Donald Trump insists shutdown will not end unless Congress funds border wall

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian and agencies

Donald Trump has marked Christmas Day by insisting the partial shutdown of the federal government will last until his demand for funds to build a wall on the US-Mexico border is met.

The US government partially shut down on Saturday, and there is not yet any sign of tangible efforts to reopen agencies closed by a political impasse over Trump’s demand for border wall funds.

“I can’t tell you when the government is going to reopen,” Trump said, speaking after a Christmas Day video conference with US troops serving abroad. “I can tell you it’s not going to reopen until we have a wall, a fence, whatever they’d like to call it. I’ll call it whatever they want, but it’s all the same thing. It’s a barrier from people pouring into the country, from drugs.”

He added: “If you don’t have that [the wall], then we’re just not opening.”

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Victoria Bekiempis and agencies
Tue 25 Dec 2018 16.25 GMT


Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/25/donald-trump-government-shutdown-will-not-end-unless-congress-funds-border-wall

[CrispyQ]

1. If he holds out, & he might cuz he's heartless fuck, eventually people will start to blame the dems.

The media will show stories of people affected by the shutdown & start pointing the finger at the dems & within 48 hours the narrative will turn & it will be the dems shutdown. He has also made the government shutdown the priority for Congress when they return. I just can't believe we can't rid ourselves of this evil fucker.

[Mr.Bill]

9. Except there's video of Trump saying

he will take all the blame and he is proud to shut down the government.

The DNC need to turn that video into an ad and spend some money putting it all over TV. And an audio version on radio. Make it so no one can get through a day without hearing it.

[CrispyQ]

19. Cult 45 won't care. We have all sorts of video of him contradicting himself & lying.

As far as the DNC, they should have done that already! They had one small window to brand it the Trump Shutdown & they let it pass. Now he is tweeting non-stop about the "democrats" shutdown & since the media reports every tweet, it will soon officially be the democrats shutdown.

My gripe is with the DNC in so many cases like this. It's like they don't recognize that a part of getting elected, & creating & passing legislation is marketing.

[politicaljunkie41910]

36. Drumpf made it clear who was responsible for the shutdown. We don't have to play along with the

Skitzo's " no the Dems did it. The more we ignore him the better. Nancy said that the Dems would re-open the Government when the Dems take over on Jan 3 and I take her at her word. Yes they can still produce commercials with Drump taking responsibility, but I don't think it will matter one way or the other. Drumpf is on camera as taking responsibility for the shutdown, and the majority of the American people aren't stupid.

All I want for Christmas is an indictment of Drumpf from Mueller. Make it happen Santa.

[bitterross]

26. A scary prediction for how Dems might cave.

I hope this does not come to pass. It might well. And then Dems in Red states might cave.

[PubliusEnigma]

27. On Jan 3, the House can pass a Clean Bill and the Senate will do the same.

Do you really think that Trump will refuse to sign?

[CrispyQ]

28. Are you so certain he will act reasonably? -nt

[Girard442]

2. So will congressional Republicans join the Democrats and override Trump's veto of a CR?

To me this would be the best way out and would also signal the effective end of the Trump presidency. I'm trying to stay optimistic.

[sellitman]

16. Don't hold your breath.

They are complicit in all his crimes. The two are indistinguishable.

[forgotmylogin]

3. "Drowning Man Refuses to Let Go of Concrete Block"

Keep it up, Conman, you're doing great sweetie.

[durablend]

4. He's got time to tweet

Yet no time to get on the phone to Mexico so they can trace that check.

[no_hypocrisy]

5. What if . . . . . .

The House and the Senate have a veto-proof vote on the Budget?

Wouldn't that re-open the Government?

[Bleacher Creature]

6. Yes. That's why Paul Ryan wouldn't all a clean CR to come to the House floor.

[at140]

21. That assumes Rethuglians want gov't to work!

The freedom caucus in House and hard right wing in senate will make it difficult to override the veto.

