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7. Can we stop subsidizing his voters then?

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Wed Jan 25, 2017, 06:06 PM

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Trump will stop federal dollars to NYC cause it is a 'sanctuary city'. [View all] SummerSnow Jan 2017 OP

No doubt he will become even more beloved there than he already is. LisaL Jan 2017 #1

Weird PJMcK Jan 2017 #2

Yes but they are probably in bankruptcy anyway. fescuerescue Jan 2017 #56

Of course, no surprise. He hates most of us anyway. Eliot Rosewater Jan 2017 #3

Not gonna pay NYC for his 'protection' either, eh??? elleng Jan 2017 #4

Yes. New York better goddamn well take all the cops off his building. I'm not paying for that shit Squinch Jan 2017 #8

Yeah, then Eric Prince can fill the void with a mercenary army. icymist Jan 2017 #15

And sister Betsey can blow up all the public schools and pocket millions. Squinch Jan 2017 #18

We get no federal dollars, you don't get any police protection SummerSnow Jan 2017 #24

No City Dollars To The Fed Me. Jan 2017 #32

Yeah This......... TrekLuver Jan 2017 #44

I would love a nationwide tax protest Dorian Gray Jan 2017 #49

With You On That Me. Jan 2017 #57

Interesting point. blue neen Jan 2017 #9

as our new Energy Sec. said, "Oops" wordpix Jan 2017 #39

Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face. blue neen Jan 2017 #5

I believe he is doing the same thing to San Francisco. skylucy Jan 2017 #6

Can we stop subsidizing his voters then? BeyondGeography Jan 2017 #7

Exactly. If he stops his payments, we'll stop ours. And we'll leave his wife and kid to fend for Squinch Jan 2017 #11

Trump's going to be unwelcome everywhere C_U_L8R Jan 2017 #10

On twitter Generator Jan 2017 #28

Oh, cause 'urban cities', code word brown people would commit voter fraud. SummerSnow Jan 2017 #61

Can New York stop its citizen's taxes going to the feds? mainer Jan 2017 #12

Maybe new yorkers should build a wall around tRump tower hells Jan 2017 #13

NYC then cannot afford to pay for his protection Sanity Claws Jan 2017 #14

amen.. SummerSnow Jan 2017 #25

NYC should ban all police and other public employees from assisting the President in any way. NutmegYankee Jan 2017 #16

Time for NYC to start billing for security services. politicat Jan 2017 #17

NY Port Authority receives several hundred million dollars TheDebbieDee Jan 2017 #19

Nope. Trenton yes, which is halfway HoneyBadger Jan 2017 #31

no, but I've heard it mentioned once or twice Afromania Jan 2017 #35

Poconos, yes HockeyMom Jan 2017 #37

I guess it's possible but I've never met anyone from that far that commuted daily. However, there TrekLuver Jan 2017 #45

NY will tell him to Drop Dead..... Historic NY Jan 2017 #20

Not without an act of congress treestar Jan 2017 #21

Exactly bravenak Jan 2017 #51

So empty threats, treestar? Cha Jan 2017 #55

I just can't wait until he comes up against the wall treestar Jan 2017 #59

Time for NYC to discontinue ALL of the security for him. roamer65 Jan 2017 #22

Gee. I'd hate to think of NYC police ignoring all of his properties, allowing lindysalsagal Jan 2017 #29

Perhaps NYC should secede from the US. avebury Jan 2017 #23

NYC, LA, Chicago all going to get screwed by the butt hurt bully. sarcasmo Jan 2017 #26

As is Chicago. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2017 #27

Trump to City: Drop Dead lapucelle Jan 2017 #30

This is what led to my moving away form NYC, my home town, in 1976 eleny Jan 2017 #41

Seattle too. Our mayor told him to go piss up a rope. nolabear Jan 2017 #33

Loved Ed Murray's strong statement today. suffragette Jan 2017 #54

Great, he can pay for his own private security for Trump towers and the surrounding smirkymonkey Jan 2017 #34

the amount of money he can cut off is very small nt geek tragedy Jan 2017 #36

Withdraw NYPD security. hrmjustin Jan 2017 #38

Hey, cutbacks have to start somewhere. Might as well be at the source of the pain. eleny Jan 2017 #43

Well i guess they won't have the money for marlakay Jan 2017 #40

He can't. Spending has to originate in the House. underpants Jan 2017 #42

Thank you I was just going to ask this....he really is acting like a dictator here. TrekLuver Jan 2017 #47

There has been no discussion of a mandate that I've heard underpants Jan 2017 #50

Chicago too...is a sanctuary city. Stellar Jan 2017 #46

FUCK HIM Dorian Gray Jan 2017 #48

You know what, cilla4progress Jan 2017 #52

Then NYC should stop dollars going to the Feds CanonRay Jan 2017 #53

Also threatening to "send in the Feds" to Chicago. Tatiana Jan 2017 #58

Doesn't Congress Hold itcfish Jan 2017 #60

Time for a Trump tax: all airlines and trains from Washington DC to NY pay a transit fee! Sancho Jan 2017 #62

This message was self-deleted by its author MineralMan Jan 2017 #63

Tyrant Trump declares war on blue cities and states workinclasszero Jan 2017 #64