Trump Christmas Shutdown To Last At Least Five Days -- Unless Trump Caves

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Source: HuffPost

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump’s partial government shutdown over the border wall will likely last through Christmas, as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Saturday afternoon sent senators home through Thursday.
The only way the shutdown can end earlier is if the House passes the short-term spending bill the Senate already passed and Trump signs it.

Read more: https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5c1e9c6ce4b0407e907b9763?ec_carp=882771466772907503

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1. And then that is not likely.

Are those Forty Rethugs who were not reelected going to return on Thursday,doubt it.

[louis-t]

2. Dems should use this time getting on CSPAN, and the talk shows

telling the country how drumpf's "immigrants are dirty and diseased rapists" rhetoric is bullshit. Challenge the asshole right to prove their claims.

[djacq]

3. This never gets old;

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[FakeNoose]

4. 'Memba this?

He never missed a chance to stick it to Obama for any reason.
What an asshole!

[forgotmylogin]

6. Doesn't it automatically pass if he tries the pocket veto...

and Congress stays in session? All they have to do is gavel every day.

[LakeSuperiorView]

8. Problem is, the House and Senate don't have a unified bill for that.

The GOP House put out a CR with funding for little donnie's toy wall as its last gasp. The Senate did not pass that bill. So at present, there is nothing for Oragneanus to sign or not sign.

Assuming nothing is done next Thursday through the weekend, the new House will start on the third.

One thing that isn't helping is saying that Trump has to "cave". He is such a petulant little boy. If he had a way out that didn't involve "caving" he would jump at it. He doesn't care about a real wall, he just wants people to fear and hate migrants to distract them from the fact his policies are bending them over the desk...

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7. If they could somehow...

get the run-of-the-mill bureaucrats paid during the shutdown, I'd be OK with the whole thing running indefinitely. Whatever it takes from completely sealing off the border with a wall or other means. We need the border to remain "leaky" now and going forward. So, dont cave, Chuck and Nancy!

Surely, both sides could come to an agreement to keep paying the normal govt workerr. Back-paying when it's all over doeant put food on the table today.