Trump calls GOP senators to White House after threatening shutdown over border wall

[orleans]

Source: abc news

Just hours before a midnight deadline that could bring a partial government shutdown, President Donald Trump called Republican senators to the White House Friday morning to rally them in a renewed fight for his proposed border wall.

Earlier Friday, the president threatened a government shutdown in morning tweets, pushing hard for the Senate to pass $5 billion for his border wall as the House did Thursday.

"Shutdown today if Democrats do not vote for Border Security!" Trump tweeted days before the Christmas holiday.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-pushes-senate-pass-bill-billion-border-funding/story?id=59952469

[ffr]

1. Mr. Partisan, playing partisan politics until the bitter end.

[pazzyanne]

2. He knows that this is his last hurrah for the next two years.

Too bad he wouldn't negotiate on DACA. He turned down his best chance at raising the money for his border wall. Many of his followers have forgotten this. I am very happy he did not get the money offered him at that time, and very sad that DACA recipients did not get closure.

[SergeStorms]

20. He had ALL of the money...

he wanted, if "the greatest negotiator in the world" would have worked WITH the Democrats. Trump wanted to play Mr. tough guy to show off for his coterie of deplorables......so now the moron gets nothing!

[kimbutgar]

3. Is he going to make mcconnell break another procedural rule and abolish the 60 vote thesehold?

[watoos]

4. Ahh, my gosh, I put nothing past either one of them.

Maybe he is going to read them this quote;
"Fixed fortifications are monuments to man's stupidity." General George Patton.

[Wellstone ruled]

5. Yes,seems to be where this is going.

[SFnomad]

7. Flake and another Senator said no, they won't vote for the nuclear option

So it sounds like that is off the table.

[Wellstone ruled]

11. Changing the Law is not about to happen.

[Pluvious]

9. The GOPers will not, because...

... They're more fearful of what it would mean WHEN they are the minority in 2021.

[SFnomad]

6. Can't the Republicans strip the border wall out ... and get a veto proof majority?

Or would that then cause enough Republicans to vote no that they wouldn't have the 2/3rds necessary?

[honest.abe]

16. Apparently the Fool in the WH did a pocket veto.. meaning he is just sitting on it.

That tactic does not allow a veto override since its technically not vetoed. However if he does nothing for 10 days then the legislation becomes law automatically. At least that is my understanding.

[watoos]

8. You were right kimbutgar

Trump tried to get them to go nuclear, 4 Senators voiced opposition, unbelievably Orin Hatch, L. Alexander, Corker, and Flake. Trump wanted to blow up the filibuster.

[watoos]

10. No word on how Susan Collins felt about going nuclear.

Last report she needs more information and time to investigate.

[KPN]

12. Lol! Good one!

[groundloop]

13. And of course she's very concerned (but will end up doing Tiny's bidding anyway)

[orleans]

17. it was probably ruining her life n/t

[Iggo]

19. She was probably concerned.

[flibbitygiblets]

21. I'm surprised her pearls haven't disintegrated from all that clutching

[KPN]

14. Well, hopefully 4 or 5 GOP Senators take advantage of this meeting and follow the example set

by Brutus and several other Roman Senators back in 44 BC.

[FakeNoose]

18. The Secret Service just might decide to go on a break at the right time

[pangaia]

15. "..... to rally them in a renewed fight for his proposed border wall. "

RALLY

sure...