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6. It was political chess, Schumer and Pelosi gamed Trump to score points against

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Sun Oct 8, 2017, 11:57 PM

Oct 2017

Republicans. They might not actually walk off with any deal, but they've pitted Trump against his own party. Now that everyone knows his promises are worthless and his deals are not the be trusted, Trump will find it even more difficult to get anything from Republicans.

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No DACA deal [View all] SHRED Oct 2017 OP

Hope Schumer & Pelosi tell the white house where to stick it. spanone Oct 2017 #1

They tried... SHRED Oct 2017 #3

I guess 45's Sat AM tweet that he wants to discuss healthcare BigmanPigman Oct 2017 #2

Pelosi and Schumer gave up ZERO to get what they got. sharedvalues Oct 2017 #4

No I don't think they believed him but delisen Oct 2017 #5

It was political chess, Schumer and Pelosi gamed Trump to score points against procon Oct 2017 #6

No deal Gothmog Oct 2017 #7

Art Of The Deal Me. Oct 2017 #8

Everyone knew "Chuck and Nancy" was bound to fall apart. SaschaHM Oct 2017 #9