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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Sat Jan 19, 2019, 03:39 PM Jan 2019

Why Trump Is Ready to Compromise to End Shutdown

January 19, 2019 at 11:42 am EST By Taegan Goddard

A source close to the negotiations told Jonathan Swan “the inflection point for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was the letter from Nancy Pelosi telling Trump not to deliver the State of the Union. McConnell had been saying all along that Pelosi and Trump needed to negotiate because one needed to put a bill on the House floor and one needed to sign it — two people with singular power.”

But after Pelosi’s letter, it became clear to McConnell she was “never going to get off her position and some other spark needed to happen.”

“McConnell told the president that it was his view that Pelosi was never going to move. She would and could not negotiate on border funding because her caucus, and Trump needed to be the one to put something forward he would sign so that McConnell would have the presidential backing to bring it to the floor.”

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https://politicalwire.com/2019/01/19/why-trump-is-ready-to-compromise-to-end-shutdown/

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Why Trump Is Ready to Compromise to End Shutdown (Original Post) DonViejo Jan 2019 OP

POLLS and Optics..... ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2019 #1

However, is putin ready to end the shutdown? empedocles Jan 2019 #2

+1 dalton99a Jan 2019 #13

Do you see a compromise? I don't see a compromise. C_U_L8R Jan 2019 #3

Trump's "deal" is "Tails I win, heads you lose" for Democrats! 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 2019 #4

Doesn't look like a compromise from here. Kingofalldems Jan 2019 #5

No compromise... lame54 Jan 2019 #6

We're getting crushed! ... SWBTATTReg Jan 2019 #7

Follow the money! Wellstone ruled Jan 2019 #8

Pelosi has the next move and I am sure she will have a good one. marylandblue Jan 2019 #9

Her position is to negotiate once government is opened. David__77 Jan 2019 #11

He's ready to lie and lie some more to get what he wants and hurt Dems. lark Jan 2019 #10

McConnell needs to disengage his turtle lips from Don's ass and bring the already passed Vinca Jan 2019 #12

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,897 posts)

1. POLLS and Optics.....

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 03:44 PM

Jan 2019

Trump said, "We're getting crushed." His Poll and Job Approval numbers are dropping the longer this shutdown plays out. And now he wants to use DACA as a means to get his wall?

Border Security upgrades....YES! Border Wall money?.....NO!

empedocles

(15,751 posts)

2. However, is putin ready to end the shutdown?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 03:44 PM

Jan 2019

dalton99a

(81,707 posts)

13. +1

Reply to empedocles (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 04:45 PM

Jan 2019

C_U_L8R

(45,038 posts)

3. Do you see a compromise? I don't see a compromise.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 03:45 PM

Jan 2019

He needs to open up the government then we can discuss wall or no wall

50 Shades Of Blue

(10,102 posts)

4. Trump's "deal" is "Tails I win, heads you lose" for Democrats!

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 03:47 PM

Jan 2019

Kingofalldems

(38,511 posts)

5. Doesn't look like a compromise from here.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 03:48 PM

Jan 2019

lame54

(35,345 posts)

6. No compromise...

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 03:49 PM

Jan 2019

Just a parlor trick

SWBTATTReg

(22,205 posts)

7. We're getting crushed! ...

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 03:54 PM

Jan 2019

Good. Serves you right, being that you alone, own this issue and you single handedly created this whole mess. Pathetic idiot.

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

8. Follow the money!

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 03:59 PM

Jan 2019

First thing,the Supreme Court is not touching DACA this term,that was announced yesterday. So,DACA will stand till the end of October. Which is the kick off to the 2020 Election Cycle for most Senate and Congressional Seats.

And we very well know,Trump is counting on the Stupid Quotient now most people do not know what happened at the Supreme Court yesterday,and he is just playing a PR spew.

The Sucker has no credibility what so ever.

marylandblue

(12,344 posts)

9. Pelosi has the next move and I am sure she will have a good one.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 04:14 PM

Jan 2019

She is likely to make a counter-offer Trump won't like and say open the government while we continue to talk.

David__77

(23,627 posts)

11. Her position is to negotiate once government is opened.

Reply to marylandblue (Reply #9)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 04:26 PM

Jan 2019

If she starts negotiation now, it’s a definite mistake.

lark

(23,193 posts)

10. He's ready to lie and lie some more to get what he wants and hurt Dems.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 04:25 PM

Jan 2019

He'd immediately pull out the football after the money is approved. He's giving absolutely nothing since the courts already have approved DACA for probably another year or close to it.

Vinca

(50,328 posts)

12. McConnell needs to disengage his turtle lips from Don's ass and bring the already passed