President Trump just had his bluff called again

[riversedge]

Stay strong Dems. Friday evening is a long ways away in political time.






Ted Lieu?Verified account @tedlieu 4h4 hours ago

How do you deal with a bully? You stand up to him. #TuesdayMotivation

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President Trump just had his bluff called — again


By Aaron Blake April 25 at 8:03 AM
Trump may delay push for wall funding to avoid shutdown
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President Trump is backing off his demand to include border wall funds in the new spending bill this week, as the April 28 deadline to avoid a government shutdown nears. (Reuters)

For the second time in two major legislative battles, the Trump White House has issued an ultimatum — only to back down.

In the health care debate, the president was going to force a House vote on the package and dare skeptical Republicans to vote against replacing Obamacare, before abandoning that plan in the face of defeat.

And now, in the government funding debate, he's backing off his previous demand that Congress approve funding for his border wall. As The Washington Post's Philip Rucker, Robert Costa and David Weigel report:...............

[jberryhill]

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[More_Cowbell]

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Just fyi

[vlyons]

2. So much for the world's greatest deal maker

pooh pooh and fizzle

[underpants]

3. Aside from being another embarrassment this was a big mistake by him

This was the perfect time for him to get some sort of funding started. Now it's going to get more difficult. I'm assuming here that he really ever cared about a wall - I have my doubts.



Good for them Dems.

[Kber]

4. I think he cares about the wall

as a scheme to funnel government money to his buddies in the construction business. Nice way to pay off past debts.

[world wide wally]

6. Just ask Mexico for a bigger advance