The Trump Shutdown! On his 1 yr Anniversary
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Government shutdown shows Donald Trump isn’t such a great dealmaker after all
The US government is set to reopen after days of chaos thanks to an agreement between Republicans and Democrats in Congress.
But Donald Trump’s conspicuous lack of involvement in solving the crisis has raised new questions about his portrayal of himself as an excellent dealmaker.
Most notably, Mr Trump failed to implement his core promise to repeal Barack Obama’s healthcare law, Obamacare. Republicans abandoned their efforts to scrap the law after multiple attempts failed, even after Mr Trump personally lobbied members of Congress to vote for his position.
Republican strategist Alex Conant said the reality is that brokering deals in politics is very different to doing it in the business world.
“Negotiating in politics is a lot different than real estate,” he said.
Donald Trump US shutdown: President not a great dealmaker
The US government is set to reopen after days of chaos thanks to an agreement between Republicans and Democrats in Congress.
But Donald Trump’s conspicuous lack of involvement in solving the crisis has raised new questions about his portrayal of himself as an excellent dealmaker.
Most notably, Mr Trump failed to implement his core promise to repeal Barack Obama’s healthcare law, Obamacare. Republicans abandoned their efforts to scrap the law after multiple attempts failed, even after Mr Trump personally lobbied members of Congress to vote for his position.
Republican strategist Alex Conant said the reality is that brokering deals in politics is very different to doing it in the business world.
“Negotiating in politics is a lot different than real estate,” he said.
Donald Trump US shutdown: President not a great dealmaker
Liberals livid after deal to end shutdown
Activist groups were angry at how the negotiations turned out, with some calling it '#SchumerSellout.'
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/22/government-shutdown-deal-liberals-angry-357268
WOW!!! all those illegals that voted democratic are PISSED!!!!
Yeah, Trump's fault for winning lol...haha
Activist groups were angry at how the negotiations turned out, with some calling it '#SchumerSellout.'
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/22/government-shutdown-deal-liberals-angry-357268
WOW!!! all those illegals that voted democratic are PISSED!!!!
Yeah, Trump's fault for winning lol...haha
Shutdown truce just delays Trump's big dilemma
(CNN)By escaping the government shutdown drama, the truce only delayed the most fateful dilemma he is yet to face in his presidency, on the issue that powered his political rise: immigration.
Sooner or later, Trump must take a hard position on whether to allow some 700,000 people brought illegally to the US as children to stay, a move that could hurt him with some of his most fervent supporters.
At the height of the shutdown drama, the President made no attempt to sell a bipartisan consensus to protect recipients of the expiring Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to conservative Republicans -- even, Democrats say, when he was offered a reciprocal promise of funding for his promised border wall.
So much for the President who two weeks ago promised to "take the heat" on passing a bipartisan immigration deal.
The shutdown ended Monday, after Democrats won an assurance from the Senate majority leader, Kentucky Republican Mitch McConnell, of a debate and a vote on immigration in return for ending a filibuster of a short-term funding deal until February 8.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/23/politics/donald-trump-immigration-dilemma/index.html
(CNN)By escaping the government shutdown drama, the truce only delayed the most fateful dilemma he is yet to face in his presidency, on the issue that powered his political rise: immigration.
Sooner or later, Trump must take a hard position on whether to allow some 700,000 people brought illegally to the US as children to stay, a move that could hurt him with some of his most fervent supporters.
At the height of the shutdown drama, the President made no attempt to sell a bipartisan consensus to protect recipients of the expiring Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to conservative Republicans -- even, Democrats say, when he was offered a reciprocal promise of funding for his promised border wall.
So much for the President who two weeks ago promised to "take the heat" on passing a bipartisan immigration deal.
The shutdown ended Monday, after Democrats won an assurance from the Senate majority leader, Kentucky Republican Mitch McConnell, of a debate and a vote on immigration in return for ending a filibuster of a short-term funding deal until February 8.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/23/politics/donald-trump-immigration-dilemma/index.html
Murphy and Danbones are in meltdown mode right now over Trump's approval numbers.
No, that would be The United Shtashe.
No, that would be The United Shtashe.
Schumer must have been told by the government unions that their members wer not prepared to take the hit for a poor political position.
The government is back to work for 17 days.. and the Democrats can negotiate for what they want, without hurting the military and Government employees who need to get paid.. Trump didn't give a shit about the workers..
Democrats - 1
Trump - 0
Oh Oh Walter is lurking around.. Useless Idiot.
Democrats - 1
Trump - 0
Oh Oh Walter is lurking around.. Useless Idiot.
Seriously you couldn't find a better Fake News site than Townhall?
Must be hard for you to see Trump tanking in the polls.. Dems will win the Senate in 2018
The toothless Dems did a lot of arm-flapping and railing to the heavens, but in the end, don't have the intestinal fortitude to deal with Trumps strength.
... Thanks for the laughs on folding so quickly and we all look forward to many more declarations of a Trump impeachment
Good thing that there's no Presidential election looming
... Thanks for the laughs on folding so quickly and we all look forward to many more declarations of a Trump impeachment
Good thing that there's no Presidential election looming