'Bluffed their way into total victory': GOP 'furious' as Trump caves to Dem debt ceiling demands

[DonViejo]

BRAD REED
06 SEP 2017 AT 14:20 ET

In their negotiations for government funding, Congressional Democrats wanted to pass a three-month debt ceiling increase that would keep the government funded through mid-December.

Congressional Republicans opposed such a measure, as they feared it would give Democrats more leverage to reauthorize Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) protections for undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children.

However, as the Washington Post reports, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) convinced Trump to go along with them on their three-month debt limit plan — and Republicans in Congress are not happy about it.

One Republican aide told Axios reporter Jonathan Swan that the Democrats “bluffed their way into total victory” over the GOP, and bemoaned that “DACA will be reauthorized without strings.” Additionally, the aide wrote that Schumer has now “inserted himself into all the negotiations in the winter, including tax, spending, and immigration.”

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[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Help me understand, the GOP is furious because we wont kill

young people now?

Well wait, let me be fair, because we wont send them into unknown environments where they very well may be killed.

[Phoenix61]

2. This is why we need Pelosi.

Schumer also rocks. Glad we seem to have learned how to play sneaky. WooHoo! About time.

[George II]

17. Exactly - I don't like Schumer's demeanor all the time, he delivers. As for Pelosi....

....everyone faults her but she delivers.

[cilla4progress]

3. omg

tRump such a disruptor.

Good news, though!!

[Proud Liberal Dem]

4. Glad to see Trump getting rolled for once

by US no less

[NewJeffCT]

6. when it comes to real negotiations

trump actually sucks - bigly. McConnell is a lot tougher than Trump

[Wellstone ruled]

5. The Freedom Caucus

wanted their Wall,wanted a single page repeal of ACA,and now they want Ryan's hide.

[zipplewrath]

7. How dare he

Additionally, the aide wrote that Schumer has now “inserted himself into all the negotiations in the winter, including tax, spending, and immigration.”

How dare a freely elected representative of the people, and the leader of the minority party dare to be involved in the drafting of legislation that affects the whole country! Especially such exclusive territory as taxes, spending and immigration.

[LisaM]

14. Technically, the Dem senators represent at least a million more voters than the GOP anyway.

Exactly, how dare he "insert" himself into negotiations?

[bullwinkle428]

8. THE ART OF THE DEAL!!!

[BadgerMom]

9. One good thing today, two bad.

This is the good one. The bad include McCain changing his position on repealing and replacing the ACA and Gowdy and Nunes targeting Sessions and his job. The GOP is comprised of such jerks.

[leftynyc]

19. Could you explain

Why I should be upset about the gruesome twosome targeting a repulsive bigot?

[BadgerMom]

20. All about the Mueller investigation

If they can take out Sessions without Trump's fingerprints on it, then a new AG, picked by Trump, could head the inquiry and/or fire Mueller.

[leftynyc]

21. I thought about that part

but I honestly think the investigation is beyond that at this point. That's why the news Schneiderman was working on it was so crucial and made in such a public way. And after what Donnie pulled yesterday, I'm not sure the cons are in the mood to help him - which may be another reason he did what he did yesterday. I think he's livid they haven't stopped the investigation for him.

[aeromanKC]

10. If only people would take notice that Pelosi and Schumer can get things done

The Democrats might be able to take the Congress back in 2018..??

IF Only!!

[Turbineguy]

11. Wow

It would be amazing if he went over to the people who know how to govern. The Democrats.

[forgotmylogin]

16. Trump likes to be the winner.

He knows what his approval numbers are, and he has demonstrated his loyalty lies nowhere. It makes sense he'd rather be on the winning side.

Not that this will change him whatsoever, but if we have a puppet president, we need to grab the strings.

Plus if he does some favors for the Democrats, he might think he'll get some leniency with regard to making Russia go away.

[central scrutinizer]

18. Stop giving Drumpf any credit for anything

All he does is watch TV and play golf. No way he has any idea of any of the issues involved here. Somebody whispered something in his ear and stuck a pen in his hand. Who knows what their agenda is or what Machiavellian plot they are cooking.

[barbtries]

12. all their dirty tricks, obstructionism, bait and switch,

mcconnell trying to repeal the HCA all by himself, at the end of the day this is all they care about?

does any fucking republican care about the country? for gawdsake they're making the president look better than them!

[gratuitous]

13. I'll forego the champagne for now

I want to see what actually comes out of this deal. But for a while, I believe I'll refer to President Trump as the Stradivarius, because it sounds like he got played.

[keithbvadu2]

15. Trump's legislative success: debt limit increase.

Trump's legislative success: debt limit increase.

Republicans are falsely trying to blame the democrats.

Dems cannot increase the debt limit.

Repubs control both Houses of Congress and the WH.

Dems can only assist the repubs in this endeavor.

This is what the repubs want no matter how they whine.