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Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)
Thu Mar 23, 2017, 06:35 PM Mar 2017

Why is Trump still fixated on making them hold the TrumpDon'tCare vote TODAY?

He's got Spicy and the rest arguing that it still counts as having the vote today if they start the debate tonight-and he still seems to want the vote today if possible, even if that means the bill might actually lose.

What's the big whoops about having the happen on this specific day?

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Warpy

(111,391 posts)
6. Because he wants what he wants and he wants it NOW!
Thu Mar 23, 2017, 06:42 PM
Mar 2017

He still doesn't get it about government and probably never will. Not only are the other branches independent, they're going to tell him "NO!" for the first time since he was potty trained.

Eliot Rosewater

(31,131 posts)
7. Yeah, anniversary. His main goal is harm Obama legacy. He hates Obama because Obama is a better
Thu Mar 23, 2017, 06:45 PM
Mar 2017

human than he is, better man, in every respect.

It pisses off the little punk.

Eliot Rosewater

(31,131 posts)
11. Imagine president of the United fucking States thinks and acts like a 9 yr old
Thu Mar 23, 2017, 07:17 PM
Mar 2017

for real, in all situations.

I tried saying it over a year ago, most werent listening.

procon

(15,805 posts)
8. Schoolboy bully tactic; He thinks it an opportunity to dis Obama.
Thu Mar 23, 2017, 06:48 PM
Mar 2017

Thin-skinned and vindictive, Trump is consumed by the need for petty revenge. Maybe he thought this would make him look presidential and people would admire him, instead of seeing him for the loser he is.

NanceGreggs

(27,820 posts)
9. Because he thinks that ...
Thu Mar 23, 2017, 07:05 PM
Mar 2017

... a "big win" on this issue will get more publicity than the evidence that's piling-up about his "Russian ties".

He's a TV-centric idiot who believes that anything - and everything - can be wiped-out by a good trailer for next week's episode of "The Apprentice - President Style".

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