Trump in Christmas remarks says shutdown won't end until he gets money for wall

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Trump on Tuesday dug in on his demand for a border wall as the government shutdown stretched into its fourth day.
Speaking to reporters after calling troops on Christmas Day, Trump said lawmakers must approve wall funding or else the shutdown will continue.

“I can't tell you when the government is going to be open,” he said. “I can tell you, it's not going to be open until we have a wall, a fence, whatever they'd like to call it. I'll call it whatever they want.”

Trump argued that thousands of workers being furloughed due to the shutdown also want the wall.

“Many of those workers have said to me, communicated, stay out until you get the funding for the wall. These federal workers want the wall,” the president said.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/422821-trump-digs-in-as-shutdown-enters-fourth-day?userid=229233

And a Merry Christmas to you asshole

[Stuart G]

1. k and r...yes..he is a asshole..

[Akacia]

2. cant Congress stop this nonsense? nt.

[Flaleftist]

4. Yes.

As long as the public places blame on Trump and the GOP, I expect a veto override to eventually happen, regardless of how stubborn Trump remains or how much he complains.

[diva77]

3. Same modus operandi he used to get Mar-o-lago

[murielm99]

5. How's that?

What did he do?

[Flaleftist]

6. The short version per Wikipedia:

Trump purchased the land between Mar-a-Lago and the ocean from Jack C. Massey, the former owner of KFC, for $2 million, stating he intended to build a home that would block Mar-a-Lago's beach view. The threat caused interest in the property to decline, and Trump ended up getting the property for $7 million in 1985.

[diva77]

8. you beat me to it!! LOL

[diva77]

7. see wikipedia entry for Mar-o-lago

Dump will use sleazy underhanded tactics to get what he wants

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar-a-Lago
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Post, who died in 1973, willed the 17-acre (6.9 ha) estate to the United States government as a Winter White House for presidents and visiting foreign dignitaries.[17] Richard Nixon preferred the Florida White House in Key Biscayne, however, and Jimmy Carter was not interested. The federal government soon realized the immense cost of maintenance, and the difficulty maintaining security for diplomats,[18] and returned it to the Post Foundation in 1981. It was then listed for sale for $20 million. Dina Merrill and Post's two other daughters did not maintain the property in the meanwhile, expecting to sell it.[19] But there was so little interest, the city approved its demolition to build smaller homes.[20]
Entrance gate in 2014

Donald Trump learned about the estate after unsuccessfully trying to purchase and combine two apartments in Palm Beach for his family. According to Trump, he offered the Post family $15 million for it, but they rejected it. Trump purchased the land between Mar-a-Lago and the ocean from Jack C. Massey, the former owner of KFC, for $2 million,[21] stating he intended to build a home that would block Mar-a-Lago's beach view. The threat caused interest in the property to decline, and Trump ended up getting the property for $7 million in 1985.[22][19] Trump then renovated the estate, adding a 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m2) ballroom.[20] The club also has five clay tennis courts and a waterfront pool.
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[duforsure]

9. He's miserable, scared, and depressed

And wants everyone else to be miserable, scared, and depressed because he didn't get his way. Congress should tell him to step down, or they'll help him if this isn't ended at once.

[NastyRiffraff]

10. So now it's a fence

I guess that's what a steel slat barrier (that's also beautiful) is. Or as Nancy Pelosi said, a beaded curtain.

[redstateblues]

11. NO SOUP FOR YOU!

[Cha]

12. Here's the pic of the ego-maniacal evil nasty bufoon..

maniacal

[milestogo]

13. He's throwing in the towel.