Trump - I'd love to see a shutdown

[avebury]

https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/06/politics/government-shutdown-immigration-donald-trump/index.html


Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he supports a government shutdown if Democrats won't agree to tighten immigration laws, undercutting ongoing bipartisan negotiations on Capitol Hill.

The comment, which came during a White House meeting on the violent MS-13 gang, was not well received in the room. Rep. Barbara Comstock, a Virginia Republican who represents a district with thousands of federal workers, confronted Trump about the remark and urged him to avoid another government shutdown.

"If we don't change it, let's have a shutdown," Trump said of the nation's immigration laws. "We'll do a shutdown and it's worth it for our country. I'd love to see a shutdown if we don't get this stuff taken care of."

He added: "If we have to shut it down because the Democrats don't want safety, and unrelated but still related, they don't want to take care of our military, then shut it down. We'll go with another shutdown."

The government will run out of funding Thursday if negotiators can't strike a deal.

[marybourg]

1. If this is the best we can do, maybe it really IS time

to consider a constitutional convention for the purpose of dividing up the nation. Then we'll each have some choice about living under a government we find tolerable (even if the weather is worse for some of us). Never thought I'd think such a thing, let alone say it. But these tRump cultists aren't going to melt away.

[Demsrule86]

3. Absolutely not.

[C_U_L8R]

2. Trump. Resign. And give Elon Musk your job.

At least he's someone who gets good things done.