White House says it wants to avoid government shutdown, will find other ways to fund border wall

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

Source: Washington Post

The White House wants to avoid a partial government shutdown and has found other ways to get the border wall President Trump is demanding, spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said Tuesday.

Sanders’ comments come four days before large portions of the federal government will begin shutting down unless Congress and Trump reach a funding deal.

But Sanders told Fox News Channel: “We have other ways that we can get to that $5 billion.”

“At the end of the day we don’t want to shut down the government, we want to shut down the border,” Sanders said.



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[apcalc]

1. Maybe he is thinking the Saudis will buy it for him....

In exchange for some favors....

[Sucha NastyWoman]

2. Anything but admit defeat

[Bengus81]

3. Quick Trump....cancel those Social Security raises due in January

[cstanleytech]

5. He can't plus his ability to redirect federal money is limited as Congress is the one

that has the power of the purse not the President.

[Botany]

4. Trump, "Mexico will pay for the wall and they'll be happy about it."

[Maxheader]

6. Oh sarah! So bold and poetic..

Such a wizard....
“We have other ways that we can get to that $5 billion.”
“At the end of the day we don’t want to shut down the government, we want to shut down the border,” Sanders said.

[brush]

8. In other words, there will be no wall, just as Nancy Pelosi told trump to his orange face.

[ewagner]

24. Raiding the military budget?

He mentioned the military in his rant to Schumer and Pelosi....

wonder how he thinks he'll do that?

[louis c]

7. May I suggest a go-fund-me page. (NT)

[rpannier]

10. I am certain that is coming

Some idiot was floating the idea of a coin people could purchase to help fund it

[Bengus81]

13. I wish they would and then see how many Trump's base buys them..........

My guess would be little to NONE and it would be a huge embarrassment. Which of course is why that would never happen. They sure as shit aren't going to put money where their mouths are.

[NCjack]

21. The businesses that hire illegal workers should be assessed fees to pay for the MAGAwall. nt

[eggplant]

36. *undocumented.

And can you explain your logic here?

[NCjack]

38. The people who hired undocumented or illegal workers created a market that enticed

workers from other countries to come here for low paying jobs. I did not participate in enticing them, and I have been injured by the suppression of the wage rates. Let the criminal CEOs pay for the wall (which they don't want either).

[eggplant]

40. How has this suppressed your wage rate?

[pwb]

14. For billionaires????

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[Midnightwalk]

28. Just like 1885 but opposite

We are in an upside down world arent we? In 1885 the plinth for the Statue if Liberty was essentially crowd funded.

Personally i blame those egg heads at CERN. They were warned their search for the Higgs particle could cause a black hole. That’s how we got on this crazy time line. 😁

[forgotmylogin]

35. They can call the gofundme "Mexico"

So he can still say "Mexico paid for the wall."

[rpannier]

9. What happened to Mexico will pay for it

Maybe he meant New Mexico?

[Hugin]

11. Taking candy (and food and healthcare) away from babies is always still on the table.

Deplorable.

[truthisfreedom]

12. Blink blink

[BadGimp]

23. BLINK indeed

[pwb]

15. A wall to keep out the ocean may be better.

.

[apnu]

16. Trump caves in... again.

Hey Trump, did you ask Mexico to pay for it?

[pecosbob]

17. If you want it so bad, let the freaking Koch brothers pay for it...

[LakeSuperiorView]

18. He doesn't even want a physical wall.

He wants a scapegoat, someone for his supporters to fear and blame. The only way he is for a physical wall is if he can skim money from it, but that involves work. There's no money to be made from having his name on it.

[LanternWaste]

19. They're about to blink.

Anyway, I think they realize the hit they'd take in the PR campaign-- Trump taking (another) extended golf vacation while government workers get no pay check, all playing out during the Christmas holidays.

[ffr]

20. Keep your campaign promise, Individual-1, get Mexico to pay for it.

[TruckFump]

22. Ask Mexico...real nicely!

Maybe they will change their minds?!?!?!

[DrToast]

25. Translation: The Senate stood up to him for once.

[Codeine]

26. When he said "You're going to get tired of winning"

I didn’t realize he was talking to us!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

27. Ask Mexico again, very nicely?

[lark]

29. Trumplestiskin thinks he can just spend $ appropriated for the military on this.

He has no knowledge of the law, doesn't want to know and doesn't give a damn anyway. He thinks he can do whatever he wants whenever he wants and stealing from the military (funds that weren't needed to begin with and this proves it) is fine since it's his increase to begin with. Such a moronic fool, who could do nothing if not for the enabling for the also criminal traitors formerly known as the RNC, Ryan and McConnell.

[Tiggeroshii]

30. Can he pay for it himself?

[SunSeeker]

31. LOL Sounds like surrender to me.

[KPN]

32. Oh, you mean like make Mexico pay for it?

Pisses me off to no end that journalists don’t ask follow up questions about bravado claims and campaign promises that deplorables were enamored by. So frigging weak ... and complicit in the blatant destruction of our democracy.

[Dave Starsky]

33. Like... getting Mexico to pay for it?

I know that sounds like a crazy idea that only a complete idiot would come up with.

[EarthFirst]

34. Pull it from the aid package (Part Deux) that's headed to farmers...

They want to run their racist; xenophobic mouths; they can pay for it too...

[scarytomcat]

37. So where is this funding bill?

congress critters have gone home
those not re-elected might not come back
How does the WH expect to fund government?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

39. How about a telethon to pay for the wall?

You can get Kanye, Ted Nugent, Kid Rock and others to perform.