Trump Tweets of Talks With Dems, Invites None to Talks

[TomCADem]

Source: MSN

President Donald Trump claimed Saturday to be negotiating with Democratic leaders to end a partial government shutdown. But when he convened a lunch at the White House, he invited only Republican lawmakers and officials.

In fact, Trump broke bread in the executive mansion’s private residence with mostly immigration hardliners. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said again Saturday that any deal that would re-open the Justice, Homeland security, Agriculture, Interior and other departments will have to be negotiated by Trump and Senate Democratic leader Charles E. Schumer.

Trump, who has uttered and tweeted thousands of false and inaccurate statements since taking office, claimed Saturday morning that he was “working hard” at the White House after canceling his planned trip to his South Florida resort for a holiday break. And he told his millions of followers, which was quickly picked up by cable news and other media outlets, that he was pursuing a bipartisan deal.

“I am in the White House, working hard. News reports concerning the Shutdown and Syria are mostly FAKE,” the president contended. “We are negotiating with the Democrats on desperately needed Border Security (Gangs, Drugs, Human Trafficking & more),” the president wrote, adding ominously for the thousands of federal workers wondering about future paychecks: “but it could be a long stay.”

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It must give Trump a thrill that he can just make stuff up, then Fox News and the rest of the RW media will then report on it as true. He must think that he has godlike powers. He can say that it is snowing in the middle of summer, then when he rushes to watch Fox, the reports will be about how snow in DC in the middle of summer is proving that global warming is fake.

[Wellstone ruled]

1. Friggin Lying POS.

[iluvtennis]

5. +1000

[duforsure]

2. Always think the opposite of his claims, or accusations

And you're chances of being closer to the truth go up dramatically as much as this con man lies to people.

[djacq]

3. I bet he's itching to take off to Mar-a-Lago.

McConnell adjourned the Senate til December 27th.

Schumer says funding for Trump's stupid border wall will never pass, "not today, not next week, not next year."

Does this mean that Trump will be alone for Christmas?

Need a Jacob Marley moment?

[Scarsdale]

11. I heard that

Maleria is flying back to DC, to spend Christmas with him. She is such a happy person, she will brighten the holidays for him. Yeah, right.

[keithbvadu2]

4. Republicans have the power to pass the $5billion with the nuclear option.

Republicans have the power to pass the $5billion with the nuclear option.

McConnell is the one to negotiate with

They are falsely blaming democrats for Trump's proud shutdown.

[FakeNoose]

7. Cheeto already had one shutdown this year - back in January

Why does he think this shutdown is the mark of a great negotiator?
It isn't, it's the mark of a failure.

[PSPS]

8. They also have the power to pass what was previously agreed to by overriding a presumed veto.

Both chambers already agreed to the budget with 1.5 billion "border security" but hannity changed his mind after the fact and here we are. Republicans could cut out trump entirely and bring this to a close instantly.

[iluvtennis]

6. It's been heartwarming to see the Dems be on a united front with the same message that

this is a Trump Shutdown.

Dems/with rethugs put 1.3 Billion in the CR for border security. That clean CR got passed in the Senate earlier in the week and sent to the House for approval.

Then Trumps lets Limbaugh/etc tell him that the clean CR is not enough that he needs a wall.

Shutdown of gov't is on Trump/his right wing sycophants

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

9. Basically speaking

Trump talks through his ass.

[Cryptoad]

10. I guess that Tin Foil Hat he uses to talk to Elvis,,,,

can pickup democratic Congressional leaders, too

[duforsure]

12. By trump doing this , and

The republican Congress not overriding his veto , they've only insured now the Democrats will again retake control of the Senate and the White House . Another Christmas gift from them. They didn't learn from the Mid Terms.