President Donald Trump is facing scathing criticism from conservative supporters after backing away from his threat to shut down the government over border wall funding, with some aggressively lobbying the president against signing a short-term deal with no wall dollars.
Trump has not said if he will support a temporary funding measure approved by the Senate, though his White House has made clear it will review whatever can pass Congress. Urging him to veto, Trump’s critics argue he will have even less leverage when Democrats take control of the House on Jan. 3, and they worry that the unfilled pledge for a U.S.-Mexico border wall could hamper his re-election campaign.
As the chorus of discontent echoed on Twitter and Fox News on Wednesday and Thursday, the president seemed to be mounting a defense. He tweeted angrily at Democrats, declaring “I will not sign any of their legislation, including infrastructure, unless it has perfect Border Security.” He also argued that border security is “tight” due to military and law enforcement efforts.
Throughout Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, “Build the wall!” was a rallying cry for his supporters. Trump supporters sought to remind him of that as they pushed him to veto the short-term plan.
On “Fox and Friends” on Thursday, Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., said: ”“If we’re not going to fight now, when are we going to fight?”
Trump is hardly the first president to be confronted with the challenges of passing a legislative priority through Congress, but the lack of progress on an issue so closely identified with his bid for the White House may prove to be a costly failure. He had promised to begin working on an “impenetrable physical wall” along the southern border on his first day in office, but little headway has been made. A March funding bill included money for 33 miles (53 kilometers) of barrier construction in South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, but work there has yet to begin. Other work has merely replaced existing barriers that had been deemed “ineffective,” not added miles.
The president’s allies expressed anxiety Wednesday that Trump was, in the words of some, “caving” on the wall and warned of the potential backlash from his supporters and the impact it could have on his 2020 re-election effort. The failed promise, they argued, could weaken turnout and leave him more vulnerable to challengers.
I really hope he doesn't cave, he needs to grow some bigger balls and lay down the law: we need secure borders!
Isaac Peterson
Don't worry! A wall will be built using American money. ..In Israel. .. For Trump's Daughter's children, Chuck Schumer's Grandchildren and Nancy Pelosi's children.
Yah yah. Its unlikely to happen, but its good some people are confronting Trump on this issue. Sometimes pressure is a good thing.
Christian Bailey
By the way, is endchan down again? Can't seem to get to the website, I'd like to post this one on /news/ too.
Adrian Sanders
1488D chess.
Thomas Flores
Qanon was right ~ I think I will trust the plan. :D
Tyler Richardson
I don't think this is for sure yet what is going to happen. This is just an update via AP. I hope he won't sign it, but I do expect he'll likely cave because "muh military gibs!"
Adam Baker
If he does cave, expect another buttblasting report scolding him on it because he'd deserve it. Just so you know, I hold no bias in my reporting. I'm hoping he does the right thing and demands that border wall funding just as much as anyone else though.
Leo Murphy
Doesn’t matter whether it’s true, friend. I will stand by my president! And I will stand by Matt Drudge and the other Israel Firsters! Whatever they think is best is what I’m on board with. I know a little bit about politics, but they are the experts. Trust the experts!
Also, the more browser extensions you install the less secure is your browser. youtube-dl from the command line is so much better than what you have there.
Jackson Morris
I wonder how Perot felt about a wall.
Austin Sanders
HOLY SHIT THAT FOR REAL? I WOULD DONATE IF ITS FOR REAL! I HAVE NO PROBLEM PAYING FOR A GREAT INVESTMENT!!
You are wrong. Many Americans do not agree with you or your politics, so by default you are claiming anyone who doesn't agree with you "a Russian agent".
You are SO FULL OF SHIT. Great way to keep a nation highly divided!
Zero Hedge is widely accepted American news source - if you don't like it, don't read it.
Cooper Roberts
Not reading is how he got this way.
Angel Young
HOLY SHIT, FROM ZH (A GREAT REAL NEWS SITE!)
According to Rush Limbaugh, President Trump will veto any bill that doesn't have his $5 billion funding for the wall.
Rush Limbaugh before top of the hour break: "The president got word to me 20 minutes ago that if it comes back to him without money, if whatever happens in the House and Senate comes back to him with no allocation of $5 billion for the wall than he's going to veto it."
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) December 20, 2018
More Rush Limbaugh advice to Trump earlier in the program:
“Veto this thing and then head down to Mar-a-Lago. I will meet you on the first tee wherever you want to play golf, whenever, and this will end up being resolved in your favor."
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) December 20, 2018
OK….. and what isn't a Russian conspiracy anymore? I guess you should consider EVERYTHING CONSERVATIVE OR ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT "Russian interference". Might as well, right? Fine. Whatever. Just another excuse for bad policies. Just a label and it won't change my mind or many others' either.
Parker Sullivan
if i was being paid the kremlin i wouldn't change my mind either :^)
Christian Cook
Keep spouting your bullshit, if you think thats true well your a loon.
Luke Hernandez
Hey everybody! Mr. TV-junkie says that if you report anything he doesn't agree with, you're a Russian too!
Lets all give him a Vodka Circle, shall we!?
Dylan Sanchez
So long as everything anti-establishment won't be considered conservative.
Liam Johnson
im just trying to give you the benefit of the doubt hoping your a russian operative instead of a traitorous american
Ayden Diaz
House Passes Stopgap Funding Bill With $5 Billion For Wall
"Traitorous America" because I want our national borders to be secure?
"Traitorous America" because I want my right to bear arms?
"Traitorous America" because I want my children to live in a free, safe, sovereign country after I'm dead?
"Traitorous America" because I don't take kind to being bossed around and told what I can and cannot believe or say?
If that makes me a traitor…. then I stand proud to be one!
Zachary Smith
Meant to say "Traitorous American" but I copy/pasted the text with the fluke. Don't care, you know what I mean.
Christian Bennett
Very good news, and as expected it was sliden with the first original report to distract from this thread. Deceptive tactics at play!
Easton Lee
I like to argue with leftists because sometimes I learn something from them but what I can’t stand are right wingers so stupid that they not only support continuing the neocon agenda but think I’m a leftist for disagreeing with their Trotskyite beliefs.
Jeremiah Cox
I knew it. The second Trump stands up to them, these cuckservatives cave. You got to grab them by the pussy, because thats how the Dems intimidate them into compliance. These people are bootlickers, and licking boots of their higher authorities is all they know how to do. So hand them a big fat boot to lick.
Ian Bailey
But, user, he hasn’t vetoed anything yet. He also vowed to drain the swamp.
Jose Wilson
I know he hasn't vetoed anything yet, its a threat to get the money. I don't care about Trump to be honest, I do want that fucking wall built however, we do have a crisis at the border.
Blake Jones
More Good! news coming soon!
Xavier Thomas
Israel needs that wall, beaners don't want to annihilate the US
