Trump: 'I don't do anything ... just for political gain'

[DonViejo]

Source: Politico


In an exclusive interview with POLITICO, the president said he would 'totally be willing' to shut down the government over border wall funding if Democrats don't budge.

By JAKE SHERMAN and ANNA PALMER 11/28/2018 06:04 AM EST

For the last two years, congressional Republicans have persuaded President Donald Trump to delay the fight to fund his border wall, convincing him he would pay a steep political price for such a high-stakes legislative brawl.

Trump is done waiting.

Nine days ahead of a deadline that could trigger a partial government shutdown, with no solution in sight, the president told POLITICO in a Tuesday Oval Office interview that he is unflinchingly firm Congress must send him a bill approving $5 billion for his wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, and said he would "totally be willing" to shut down the government if he doesn't get it. Democratic leaders — including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) — have said they would approve $1.6 billion for the wall, placing the two sides billions of dollars apart as the lame-duck session begins.

Raising the stakes even higher for the GOP, Trump said the $5 billion would only cover the physical border. "The number is larger for border security," he said.


Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/28/trump-politico-interview-1023306

[brooklynite]

1. Cash on the barrelhead?

[catrose]

14. Not to mention revenge

[beachbum bob]

2. Bring it on.

[The Liberal Lion]

3. Let the fight begin!

I'd rather see the government shut down then to give one inch to that orange madman.

[Bleacher Creature]

4. Im old enough to remember the days when Mexico was going to pay for it.

[California_Republic]

10. Who's gonna pay for that wall?

[maddiemom]

17. Trump's Call! MEXICO! (Deplorables' Response).

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

5. "My way or the highway."

Can just anyone shut the government down? Gingrich did it, the Republican House did it, and now Trump wants to do it. It seems like we'd have protections in place to prevent such chaotic actions, especially by someone who is clearly a madman.

[turbinetree]

6. November 3, 2020 cannot get here fast enough...........................

[WePurrsevere]

7. Horsepucky! He takes all of this personally and his narcissist ass...

Can't allow any give. To him "political gain" = personal gain. In his mind HE is ALWAYS right... HE is 'the' U.S. now... If you're against HIM, you're against the U.S. of HIM.

Not giving him what he demands is an attack on HIM. If he caves he's a Loser and in his mind that is not only unacceptable but simply doesn't happen. (And if it does happen he'll lie about it and change things/his story so that his narcissist brain can handle it.)

[ananda]

8. Some truth there cuz he uses politics ..

.. as a way of dealing with debt.

Everything he does is for personal profit
just to stay afloat and appease his Russian
debtors.

[Aristus]

9. No.

He also does things for monetary gain!...

[LakeSuperiorView]

11. He couldn't give a shit about political gain, how much money he can extract is the only thing.

Political gain is about increasing the power of other people and only Trump matters.

[relayerbob]

12. He's telling the truth - He does everything strictly for personal gain

[lark]

13. For once, he told a good part of the truth.

He does stuff for personal gain, to hurt perceived enemies which is anyone not sucking his mushroom, because the other person isn't a rich white male, or because PUtin told him to do it. The one thing he never ever does is do things for the good of the American people.

[Initech]

15. May that god damn wall never get built!

Oh and fuck Trump!

[area51]

16. Trump: 'I don't do anything ... just for political gain'

[Solly Mack]

18. Monetary gain.

[lunasun]

19. Wha?

https://m.