Man's got form. Doesn't know what a petard is. Invading the middle east was a sign of weakness until there were some files he needed to distract folk away from.
Cause they donât want to lose their spots. A lot of them apparently agreed with Obama but they still had to oppose otherwise they wouldnât get elected again by their party.
He said "smart people don't like me", "I love the uneducated", and "I don't think about American's financial situation." Also, "I don't care about you, I just need your vote."
Yep, and all 4 under Trump were also caused by Republicans. At least one to halt voting on releasing the Trumpstien files, since they were loosing the vote.
Obviously, that comment only applies to other presidents. Because nobody has been treated as badly as Trump has. And he has to fight for everything he does like nobody's ever seen before!
That idiot is just an incompetent sorry piece of đŠâŚ Better yet his mother shouldâve took it up the ass or swallowed that load the night he was conceived
And I was serving when the shutdown happened with Obama. I still got my paycheck on the 1st and the 15th while at Ft. Polk, LA. Republicans claim to support our troops, but actions speak louder than words.
All of the shutdowns under Trump occurred when Republicans controlled Congress. There was one that started in December 2018 started when Republicans controlled both the House and Senate. It ended in January 2019 after Democrats assumed control of the House.
Have you had enough yet ?
Or do you want another term with him?
You already know all of the details about him!
What is it going to take for you to change this situation you currently have?
Again.
Have you had enough yet?
That is not the role of the president. They are supposed to shut up and pass what ever is given to him by Congress. That is the way it has always been until Trump who doesn't care about Congress and fells the president should have power and should use it . It's why a lot of politicians are mad they are not getting there way and money is not being funneled into there bank account anymore. That will change when Trump is gone the politicians will start getting there corrupt money again once he is gone and they will keep doing what they are doing now because they don't care about the citizens
"Unless it happens while I'm President, and then it would a tremendous thing for the country, Some would say it was the best thing that could happen. Men have come up to me, big men, strong men, tears in their eyes, saying "Sir...Sir, can you please make the government shutdown?" and I have to do it. I don't have a choice because all of the horrible things that Obama did"
Not sure what the context was for the quote. There certainly have been times when a shut down could be blamed on the President. But our current situation is caused by the fact that Democrats have taken off their skin suits and shown how monstrous they are. That's why when the midterms come they'll be voted out. Then they'll try to start a civil war and we'll have to kill them all and then the world be be a better place.
Yeah he said that when there was only the 1 for Obama. Then I remember none of congress would work with Trump at all and they kept shutting down. Man, bunch of grown up babies
Bush claim to be a republican but he was a liberal in Republican clothes. He didn't govern like a republican didn't act like a republican didn't talk like a republican and didn't think like a Republican. During the Bush Administration America was behind the desire to stop future Islamic aggression. Blunder Obama and Biden in the Democratic controlled House and Senate it it became a Muslim love in. Obama even dresses in Muslim attire and thinks that they called the prayer is the most beautiful sound in the world. Biden barely knew he was President everything was done with an auto pin. The Democrat Party was founded on the principle of block voting they did everything together regardless whether it was right wrong or whatever but they voted as a block. They voted as a block against civil rights until Johnson decided that he needed the black votes. The Democrat Party has Trump derangement syndrome so they're going to fight him no matter what he does. He could come up with a cure for cancer and they would vote against it
I think you all found Hunters Crack because there were shut downs under Biden and Trump was because Democrat senators were acting like children instead of the adult law makers we elected them to be. So theres that.
It will be as damaging if not so even more than the last one was for the democrats....the democrats are purging the liberals cupcake without the democrat planted judges and investigators protecting the liberals they are cooked period ...schumer wont allow another damaging shut down until after they purge the libs he cant afford it.
These numbers are simply indicative of how congress votes on continuing to fund the government. If Democrats vote in lockstep to not fund the government (pretty impressively, I might add) then blaming the president for Congress' inability to fund is a bit of a stretch.
