Let’s get to the bottom of who’s to blame for the shutdown
of our government. It won’t take long. It is Donald Trump! He wanted one, he needed one, he manufactured
one, he got one! I will offer proof.
THE EARLIEST
inkling that Trump wanted a shutdown came just prior to when this same budget
bill was set to be voted on in September, 2016, Trump said, “This country needs
a good “shutdown” in September to fix this mess.”
TRUMP AWOKE on
September 5, 2016, and he decided it was time to abolish another great
accomplishment by Obama. He signed an
executive order to end the Deferred Action for Children Arrivals (DACA). The program had been working fine. He knew this would cause shock and awe to the
Democrats and create a divisive issue.
His intent was to end DACA immediately but threats of lawsuits led him
to set a six-month deadline for it to end.
Trump and the Republicans will tell you he ended DACA because it was
unconstitutional. Truth is, no Court or
Judge has ever ruled that DACA is unconstitutional. Trump and his right-wing conspirators just did
not like it.
AFTER SIGNING two
continuing resolutions (CR’s), we arrived at this point in time with an impasse
on the budget bill. Even though the DACA
program officially ends March 8, DACA protections expire for 122 young people a
month and makes them subject to deportation.
Thus far, the Republicans have shown no interest in bringing a vote on a
clean immigration bill which includes DACA.
If this budget bill is passed without addressing DACA, Trump and the
Republicans will make sure it is never taken up for a vote.
I BELIEVE that if
Congress had been left to their own devices, a deal would have been
struck. Trump’s interference, or as he
calls it, “making a deal” has been a knife in the backs of the Democrats. First,
he got everybody in a room and put the onus on Congress, “Bring me a bill and I
will sign it.” He never indicated what
he wanted in the Bill. He made a deal
with Democrats. Then he reneged. Then he came close to a deal on Friday with
Senator Schumer. A deal seemed imminent when Schumer offered him more money than
originally requested for the border wall.
Trump then upped his request from 18 billion to 33 billion for his wall.
There is no way that Democrats or the Congress can trust anything Trump
says. As of last Wednesday, Majority
Leader Mitch McConnell lamented that Trump has not said what he wants in an
immigration bill. Obviously McConnell
cannot read the mind of a mad man.
THIS IS all a game
to Trump and his administration. Mick
Mulvaney, White House Budget Director, told Sean Hannity that he was in charge
of the shut down and “that’s kinda cool.”
Eric Trump told FOX News on Sunday, “Honestly, it’s a good thing for
us.” On Saturday morning, Trump’s
campaign released a vile campaign ad stating Democrats were murderers. Ads
aren’t made that quickly. It was setting
on the shelf ready to go. If you are
truly trying to win people over in a negotiation, you do not slap them in the
face repeatedly. Trump stirred the pot and disappeared. He is sitting back now enjoying the chaos he
has caused.
TRUMP AND all the
Republicans have their propaganda machine working overtime to convince you that
it is a shutdown manufactured by Minority Leader, Chuck Schumer. Lest we forget. Trump is a Republican President. The Republicans control both the House and
Senate. If Trump or Congress really
wanted a bill, Schumer could not stop them.
What they never mention is that the failure of the vote was bipartisan,
with four Republicans voting with the Democrats.
NO, IT IS indeed
a Trump Shutdown and Trump is the blame.
Trump’s own words when he was a citizen about the 2013 shutdown. “A shutdown falls on the President’s lack of
leadership. He can’t even control his party and get people together in a room.
A shutdown means the President is weak.”
Also, Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren asked Trump in September, 2013, “who
gets fired if there is a shut down?”
Trump answered, “The President.”
There you have it folks. There’s your proof!
I WILL close with
this. A Republican on television was
rattling off things that would not be funded due to the shutdown. One of the things, garbage collection would
be suspended in Washington, D.C. To
that I say, “Good! Let them smell their
own stench.”
NOTE: My newspaper
deadline was before the end of this shutdown drama. Kudos to the Dems for getting a promise of a floor
debate on DACA. Thus far in Trump’s
reign, the Dems have had no input on issues. Also, the Children's Health Care Program (CHIP) is no longer being held hostage. You may be disappointed, but we must stick with our Democratic leaders
to achieve justice for these young dreamers.
Keep up the good fight!
Great summary. I cannot see anything of any value in Trump. He has cheated contractors in business for years, caused workers to lose their jobs, and taken the money and run. He was the epitome of an awful businessman and I believe that he continues to collude with other awful businessmen, especially Russian oligarchs, for whom he has laundered the proceeds of crime for decades. This is why he's always at Mar-a-Lago. I'm probably not telling you anything you don't know. I believe, as Tony Schwartz, says, that there is nothing but a black hole inside him. He has no ethics. All I can hope for is Democratic control in 2018 and the beginning of impeachment proceedings for the high crimes he is committing while in the White House.
ReplyDeleteI seldom wish for time to fly, but 2018 can't get here quick enough. Thank you for your thoughtful comment.
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