Stumbling blindly along with Trump down the murky path to the shutdown, they had no clue they would now find themselves desperately attempting to put a halt to the President's State of the Union address.
The damage has now reached the point where Pelosi and Schumer are facing growing revolts in their own conference, particularly among freshman Democrats in the House, over their refusal to even negotiate with the President.
House Majority Whip Rep. Steny Hoyer, Pelosi's second-in-command, says that Democrats are unified in their opposition to negotiating with President Trump on the wall.
Fox News reports that House Minority Whip Steve Scalise urged the President to go forward with the speech and added the following comments about Pelosi's transparent cowardice: "For Nancy Pelosi to withdraw the offer shows insecurity on their part and that they can't defend their open borders policy. [T]o think the speaker would lock the doors and prevent people from hearing from the president of the United States." Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen made it clear that DHS and the Secret Service will be prepared as always.
About a week after it began, President Trump made a point that has long been obvious to virtually everyone dwelling beyond the Beltway: Empty posturing by Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer will never restore the paychecks of furloughed government workers.
If these two characters expect President Trump to blink, they may well be in for a two-year wait.
President Trump has spent most of his life negotiating with real estate developers, unionized construction companies, and New York zoning officials.
https://spectator.org/the-state-of-the-shutdown/
The damage has now reached the point where Pelosi and Schumer are facing growing revolts in their own conference, particularly among freshman Democrats in the House, over their refusal to even negotiate with the President.
House Majority Whip Rep. Steny Hoyer, Pelosi's second-in-command, says that Democrats are unified in their opposition to negotiating with President Trump on the wall.
Fox News reports that House Minority Whip Steve Scalise urged the President to go forward with the speech and added the following comments about Pelosi's transparent cowardice: "For Nancy Pelosi to withdraw the offer shows insecurity on their part and that they can't defend their open borders policy. [T]o think the speaker would lock the doors and prevent people from hearing from the president of the United States." Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen made it clear that DHS and the Secret Service will be prepared as always.
About a week after it began, President Trump made a point that has long been obvious to virtually everyone dwelling beyond the Beltway: Empty posturing by Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer will never restore the paychecks of furloughed government workers.
If these two characters expect President Trump to blink, they may well be in for a two-year wait.
President Trump has spent most of his life negotiating with real estate developers, unionized construction companies, and New York zoning officials.
https://spectator.org/the-state-of-the-shutdown/
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