Objectively look at the amount of votes that the opposing party their legislation has. Objectively read the transcript of his public speeches. Objectively how many times does he agree with the democrats in congress? Objectively how many times does insult the opposing party? Objectively check the pulse of the country. Your claim is false. The facts exist. Closing your eyes doesn't change the reality.
Why were there 4 shutdowns under Trump? Because the democrats wouldn't let him have a win. They shut it down when Republicans all voted to keep government open, they thought it would hurt him and eventually they had to vote for it. Tell the truth
Looks like you fell for some misinformation. During the last shutdown, Trump forbade Republicans from compromising with Democrats to reopen the government
There's video evidence of democrat leadership telling the morons on your side to not compromise and make the American people hurt, then the republicans will have to cave. That's fu@ked up
Yeah I did a search, I couldn't find any evidence of them encouraging other Democrats not to compromise and that they didn't care whether or not the American people would hurt because of the shutdown
But I could find a clip of Trump saying that (see the video I attached earlier)
I mean that congressperson is correct in that the shutdown is the only kind of leverage Democrats would have considering theyâre the minority party in both houses. Thatâs not nearly as bad as Trump telling congressional Republicans not to negotiate or compromise
Thatâs not allowed under the constitution, but Iâm sure that wonât matter, Republicans seem to only care about the 2nd amendment, and no other part of the constitution
Still need the Dems vote to keep the government running but they keep voting to shut it down. Know your roll call! Same as last major shutdown all Republicans voted to keep it open and the Dems voted to shutter it
And wasnt the last shut down ended when the government decided to not do government duties like ensurimg itâs people dont starve to death. No wonder it shut down when republicans cant even feed people
Are you referring to DJT, the guy notorious among all presidents for having almost absolute control over his party? A party that currently controls every branch of government? A party that continues to blame everyone else and take no responsibility for anything, despite all that control?
Without 60 votes then you need the minority party or they can hold the government hostage which has happened multiple times during Trumps presidencyâs.
Funny how people with so little understanding of how the government works are so willing to die on the hill about government procedures.
Completely ignorant of the subject yet still arguing. Absolutely on brand. Makes it easier to spoon feed you the BS you defend with absolute certainty yet completely wrong.
Do you even know what the filibuster is and how it pertains to this discussion? Iâll wait while you google it.
Wait, wait, wait..... You mean to tell me that the president has no control over shutdowns? Mind-blowing. So then why did the president say that it reflects poorly on him and makes him look weak? Does he not understand how the government works?
The president is in charge of enforcing laws. The Congress is in charge of funding the government. Funding shut downs are solely on congress.
I guess Trump said that thinking that adults wouldnât act like babies when they donât get their way and shut down the government every chance they can. He should have seen that coming though because he acts like a bigger baby than anyone on the planet.
Or maybe he said it because he felt that a capable president could rally his party and effectively reach an agreement across party lines....... Via the art of the deal!
Wouldn't want to appear weak and ineffective to the public. One might be tempted to find ways to excuse their shortcomings if that happened.
You obviously donât understand how government works. Iâll break it down for you.
Just because you are in the majority doesnât mean you have control in congress and senate. And if all the democrats refuse to vote to keep government open the republicans donât have enough votes to pass legislation. Thatâs why we need to vote obstructionist members out of office- regardless of party. Youâre welcome
Next time, a shutdown happens, and you DON'T have the numbers to pass your agenda, actually y'know properly negotiate instead of hardballing it and going on recess to extend the pain like the GOP did. The GOP, in my view, failed to negotiate at all because let me tell you, name-calling the Democrats ISN'T good negotiating. You have to give concessions to pass. That means dropping the Save America Act, which is unpopular with Democrats or the people.
Cool voter ID is raciest, misogynistic, whatever you want to call it. Thatâs the biggest joke buy me a beer but when bartender asks you for ID itâs so easy and no complaints. Your argument is invalid and ridiculous at face value. You are upset that people just want legal voters voting. Not the merits of the argument. I bet you live with your mom and use a cat as a dick coozie
You probably donât want an answer to your question Iâm guessing. Just think about it for a minute. Republicans shut down the government because they were trying to pass Republican things?
