Senators introduce resolution in support of Australia after Trump call

[Amaryllis]

Source: The Hill

Senators are moving to shore up the U.S.-Australian relationship after reports of a contentious call between President Trump and the Australian prime minister.

Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) introduced a bipartisan resolution on Monday "reaffirming a strong commitment to the United States-Australia alliance relationship."
"I don't know what happened during last week's telephone call between the president of the United States and the prime minister of Australia," Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) said from the Senate floor. "But I do know this, the people of the United States do not have better friends than the people of Australia. We're more than friends."

The Washington Post reported last week that Trump lashed out at Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during a phone call between the leaders.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/318183-senators-introduce-resolution-in-support-of-australia-after-trump

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Good thing when Republicans have to get involved in cleaning up messes.

[Squinch]

1. Wow. Trump has them reaching across the aisle.

[Raster]

2. Amazing isn't it.

[cstanleytech]

9. I wouldnt get to enthused over it as I suspect the Repugnant ones are looking

at potentially running against Trump in the next election so they want to try and put on a show that they might have a backbone but when push comes to shove they are still Repugnants.

[TomCADem]

15. They Won't Run Against Trump. They Just Don't Want To Disqualify Themselves...

...with ready made soundbites sucking up to Putin or trashing allies.

[cstanleytech]

16. They will turn on him in a heartbeat and gladly shove a knife in his back

in a heartbeat if they think he looks beatable, they are simply that kind of people.

[Judi Lynn]

17. Bless his deformed heart. Thank you, Squinch. n/t

[orangecrush]

3. Hopefully they are starting

To realize we are in great danger.

[Solly Mack]

4. They should go ahead and type out a fill-in-the-blank resolution of support.

[Marthe48]

5. What happened in the phone call?

Megalomaniac trump thinks the whole world must bow down to him. When trump talks to someone who is popularly elected and confident in his power and position, and doesn't bow down, trump has a hissie meltdown. That's what happened.

I wonder if McConnell will be the last senate holdout when trump is booted out of office?

[murielm99]

20. If the turtle is the last holdout,

we will have to remember and keep records about his position. Use his words against him!

[torius]

6. Put another Trump on the barbie! n/t

[Cha]

12. +1

[Marthe48]

22. What does barbie say about that?

[George II]

7. He's fading fast, how soon before he's circling the drain?

[bucolic_frolic]

8. Nice to see both sides of the aisle on the patriotic side of an issue

keep communicating, Senators

[struggle4progress]

10. Does this mean we aren't going to build a wall along our border with Australia?

[zentrum]

11. Start with the damn WH.

There's a KKK operative in there advising the President.

Fix it with Australia but also address the insult and danger that is at home.

[Dawson Leery]

13. Rethugs should be the first sponsors on this bill.

They made this mess by nominating a piece of dog shit. Rethugs should clean it up!

[AlexSFCA]

14. good sign

Republicans are increasingly finding themselves needing to clean up the mess after trump.

[DFW]

18. When the trial reaches the Senate after the impeachment comes

I hope Rubio and Alexander will remember that the United States SHOULD NOT NEED ANY F***ING SENATE RESOLUTION to affirm our friendship with Australia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That should no more need a Senate resolution than affirming that water is wet.

oops--this is an open forum for Democrats. Someone will now probably inform Bannon, and tomorrow, Trump will issue an Executive Order declaring that water is dry. The way things are going, we'll need a new Senate Resolution to make it wet again.

[Blue_Roses]

19. ...

[titaniumsalute]

21. Good. Thank you Senators!