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1/15/19
WASHINGTON – A group of moderate Democrats turned down the White House’s invitation to a luncheon Tuesday to discuss border security as the Trump administration sought to bypass House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and win support for border wall funding. Pelosi and other Democratic leaders weren’t invited to meeting, but the speaker had given her colleagues permission to attend. None of them accepted the offer, however, and the meeting was scheduled to go on with only Republicans attending. Democrats “support the notion of continued dialogue,” said New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, chairman of the House Democratic Caucus. But Democratic members invited to the White House luncheon need to ask themselves whether the administration is truly looking to end the government shutdown or just stage a photo op, Jeffries said. Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-Calif., was among the lawmakers who decided to skip the meeting. "Congressman Correa welcomes the opportunity to talk with the president about border security, as soon as the government is reopened," said Andrew Scibetta, Correa’s spokesman.
Donald J. Trump on 11 December 2018 said:“I will take the mantle. I will be the one to shut it down.”
Nancy come out of your walled home and do what is right. Support the 5.5 billion to make our Southern border
safer and more secure.
Nancy come out of your walled home and do what is right. Support the 5.5 billion to make our Southern border
safer and more secure.
White House tries to bypass Pelosi on shutdown talks, but moderate Democrats rebuff offer
The old "divide and conquer" routine. They actually thought anyone would fall for this con? Reopen our government Donnie.
Nancy come out of your walled home and do what is right. Support the 5.5 billion to make our Southern border
safer and more secure.
Don't all homes have walls?
Nancy come out of your walled home and do what is right. Support the 5.5 billion to make our Southern border
safer and more secure.
The first commandment of liberal Dems: Thou shall not compromise with Trump on ANYTHING regardless of how much chaos and damage it causes or how much Trump will give us of what we want.
The first commandment of liberal Dems: Thou shall not compromise with Trump on ANYTHING regardless of how much chaos and damage it causes or how much Trump will give us of what we want.
Your choir is shrinking.
Some people are too proud to admit they were duped, some too stupid to realize it, and a whole lot of other things can explain why people insist Trump is always right. But again, that choir is shrinking. Spew elsewhere.
So what is Trump offering as a compromise?
Who was the one who walked out of negotiations again?
He already had earlier offered 1.8 million DACA people as part of a border deal when the Dems only asked for 700,000 and they rejected it. There's no telling what he may offer but the Dems have to be willing to listen and consider it rather than taking their ball and going home.
He may have "offered" it but those 1.8M never made it into any proposed legislation or CRs. It ended up being 700K and he also wanted $25B for his wall. When they wanted to up that to 1.8M -- as he once offered -- Trump reneged. So your figures are wrong.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...ory.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.20ac48d644ed
That said, what is he offering now?
The article says Trump wasn't willing to compromise more on the dreamers. I think giving the Dems nearly three times what they has originally requested is quite a compromise. The bottom line is that the Dems don't want a wall. Not now. Not ever. They should simply say so and the voters can decide if they like it.
The article says? You don’t know without reading an article from less than 1 year ago?The article says Trump wasn't willing to compromise more on the dreamers. I think giving the Dems nearly three times what they has originally requested is quite a compromise. The bottom line is that the Dems don't want a wall. Not now. Not ever. They should simply say so and the voters can decide if they like it.
Sorry. They were willing to give Trump $25B in exchange for 1.8M dreamers, and Trump said no. That was Trump.
The article says? You don’t know without reading an article from less than 1 year ago?
The Dems were willing to give Trump the full $25B for his wall in exchange for providing a pathway to citizenship for 1.8M undocumented immigrants (Trump had made the same offer earlier), but Trump said no and would only agree to postponing action on DACA enrollees until 2020. The Dems said no, instead deciding their odds would be better with the courts, which is where DACA enrollees fate now rests. That is how we got to where we are now.
White House tries to bypass Pelosi on shutdown talks, but moderate Democrats rebuff offer
The old "divide and conquer" routine. They actually thought anyone would fall for this con? Reopen our government Donnie.
Trump’s problem now because he lost Congress.The Dems could have taken the original offer. They insist on keeping chain migration and the lottery. Therein lies the problem.
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