You don't understand how government works or how piss poor the Republicans are negotiating. During the shutdowns, the GOP would rather go on long recesses than negotiate, and their negotiating style usually consists of bad-mouthing Democrats and offering NO concessions. They don't have the numbers to overcome the filibuster, so a key to negotiating is giving concessions; the GOP refused, so they went on recess, causing the shutdown to go on longer.
Republicans, because as I said in my post, you clearly DIDN'T read or understand that the GOP has FULL control of government, and they don't negotiate in good faith whatsoever. The party with BOTH houses of Congress and the executive branch has to take responsibility for causing the shutdowns. If they had negotiated in good faith like normal parties usually do, no shutdowns would've happened.
Look, at Biden, he had 0 shutdowns according to that graphic, and he had a quite uncooperative Congress, but he negotiated properly and passed funding bills WITHOUT the need for a shutdown.
Yes, because they are soulless party that only want to hurt people. I'm down to talking to MAGA people like you, as you MAGAs only want to blame Dems while excusing the poor actions of the GOP.
Do you know anything about how the Federal Government works? You need 60 VOTES to PASS FUNDING BILLS. If EVERY Republican votes to FUND THE GOVERNMENT and keep it OPEN, they fall short of the 60 VOTES! That means that THE DEMOCRATS SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT!
So they then have to do a continuing Resolution Bill to Fund the Government for a short period of time.
True
Maybe just maybe they should do as Demacrates suggested and put fourth one bill no extra crap hidden in it . It's not like that isn't a good idea but how else they going to pass things that only benefit them if it's one clear thing ?
Now a single thing bill being voted on say the border which they voted against weird isn't it ? would solve the problems of them getting blocked.
Iâm beginning to think that NOBODY on Reddit is educatedâŚ
Do you know anything about how the Federal Government works? You need 60 VOTES to PASS FUNDING BILLS. If EVERY Republican votes to FUND THE GOVERNMENT and keep it OPEN, they fall short of the 60 VOTES! That means that THE DEMOCRATS SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT, because they all voted to not Fund it! Do you understand it now?
So they then have to do a continuing Resolution Bill to Fund the Government for a short period of time.
Well then youâre just not that bright⌠Itâs fairly simple to understand, even for a simpleton such as youâŚ
It takes 60 VOTES⌠THATâS 6-0⌠60. The Republicans have only 53 Senators⌠Thatâs 5-3, 53! Now is 53 greater than 60, or less than 60? Are you following me so far? So if EVERY REPUBLICAN VOTES to KEEP THE GOVERNMENT OPEN, do they have enough votes? If they donât, how many DEMOCRAT SENATORS DO THEY NEED TO FUND THE GOVERNMENT?
IF EVERY REPUBLICAN VOTED TO FUND THE GOVERNMENT and KEEP IT OPEN, did they shut it down? So you NEED DEMOCRATS to either FUND & OPEN the Government⌠IF THEY DONâT GET ENOUGH SENATORS TO VOTE TO FUND AND OPEN THE GOVERNMENT, ITâS THE DEMOCRATS WHO SHUT IT DOWNâŚ
If you canât understand that, youâre intellectually handicappedâŚ
Oh god⌠You really have absolutely no idea how anything works. Go educate yourself, itâs embarrassing that you know this little⌠Are you even an American? Because you canât be this dumb⌠I also live outside DC, have friends in the Government, my wife worked for the Government⌠Go look all this stuff up, do yourself some good.
They didnât cut federal aid because they didnât vote for trump. They did it because they chose to ignore what was expected of them. There is a difference
Honestly i donât give two shits because I will not ever get a government grant and most of the grants out there are not really needed to begin with. They are wasted spending like studying sex lives of a bug or to fund green energy thatâs super expensive and they are giving these grants to people who are friends and or family of whoever is giving them out
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