skews13
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Trump has been planning and angling for this shutdown since last May, when he tweeted that he wanted a “good shutdown” in a misguided ruse to win more GOP seats. After his latest sabotage of a bipartisan deal, he certainly looks like he got one--and a bigly one at that. The #TrumpShutdown breaks all kinds of records:
1. First shutdown in modern history with one party in control of all branches
2. First shutdown to start on anniversary of inauguration
3. Earliest shutdown ever in a presidency
The GOP is now furiously spinning. Trump kept repeating how a shutdown will hurt our military.
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/953987636057821184
Donald J. Trump
✔@realDonaldTrump
A government shutdown will be devastating to our military...something the Dems care very little about!
7:49 AM - Jan 18, 2018
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On the floor of the Senate, just after midnight, Mitch McConnell scolded Democrats by saying:
For America's men and women in uniform, shutting down the government means delayed pay.
I thought McConnell’s hypocrisy reached the apex when he said Dems didn’t want to help “vulnerable children” by supporting children’s health insurance—when it was Mitch himself who allowed CHIP to expire over 120 days ago!!
But I was wrong.
This is the new winner...
https://twitter.com/MaggieJordanACN/status/954605217093480448
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Claire McCaskill (D-MO) proposed a measure to guarantee military families get paid even during the #Trumpshutdown.
McConnell objected, after he, Trump, Ryan and other Republicans droned on for the last 24+ hrs about unpatriotic Dems disrespecting the military. https://twitter.com/tictoc/status/954512107789344768 …
12:43 AM - Jan 20, 2018
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If you want to watch the entire video of the exchange, dsnottselliot provided it: Click Here
McCaskill (D-MO): I don’t want one moment to pass with there being any uncertainty of any soldier anywhere in the world that they will be paid for the valiant work they do on behalf of our national security...I ask for immediate consent.
McConnell (R-Turtle): I object.
Even Mitch McConnell doesn’t even listen to Mitch McConnell anymore!
If this doesn’t convince you that the GOP is full of BS, nothing will.
The GOP is in charge. They couldn’t even get 50 of their own member to support the continuing resolution. The GOP ended CHIP and DACA. The GOP broke their promises. This is their shutdown. They own it. By a 20-point margin, Americans agree. (Even freaking RedState is pinning this on McConnell.)
Unfortunately, it’s Americans who will suffer. I don’t know what Trump paid that porn star, but we’re the ones getting spanked.
Dems Just Tried to Pay Military Families During #TrumpShutdown. Guess Who Said HELL NO?