018 22.00 GMT
It seemed to start on cordial terms, a brave new world of bipartisan dialogue on the great issues of the day, less than a week after the funeral of George HW Bush.
Just kidding.
It only took a few minutes for Donald Trump’s Oval Office meeting with the top Democrats Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer on Tuesday to descend into the equivalent of a custard pie fight from a Laurel and Hardy comedy.
And silently watching the bizarre, acrimonious scene was Vice-President Mike Pence. Seldom has anyone tried so actively – and successfully – to appear a passive blank space.
-snip-
Was Schumer going to calm everyone down? He was not. “The Washington Post today was going to give you four Pinocchios because they say you constantly misstate how much of the wall is built.”
It was a red rag to a bull. Trump muttered, “Washington Post!” and gave a cynical chuckle.
-snip-
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/11/trump-meeting-pelosi-schumer-democrats-wall-border-funding-clash-debate-
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