[bluestarone]

7. If the senate rethugs are fine with this

So am i. I see a BLUE WAVE in our future!!

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

8. Impeachment or removal via the 25th Amendment could also end the shutdown.

Of course, that would require the Repukes to grow a spine, so that's not going to happen.

[at140]

22. That 85% approval rating in base has spooked them!

The rethugs hate Drumpf but have no balls to oppose him openly.
They are paralyzed with fear he will hold a rally in their district and primary them.

[Racerdog1]

10. Whatever it takes

Orange anus and his dumbass minions are going down.

[duforsure]

11. That's interesting

Since the longer this goes on the more republicans will be voted out of office for this happening , and allowing it to continue without doing something, so he's hurting them by doing this. He won't be running, and probably forced to resign before long anyway. The Senate will be next to be flipped against him, and he won't be able to do anything from it,and be under even more pressure as they zero in on him and all his corruption. He's destroying all other republicans chances , and the longer they wait and do nothing, the fewer will be left after the 2020 election. Its backfiring on trump , and killing the remaining republicans chances.

[FarPoint]

12. This is the " Trump Shutdown"...

Always refer to it as such, always and tag along a GOP Senator's name too while you are at it.

[Cold War Spook]

13. "It is a barrier from people pouring into the country, from drugs.

I know what he meant to write, but that is not what he wrote.

[California_Republic]

14. Override

[TomCADem]

15. Trump Is Holding the Country Hostage...

...and threatening to shoot the hostage. Can you imagine his demands when it gets to the debt limit.

[berlin_expat]

17. Wait and see...

The 3rd of January will bring change. I'm hopeful a new congress can force his hand.

[jalan48]

18. Trump and the Republicans don't want our Government to work. This shut down plays well with

their strategy. A smaller, more privatized government is what they are after.

[at140]

20. Trump in Christmas remarks says shutdown won't end until he gets money for wall

"The shutdown has fueled the year-end chaos that appears to be enveloping Trump's presidency, along with plummeting stock markets, intraparty warfare over the ouster of Defense Secretary James Mattis and troop withdrawals from Syria and Afghanistan and the Russia investigation."

Read more at:
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/422821-trump-digs-in-as-shutdown-enters-fourth-day

Me thinks Drumpf is bringing troops from Syria home sooner than what military wants,
and use that money to build the Wall.

[C_U_L8R]

23. Stop killing children, Trump.

[James48]

24. As a furloughed Federal employee...

I can wait until Congress has enough votes to override the bastards veto, He is impeached and removed, or he is defeated in 2020.

I got some savings- my fellow workers and I are so pissed at this bastard we will hold out, get another job, or will just be happy to get food from a food bank. Make this a hole go down. It is 100% on him.

[workinclasszero]

25. This will make lots of GOP federal workers

see the error of their voting ways.
I bet they will be tired of winning real soon!

[dubyadiprecession]

29. The House and Senate put the bill in his hands..

Now all Democrats, Independents and even Republicans need to bombard the Whitehouse with correspondence, demanding that he sign it!

This what we all must do.

[duforsure]

30. Maybe he knows Jr and other kids

Are about to get indicted , and this is to distract away from it.

[Takket]

33. drumpf doesn't do any of the horrible things he does to "distract". he does them because he's a

stupid piece of shit

[paleotn]

31. No.

[dchill]

32. Trump insists. But we know he's always lying.

So it will be over soon.

[Politicub]

34. Congress can override a veto

I doubt republicans will grow enough of a spine to assemble a supermajority to overturn a veto of a budget bill, but stranger things have happened.

[Smackdown2019]

35. Cabinet

Could Trump be slated to a cabinet meeting that turn south on him, where the nuclear option be imposed?

Remember that 25 amendment? Section 4!

Do you believe the Democrats will agree with ANY Republican for the selection of a VP? Remember they went nuclear on the supreme court justice nominee and forbade to vote on Obama's supreme court pick.

[TexasBushwhacker]

37. Ultimatums are dangerous, no matter who makes them n/t